AT THE MOMENT
Les Noces Royales de Louis XIV
July 4, Festival de Beaune, Le Poème Harmonique
The greatest festivities were held in honor of His Majesty during Louis XIV’s post-wedding voyage. Based on preserved accounts of these celebrations, from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Versailles, this program recreates the musical works that accompanied them.
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
July 12 & 13, Festival d'Autan
The depth of the sacred in the acoustics of an emblematic church.
The power of sacred works transcends the walls of the Sapiac church. Sacred sorrow and celestial beauty unite harmoniously in this program of Baroque resonance. The exceptional voices of Evgeniya Selina and Victoire Bunel soar, weep and console, offering all the emotional power of Pergolesi’s masterpiece. Durante’s concerto and Geminiani’s “Follia” complete this spiritual tableau, adding their vibrant accents to the sacred atmosphere.
La jeune fille et la mort
August 26, Festival Berlioz, Cour du Château Louis XI
At the heart of this program are four Berlioz melodies performed by mezzo-soprano Victoire Bunel: La Belle voyageuse, from the collection of Neuf mélodies irlandaises; Zaïde, a character piece with obligatory castanets, borrowed from the Boléro; La Captive from Victor Hugo’s collection Les Orientales; and La Mort d’Ophélie, a ballad based on a poem by Ernest Legouvé after Act IV of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.