Concert

Opera without a Diva, Act II

Created in 2024
Duration : 75 minutes
for ages 8+

Nicolas Châtelain, 1st Clarinet

Sarah Lefèvre, 2nd Clarinet

Bertrand Laude, Basset horn

Élise Marre, Bass Clarinet

Photo credits : Jesse Overman

Overview

What is an opera without voices? Everything!

For it is also the role of the orchestra to bring the music to life. Whether the performance is praised by applause, or condemned with boos, both yesterday and today’s audiences often focus their attention on the leading roles, paying little attention to the libretto or even the music.

We intend to rectify this injustice and to rehabilitate all these amazing and beautiful melodies.

In this opera there are no divas, coloraturas, or light baritones, but a clarinet quartet with multiple voices that does justice to some of the most iconic scores of the operatic repertoire

Example of programme

Johann STRAUSS, Overture from The Gypsy Baron

Richard WAGNER, Morgenlich leuchtend (excerpt from The Mastersingers of Nuremberg)

Jules MASSENET, Madrilène (from Le Cid)

Jules MASSENET, Élégie

Jules MASSENET, Navarraise (from Le Cid)

Giacomo PUCCINI, Intermezzo (from Manon Lescaut)

Franz LEHÁR, Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß (from Giuditta)

Alfred BRUNEAU, Romance

Joseph HELLMESBERGER, Danse diabolique

Johann STRAUSS, Czárdás (from Ritter Pázmán)