Concert : Vespro della Beata Vergine

Vespro della Beata Vergine Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Les Traversées Baroques Judith Pacquier and Etienne Meyer, conductors Capucine Keller, Dagmar Šašková, soprano Madeleine Bazola, alto Vincent Bouchot, Valerio Contaldo, tenor Renaud Delaigue, bass Jasmine Eudeline, Clémence Schaming, violin Judith Pacquier, Liselotte Emery, Sushaant Jaccard, cornet à bouquin and recorder Christine Plubeau, Ronald Martin-Alonso, viola da gamba Claire-Ombeline Muhlmeyer, Claire McIntyre, Rémi Lécorché, sackbut Elodie Peudepièce, double bass Monika Fischaleck, bassoon Matthias Spaeter, theorbo Marie Bournisien, harp Laurent Stewart, harpsichord and organ Traversées Baroques Choir Julie Dey, Marie-Cécile Henry, Lucile Bailly-Gourevitch, soprano and mezzo-soparno Marie Brendle, Christophe Baska, alto Ryan Veillet, Romain Bazola, tenor Jonas Yajure, Guillaume Olry, Olivier Bizot, baritone and bass Vladimir Lutz and Shinya Yamamoto, lighting "The human beauty of Monteverdi's Vespers by Les Traversées Baroques: in Dijon, the ensemble Les Traversées Baroques founded by Étienne Meyer and Judith Pacquier joins the ranks of the great interpreters of Claudio Monteverdi's spiritual masterpiece". ResMusica, Jean-Luc Clairet, June 2024 Intimate or monumental, mystical or extrovert, Monteverdi's Vespers are not only an unparalleled, fabulously inventive work, but also a musical experience as rare as it is unforgettable. It was in 1610 that the Vespers of the Virgin were published, a score of exuberant sound, modernity and diversity that is absolutely extraordinary. With this masterpiece, dedicated to Pope Paul V, Monteverdi demonstrated the heights of his art and inspiration, militantly and exemplarily illustrating the dogma of the cult of the Virgin reaffirmed by the recent Council of Trent. Wouldn't Rome, Caput Mundi, be the ideal setting for the greatest composer of his time? Alas, the great of this world do not always listen to the power of music. He had hoped to attract the attention of Pope Paul V in Rome, but it was in Venice, three years later, that Monteverdi found a suitable base. Saint Mark's, with its Byzantine gold, its oriental sensuality, its domes that seem predestined for both the voluptuous colours and the spatialised polyphony of these luxuriant vespers. Venice, about to become the capital of a new genre: opera... These vespers, with their rich imagination, seem to explore all styles and all moods, from the most liturgical to the most theatrical, alternating between ecstatic prayer and the expression of an exuberant, secular passion. Complex and evolving in structure, they present a prodigious range of forms, from hymns and psalms to the concluding Magnificat, all based on the use of plainchant melodies. Religious depth and operatic grandeur thus merge in this unique work, between 'old' and 'new' style, Renaissance balance and Baroque flourish. Booking recommended: 06 40 87 41 39, festival@musetmemoire.com Tickets: €25, €20 (Musique et Mémoire members), €5 (concessions) This production is touring the Burgundy Franche-Comté region in association with the Beaune International Baroque Opera Festival.