Package definition [Soirée complète - Concerts insomniaques] - Opéra de Lille

In Leoš Janáček's The Makropulos Case, the singer Emilia Marty is 337 years old when the story begins in 1920s Prague. Born Elina Makropulos in Crete at the end of the 16th century, she was the guinea pig for a longevity elixir developed by her father for Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. Since then, she has traveled throughout Europe and lived through many different identities. What better partner than the Les Siècles orchestra to guide us in the footsteps of this enigmatic diva?

Part 1 - A Czech Life: Janáček and His Contemporaries

Antonín Dvořák
Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 23

Leoš Janáček
Pohádka (Fairy Tale), for cello and piano

Vítězslava Kaprálová
Elegy for violin and piano

Leoš Janáček
Pieces for piano and voice

With
Soloists from Les Siècles
Marianne Croux, soprano
Thibaut Maudry, violin
Hélène Desaint, viola
Alexis Derouin, cello
Alexis Gournel, piano
Josèphe Cottet, baroque violin
Samuel Hengebaert, baroque viola
Julie Dessaint, viola da gamba
Eloy Orzaiz, positive organ

DURATION: 1 hour 15 minutes

The evening consists of three consecutive concerts (9:00 p.m., 10:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.). You can reserve your seats for the entire evening or for one or two concerts only.

In Leoš Janáček's The Makropulos Case, the singer Emilia Marty is 337 years old when the story begins in 1920s Prague. Born Elina Makropulos in Crete at the end of the 16th century, she was the guinea pig for a longevity elixir developed by her father for Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. Since then, she has traveled throughout Europe and lived through many different identities. What better partner than the Les Siècles orchestra to guide us in the footsteps of this enigmatic diva?

Part 2 - The Darkness of Immortality: The Sorrowful Mysteries

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Rosary Sonatas

Gottfried Finger
Sonata in D major and Sonata in G major for viola da gamba and continuo

Jan Dismas Zelenka
Motet for voices and continuo

With
Soloists from Les Siècles
Marianne Croux, soprano
Thibaut Maudry, violin
Hélène Desaint, viola
Alexis Derouin, cello
Alexis Gournel, piano
Josèphe Cottet, baroque violin
Samuel Hengebaert, baroque viola
Julie Dessaint, viola da gamba
Eloy Orzaiz, positive organ

DURATION: 1 hour 15 minutes

The evening consists of three consecutive concerts (9:00 p.m., 10:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.). You can reserve your seats for the entire evening or for one or two concerts only.

In Leoš Janáček's The Makropulos Case, the singer Emilia Marty is 337 years old when the story begins in 1920s Prague. What better partner than the Les Siècles orchestra to guide us in the footsteps of this enigmatic diva?

Part 3 - In the footsteps of Elina Makropoulos: a European adventure

Elisabeth Maconchy
Sonata for viola and piano: Allegro

Leoš Janáček
Pieces for piano and cello

Georges Aperghis
Recitations for solo voice

Bohuslav Martinů
Three madrigals for violin and viola

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Balletto for several instruments

Nikos Skalkottas
Duo for violin and viola

Antonio Soler
Fandango in D minor

Enrique Granados
Quejas ó la maja y el ruiseñor, excerpt from the piano suite Goyescas

With
Soloists from Les Siècles
Marianne Croux, soprano
Thibaut Maudry, violin
Hélène Desaint, viola
Alexis Derouin, cello
Alexis Gournel, piano
Josèphe Cottet, baroque violin
Samuel Hengebaert, baroque viola
Julie Dessaint, viola da gamba
Eloy Orzaiz, positive organ

DURATION: 1 hour 15 minutes

The evening consists of three consecutive concerts (9:00 p.m., 10:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.). You can reserve your seats for the entire evening or for one or two concerts only.