Real Câmara Baroque Orchestra

11/09/2025

04/09/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that In Parasceve has been awarded the prestigious “Melómano de Oro” by Spain’s Melómano magazine!
This distinguished honor celebrates the world premiere recording of 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 by José Joaquim dos Santos, beautifully performed by 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂â𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚 and 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 under the direction of 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐫𝐢.
This album was released in March 2025 on Pasacaille Records and continues to receive praise for its powerful interpretation of Portuguese Baroque sacred music.
🎶 Thank you to Melómano for this recognition and to everyone who has supported this project.

29/05/2025

The album 𝑱𝒐𝒔é 𝑱𝒐𝒂𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒎 𝒅𝒐𝒔 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒔: 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚, performed by 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖â𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞, and 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗶, is drawing international critical acclaim.
Following its release this year, the album continues to garner enthusiastic attention — most recently receiving a glowing 5-star review from Musica magazine, one of Italy’s most respected and enduring print publications dedicated to classical music.
This recognition from some of the field’s most knowledgeable experts is a significant milestone. Below are some of the most significant excerpts from the review:
“It must be said immediately that the interpretative approach adopted by Onofri, leading the Real Câmara ensemble (with period instruments) and the Officium vocal ensemble, has done full justice to the highly introspective nature of each of these compositions, all dominated by a particularly dramatic imprint as a result of powerful chiaroscuro passages (with frequent use of chromaticism), as can be heard in the Responsorium IV (Tamquam ad latronem existis), Responsorium V (Tenebrae factae sunt) and, even more so, in the striking Responsorium IX (Caligaverunt oculi mei), divided into four broad sections, dark and anguish- filled.”
Congratulations to the remarkable artists who brought this project to life!
Enrico Onofri - the artist page
Real Câmara Baroque Orchestra
Officium Ensemble
Marta Vicente
Diana Vinagre

15/04/2025

Album of the Week on NPO Klassiek 🎶
𝑱𝒐𝒔é 𝑱𝒐𝒂𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒎 𝒅𝒐𝒔 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒔: 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚

Performed by 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖â𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 and conducted by 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗶, this stunning new release has been selected as Album of the Week on the Dutch radio station NPO Klassiek.
Congratulations!
If you haven’t listened yet, now’s your chance!
https://www.npoklassiek.nl/klassiek/album-van-de-week/8a7cc221-7489-4448-b2b9-a38667eee76e/jose-joaquim-dos-santos-in-parasceve-responsories-for-good-friday

13/04/2025

José Joaquim dos Santos (1747-1801) e os Responsórios de Sexta-Feira Santa pelo coletivo Real Câmara de Marta Vicente

​https://www.rtp.pt/play/p302/e841577/musica-aeterna

13/04/2025

Apriamo la Settimana Santa con la recensione di "In Parasceve" di per Avvenire. Enrico Onofri e la Real Câmara Baroque Orchestra offrono una lettura intensa dei Responsori di Dos Santos, un ascolto che scuote e commuove.

✍️ Leggi la recensione:
https://www.avvenire.it/rubriche/pagine/dos-santos-le-ispirate-trame-per-i-responsori-del-venerdi-santo

💿 Acquista il disco:
https://passacaille.be/en/product/jose-joaquim-dos-santos-in-parasceve-responsories-for-good-friday/



Passacaille Records

28/03/2025

José Joaquim dos Santos: In Parasceve – Responsories for Good FridayRaquel Alão, Rita Filipe, Rodrigo Carreto, Hugo Oliveira, Officium Ensemble, Real Câmara Baroque Orchestra, Enrico Onofri – condu…

12/03/2025

O Cistermúsica ruma a com um concerto que abre o apetite para o 33.º Festival de Música de Alcobaça, a decorrer no verão, e assinala o lançamento do mais recente disco da Real Câmara Baroque Orchestra.

Do palco do Mosteiro para o coração da capital, apresentamos 𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘇𝗮, que recupera o património musical português: os Responsórios de Sexta-Feira Santa, de José Joaquim dos Santos (Óbidos, 1747-1801), numa estreia moderna que ecoa séculos de tradição.

Com 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗿𝗲, este programa promete uma viagem no tempo e 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀.

Juntem-se a nós e venham ver a música antiga ganhar nova vida! 🎵