Pygmalion, opéra-ballet de Jean-Philippe Rameau par l'ensemble Masques

As part of the Musique et Mémoire festival. At 9 pm, at the Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Pygmalion Opera-ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau Ensemble Masques Olivier Fortin, conductor and harpsichord Philippe Gagné, Pygmalion Judith van Wanroij, L'Amour Hannah Ely, The Statue Marie-Frederique Girod, Céphise Chorus Corinne Bahuaud, mezzo-soprano Davy Cornillot, tenor Josquin Gest, baritone Clémence Bourgeois and Adrian Saint-Pol, recorders Rodrigo Gutiérrez and Neven Lesage, oboes Emmanuel Vignero, bassoon Simon Pierre, Noyuri Hazama, Maite Larburu Garmendia; Tuomo Suni, Ivan Iliev, violin Kathleen Kajioka & Xavier Sichel, viola Miguel Bonal Asensio, viola da gamba Melisande Corriveau, cello Benoît Vanden Bemden, double bass Vladimir Lutz and Shinya Yamamoto, lighting. Pygmalion is considered a perfect example of the French opera-ballet, a genre that combines song, dance and orchestral music. Premiered in 1748 at the Royal Academy of Music in Paris, the work illustrates Rameau's excellence in his innovative use of harmony and his ability to express complex emotions through music. The story is based on the myth of Pygmalion from Ovid's Metamorphoses. What gives life to art? This is the question that runs through Jean-Philippe Rameau's Pygmalion, an opera-ballet in which sculpture becomes flesh and comes to life under the effect of the gaze and love. This myth, taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses, is brought to life by the brilliant music of Rameau, who presented the work to a Parisian audience in 1748. A wonderful world! Booking recommended. Tickets: €20, €15 (Musique et Mémoire members), €5 (concessions).