A Nocte Temporis & Chœur de Chambre de Namur
The opera Alcide centres on Hercules: a hero and demigod who becomes entangled in a tale of love, jealousy and drama. With this opera, the composers Marin Marais and Louis Lully created a worthy successor to the famous French court operas of Versailles.
The work is full of impressive moments – thrilling recitatives, lively dances, madness and even a journey to the underworld. It is Baroque musical theatre on a grand scale.
Alcide is also special because the opera was only recently reconstructed in collaboration with the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles. The performance requires a large cast of soloists, choir and orchestra – entirely in the lavish style of the French court. Tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen brings this forgotten opera from 1693 back to life with his ensemble A Nocte Temporis and the Chœur de Chambre de Namur.
Also live on www.emtv.online.
With an introduction by Annelies Andries (19:15 hrs, in Dutch) and a Q&A session (after the concert, in English), both taking place in the Fentener van Vlissingen Foyer (limited capacity)
Programme
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Marin Marais / Louis Lully
Alcide, tragédie lyrique, 1693
Libretto: Jean Galbert de Campistron
Programme subject to change1656-1728 / 1664-1734
Musicians
- Reinoud Van Mechelen Alcide, musical direction
- Gwendoline Blondeel Iole, La Victoire
- Isabelle Druet Déjanire
- Philippe Estèphe Philoctète
- Sterre Decru Thestylis
- Choeur de Chambre de Namur
- A Nocte Temporis
- Elise Dupont concert master, violin solo
- Izana Soria, Marrie Mooij violin I
- Madoka Nakamaru, Ortwin Lowyck violin II
- Isabelle Verachtert taille de violon
- Ingrid Bourgeois, Wendy Ruymen haute-contre de violon
- Manuela Bucher quinte de violon
- Ronan Kernoa, Adriana Méndez Fernández viola da gamba
- Edouard Catalan, Mathilde Wolfs basse de violon
- Loris Barrucand harpsichord
- Isabel Favilla bassoon
- Anna Besson, Sien Huybrechts traverso
- Shunsuke Kawai, Raphaël Cohen Akenine oboe
- Thomas Langlois theorbo
- Marie-Ange Petit percussion
- Julian Zimmermann trumpet
