Departing for Kythera

Poets, composers, and painters have romanticized the Greek island of Kythera and declared it an ideal landscape ever since the sea-born goddess of love went ashore there. This yearning dream in turn has never been depicted more enchantingly than in Antoine Watteau’s famous painting »The Embarkation for Kythera«, which Frederic II made the highlight of his collection. In Sanssouci and inspired by his favourite painter, he created his very own world enraptured island paradise for the fine arts. When one of the most outstanding, contemporary baroque ensembles sets sails for Kythera, the mythical place immediately appears on the horizon, more tempting than ever – as an island of sheer musical bliss.