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The premiere of an opera by Pascal Dusapin is always a noteworthy event. It is all the more so when it marks the composer's return to the genre, fourteen years after the creation of Passion, which has since won the hearts of international audiences, on the stage of the Festival d'Aix.
This year, the event will take place on 8 July at the Grand Théâtre de Provence, the first act of a long adventure that will then move to the Opéra national de Paris, the Grand Théâtre du Luxembourg and Saarbrücken: Il Viaggio, Dante, with a libretto by the ever faithful Frédéric Boyer, staged by Claus Guth, conducted by Kent Nagano at the helm of the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon. The vocal cast is no less impressive: Jean-Sébastien Bou will perform alongside Christel Loetzsch, "fabulous" in the of the recording of Penthesilea at the Philharmonie de Paris, a "triumph without applause" (according to Télérama); Jennifer France and Dominique Visse will also join this unique journey, presented here exclusively by the composer for your pleasure.
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Calendar July 2022 :
Philippe Manoury - Partita II
for violin &electronic
japanese premiere: July 2, 2022
Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall (Yokohama - Japan)
Kawamura, violin
Ko Sahara, RIM
Pascal Dusapin - Il Viaggio, Dante
opera
World premiere: July 8, 13, 15, 17, 2022 - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Jean-Sébastien Bou, Dante
Evan Hughes, Virgilio
Christel Loetzsche, Giovane Dante
Jennifer France, Béatrice
Maria Carla Pino Cury, Lucia
Dominique Visse, Voce dei dannati
Giacomo Prestia, Narratore
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Chœur de l'Opéra de Lyon
Kent Nagano, Conductor
Claus Guth, Stagging & choregrapher
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François Meïmoun - Les deux danseuses, d'après Picasso
for guitar and percussion
World premiere: July 16, 2022 - Ideal Festival at the Potager du Roi
Adelaide Ferriere, percussion
Jeremy Jouve, guitar
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Pascal Dusapin - In Folio
for violin
World premiere: July 22, 2022 - Église de la Grave (Festival Messiaen au Pays de la Meije)
Milan Pala, violin
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Iannis Xenakis - Jonchaies
for big orchestra
July 31, 2022: BBC PROMS (Royal Albert Hall)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
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Calendar August 2022 :
Philippe Hersant - Psaume 25
for baroque flute, violin, viola da gamba, clavicymbalum and vocal quartet (SATB)
World premiere: August 27, 2022 : Rencontres musicales de Vézelay
Ensemble Zene
Bruno Kele-Baujard, conductor
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DIGITAL BROADCAST
Éric Tanguy – Spirales
Théâtre de l'Alliance Française (Paris)
Edgar Moreau, cello
Suzana Bartal, piano
Éric Tanguy – Dolcissimo
Théâtre de l'Alliance Française (Paris)
Suzana Bartal, piano
Éric Tanguy – Invocation
Théâtre de l'Alliance Française (Paris)
Edgar Moreau, cello
Pascal Dusapin - Étude pour piano n° 2
Théâtre de l'Alliance Française (Paris)
Maxime Alberti, piano
Francis Poulenc - Priez pour paix
Théâtre de l'Alliance Française (Paris)
Marie-Laure Garnier, soprano
Célia Oneto Bensaid, piano
Claude Debussy - Ibéria
Auditorium de la Maison de la Radio et de la Musique
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Mikko Franck, conductor
Photos
Pascal Dusapin © Philippe Gontier
Philippe Manoury © Tomoko Hidaki
François Meïmoun © Catherine-Maria Chapel
Iannis Xenakis © Famille Xenakis
Philippe Hersant © Cathy Bistour