Built in the form of a journey around music, theater and dance between Nantes and Rezé, the Baroque en scène season aims more than ever to introduce or rediscover, to the widest possible audience, the great works which marked this exceptional musical period.
These ten concerts will be spread
from December 2024 to May 2025
Jointly organized by the Cité des Congrès, the Soufflerie, Musique Sacrée and Angers Nantes Opéra, this series of ten concerts which will run from December 2024 to May 2025 promises, like every year, its share of rare emotions, but also real ones. surprises.
In January, Close Upwhich will be performed at Graslin, will confront chamber pieces by Jean-Sébastien Bach and contemporary choreography. We can bet that the rapprochement between the organic dance of Noé Soulier and the sound architectures of the German master will be a landmark.
In March, still in Graslin, it will be the turn of soprano Patricia Petibon to be received in majesty. A term to be taken literally since, during this recital, the artist will successively interpret no less than three sovereigns: Queen Mary in a piece by Purcell, Eleanor of Aquitaine to music by Escaich and the imperial version of Agrippina. Handel.
During the unmissable Bach weekend which will begin on March 28, at the Chapel of the Immaculate, there will be no shortage of those who are curious Bach and Percussion. The mischievous SR9 trio intends, during this performance, to demonstrate that the xylophone can, if necessary, replace the harpsichord.
Opera lovers will return to Graslin in April to The Venice Carnivalthe opera-ballet by André Campra. A shimmering encounter between French lyrical comedy and Italian opera, this gem, rich in eccentric characters and comical twists and turns, promises to be one of the highlights of this 14e baroque season.
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