Following the government's decisions on coronavirus COVID-19, the performance of January 8 at the Paris Regional Conservatoire is only broadcast online at 4:45 p.m. on www.recithall.com (available for 15 days). The performances of January 7 and 9 are canceled. 

Programme

MUSIC
Marin Marais (1656-1728)

LIBRETTO
Saint-Jean

In conjunction with the early music department of the Paris Regional Conservatoire, the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles is reviving Ariane et Bacchus, a little-known masterpiece by Marin Marais specially published for the occasion.

Better known for his viola da gamba pieces, Marin Marais was also a musician at the Opéra de Paris and even served as conductor for several years. He composed four tragédies lyriques, of which one, Ariane et Bacchus, has never been performed in France since. Its libretto is rich in characters and contrasting situations, its score is dense and dramatic and its orchestration full of colour. It is undeniably one of the key works of the latter half of the reign of Louis XIV. Published by Silvana Scarinci and Julien Dubruque for the CMBV, Ariane et Bacchus will be studied in interpretation & analysis workshops at the Paris CRR’s early music department this year, before being performed on stage under the direction of leading specialist Stéphane Fuget.

SYMPOSIUM

The lsland leitmotif in 17th & 18th century European drama: ideological, philosophical & theatrical aspects

19 & 20 November 2020
Hôtel de Lauzun, Paris, France

Emanuele De Luca (Côte d’Azur university)
Andrea Fabiano (Sorbonne university)
Judith le Blanc (Rouen university)
Marie-Cécile Schang (Bretagne Sud university)

This international symposium, co-organised by the universities of the Sorbonne, Côte d’Azur, Rouen and Bretagne Sud, has as its theme the leitmotif of the island in 17th & 18th century European drama. It will coincide with a performance of Marin Marais’ opera Ariane et Bacchus at the Paris Regional Conservatoire, in collaboration with the CMBV.

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