Le Rivage des Voix is a festival of vocal music in homage to the great writer Julien Gracq, born in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, and to his passion for the lyric art.
Abbey church of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil (60?) Opening concert : Angers Nantes Opéra Choir Xavier Ribes conductor opera in prayer, prayer in opera? Poulenc: Ave Maria (Dialogues des carmélites) Saint-Saëns: Choeur des Hébreux ?Dieu! God of Israel! (Samson et Dalila) Puccini : Te Deum (Tosca) Puccini: Cantata ?Sale ascende l?uman cántico? (Tosca) Verdi: Patria opressa (Macbeth) Verdi: Dies Irae (Requiem, excerpts) Puccini: Messa di Gloria (excerpts) Mascagni: Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana) Mascagni: Regina coeli (Cavalleria rusticana) Mozart: Final chorus (Die Zauberflöte) Verdi: Va pensiero (Nabucco) In operas by Mozart, Verdi and Puccini, as well as Mascagni, Saint-Saëns and Poulenc, prayers and incantations are heard like suspended moments reflecting the fears and aspirations of peoples. Between supplication, fervor, hope and poetic inspiration, this program allows us to savor the feeling of unanimity that emanates from these great operatic moments, as performed by the Angers Nantes Opéra Chorus under the direction of Xavier Ribes.
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