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World premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris of Les Éclairs, an opera by Philippe Hersant.
A dive into the New York of the industrial revolution, with the extraordinary destiny of Nikola Tesla, inhabited by his revolutionary visions on electricity. Writer Jean Echenoz adapts his novel for the stage and the musical pen of Philippe Hersant who signs with Les Éclairs his third opera commissioned by the Opéra-Comique. The composer tells us more in the video below:
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NOVEMBER 2021
Hèctor Parra - Mineral Life III
for flute
World premiere: November 1, 2021
NOW! Festival at the Saalbau Essen
Anne-Catherine Heinzmann, flute
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Philippe Hersant - Les Éclairs
opera
World premiere: November 2-4-6-8, 2021
Opéra-Comique (Paris)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Ensemble Aedes, choir
Jean-Christophe Lanièce, Gregor
André Heyboer, Edison
Elsa Benoit, Betty
Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Ethel
Jérôme Boutillier, Parker
François Rougier, Norman
Stéphane Lara, Antoine Pinquier, extras
Ariane Matiakh, conductor
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Alex Nante - Escenas y sueños
for string quartet
World premiere: November 5, 2021
Herrenhaus Edenkoben
JACK Quartet
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Oscar Bianchi - Sintonía
for string quartet
November 7, 2021: Philharmonie Essen (Germany)
November 11, 2021: 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)
November 13, 2021:Muziekgebouw - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Quatuor Diotima
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Samy Moussa - The Sick Rose
for piano & voice
Spannish premiere: November 8, 2021
Palacio Euskalduna - Bilbao
Lester Lynch, tenor
Erik Nielsen, piano
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Pascal Dusapin - Waves
Duo for organ & orchestra
November 18, 2021 : Victoria hall, Genève
November 19, 2021: Auditorium-Orchestre national de Lyon
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Olivier Latry, organ
Jonathan Nott, conductor
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Joan Magrané Figuera - Faula
for seven instruments
English work: November 22, 2021 - Université de Huddersfield
London Sinfonietta
Edmon Colomer, conductor
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Samy Moussa - Nocturne
for orchestra
US premiere: November 26, 27, 28, 2021 - Jones Hall (Houston, Texas)
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
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Photos
Joan Magrané Figuera © Daniel Campbell
Alex Nante © DR
Hèctor Parra © Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Philippe Hersant © Cathy Bistour
Pascal Dusapin © Philippe Gontier
Oscar Bianchi © Astrid Ackermann