A musical portrait of King Louis XIII
« Airs and Suites » from the 17th century
Musical works composed by Chastillon, Chancy, Boesset…
Readings from Tallemant des Réaux’ « Historiettes », and from Saint-Amant’s poems
Performers : Thomas Van Essen , baryton – Ondine Lacorne Hébrard – six-stringed bass viola da gamba, Vincent Maurice , lute & theorbo
” Nothing would calm his mind as much as music would » wrote Jean Héroard, Louis XIII’s doctor, write in his diary. Back in 1641, Louis XIII gives an account of his life saying how music softens his sorrows. He did not merely listen to the artists of his time : he used to play lute, sing, dance, compose, and choregraph dance pieces… We designed our program as a narrative of the King’s inner life, built on Airs de Cour and poems of that period. Though admittedly melancholic, this king is nevertheless impassioned as the airs of Boesset, Moulinié, Chancy reflect with magnified emphasis. A musical portrait of a king lost in the maelstrom of political pressure. “
Script : Thomas Van Essen
Creation : Sunday August 21st 2022, St Victor la Rivière (Puy-de-Dôme) – Musicales du Pays de Couzes
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Sunday, 3 November 2024
Église de Charleval
Ville de Charleval
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Avignon, l’Archivolte – Chapelle du Miracle
Festival Off d’Avignon – Festival Interférences de la FEVIS
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Jumièges, Abbaye
Mardis Musik Département de Seine-Maritime
Samedi 5 août 2023 18h00
Montebourg
Les Abbatiades de Montebourg – Festival de Musique en Cotentin
Friday, 4 August 2023
Montebourg
Les Abbatiades de Montebourg – Cotentin Music Festival
Sunday, 2 April 2023
Le Havre, Abbaye de Graville
Les Journées du luth
Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles
Saturday, 1 April 2023
Paris, Église St Thomas d’Aquin
Journée de la Société Française de Luth
Réservations à info@sf-luth.org
Sunday, 19 March 2023
Rouen, Historial Jeanne d’Arc
Adieu délices de mes jours
Répétition publique – [COMPLET]
Saturday, 17 September 2022
Gisors, Église St Gervais-St Protais
Journées Européennes du Patrimoine
Sunday, 21 August 2022
Saint-Victor-la-Rivière
Les Musicales du Pays des Couzes