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concert Adrien Perruchon and Les Siècles perform an all-Ravel concert Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Adrien Perruchon and Les Siècles perform an all-Ravel concert Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

About

Maestro Adrien Perruchon leads a lineup of fantastic French singers and the celebrated period-instrument orchestra Les Siècles in an all-Ravel concert with Spanish flair at Paris's famed Théâtre des Champs-Élysées! Ravel had a lifelong fascination with Spanish culture, an interest that stemmed from the folk songs his Basque mother sang to him as a child. The program begins with Alborada del gracioso, an orchestrated version of an exquisite piano composition from Miroirs, before turning to the vibrant Rapsodie espagnole. This piece was described by Manuel de Falla as "surprising one by its Spanish character, achieved through the free use of the modal rhythms and melodies and ornamental figures of our ‘popular’ music." Continuing the Iberian theme is Ravel’s most famous work, the timeless Boléro, and his short first opera L’heure espagnole, a one-act farce following the antics of a watchmaker’s wife while her husband is preoccupied with winding the town’s clocks.

Photo © Hartmut Nägele

Cast

  • Isabelle Druet | Mezzo-soprano (Concepción)
  • Benoît Rameau | Tenor (Gonzalve)
  • Loïc Félix | Tenor (Torquemada)
  • Thomas Dolié | Baritone (Ramiro)
  • Nicolas Cavallier | Bass (Don Iñigo Gomez)

Program

  • Maurice Ravel, Alborada del gracioso (version for orchestra)
  • Maurice Ravel, Rapsodie espagnole
    • 1. Prélude à la nuit
    • 2. Malagueña
    • 3. Habanera
    • 4. Feria
  • Maurice Ravel, Boléro
  • Maurice Ravel, L'Heure espagnole
    • Introduction
    • Scene 1
    • Scene 2
    • Scene 3
    • Scene 4
    • Scene 5
    • Scene 6
    • Scene 7
    • Scene 8
    • Scene 9
    • Scene 10
    • Scene 11
    • Scene 12
    • Scene 13
    • Scene 14
    • Scene 15
    • Scene 16
    • Scene 17
    • Scene 18
    • Scene 19
    • Scene 20
    • Scene 21

Details

  • Venue: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Paris, France)
  • Production date: 2024
  • Duration: 1 h 34 min
  • Production: © Oxymore
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