Limoges is immersing itself in French music for the next two years! With the CMBV as main partner, topping the bill in 2021 is the stage premiere of a forgotten masterpiece.

Over two academic years (2019-2020 and 2020-2021) the Limoges conservatoire plunges into the baroque era. Prompted by the teaching staff, students have the chance to discover the special features of 17^th and 18^th century French music via a series of round tables and masterclasses run by the CMBV and baroque specialists. Against a background of the final years of Louis XIV and iconic figures such as Campra, Destouches, Couperin and Marais, the teaching project will focus on baroque vocals, instruments and dance. It will commence in 2021 with a staged revival of a forgotten French baroque work.

MASTERCLASSES & CONFERENCES

• 04 – 06 September 2020
  Limoges regional conservatoire
  Masterclass by Patrick Cohën-Akenine
• 02 – 04 October 2020
  Limoges regional conservatoire
  Masterclass on Baroque Vocal Music by Benoît Dratwicki & Baroque Gesture by Deda Cristina Colonna
• 16 – 18 October 2020
  Limoges regional conservatoire
  Masterclass by Patrick Cohën-Akenine and teachers from Versailles regional conservatoire
• 11 – 13 December 2020
  Limoges regional conservatoire
  Masterclass on Baroque Dance by Gilles Poirier
• 29 -  31 January 2021
  Masterclass on Baroque Dance by Gilles Poirier ; Baroque Vocal Music by Benoît Dratwicki & Baroque Gesture by Deda Cristina Colonna
• 26 – 28 February 2021
  Limoges regional conservatoire
  Masterclass on Baroque Dance & Staging by Gilles Poirier
• 09 – 11 April 2021
  Masterclass on Baroque Dance by Gilles Poirier ; Baroque Vocal Music by Benoît Dratwicki & Baroque Gesture by Deda Cristina Colonna
• 11 & 12  May 2021
  Limoges regional conservatoire
  Conferences on La Vénitienne, and round table workshops
  With Benoît Dratwicki, Thomas Leconte, Barbara Nestola & Julien Dubruque
• 13 - 15 May 2021
  Limoges regional conservatoire
  Masterclass on Baroque Dance & Staging by Gilles Poirier ; Masterclass by Patrick Cohën-Akenine and teachers from Versailles regional conservatoire

STAGE PRODUCTION

La Vénitienne
18 September 2021 
Limoges Opera, Limoges, France

MUSIC
Michel de la Barre ^(1675-1745)

LIBRETTO
Antoine Houdar de la Motte ^(1672-1731)

Comédie lyrique in a Prologue and three Acts
First performed on 26th May 1705 at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris

Stage version
Running time 2 hrs, incl. intermission

With participation from students from Limoges regional conservatoire
Mireille Podeur, music director