Le Concert Spirituel
Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse
vocal
Fri 05
Aug
2016
-20.00
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 21.45 |
All prices include booking fees.
Under 26? Enjoy 50% discount!
Opéra comique about Cervantes' legendary knight errant
Who better to open this amazing festival edition than Don Quixote? After overdosing on courtly literature, Cervantes' nobleman imagines himself to be a knight errant. During the Enlightenment, the adventures of this legendary adventurer were exceptionally popular. For carnival 1743, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier transformed this masterpiece into an opéra comique. Freedom reigns supreme in both its bold libretto and its irresistible score. Inventive airs, catchy dances and rousing choruses: this is music that makes you happy. 27 years ago, Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse was the first work ever performed by flamboyant conductor Hervé Niquet and his Concert Spirituel, They now return to their roots with an exhilarating update.
programme
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755)
Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse
performers
Le Concert Spirituel: ensemble
Hervé Niquet: musical direction
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro: haute-contre (Don Quixote)
Marc Labonnette: baritone (Sancho Panza)
Chantal Santon-Jeffery: soprano (Altisidore, La Japonaise)
João Fernandes: bass (Montesinos, Merlin, Le Traducteur)
Camille Poul: soprano (La Paysanne, Une Suivante, Une Amante)
Charles Barbier: counter tenor (Un Amant)
Stefaan Degand: narrator
Le Concert Spirituel: ensemble
Hervé Niquet: musical direction
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro: haute-contre (Don Quixo
Fri 05
Aug
2016
-20.00
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 21.45 |
All prices include booking fees.
Under 26? Enjoy 50% discount!
