Ensemble Masques
Rameau’s Pygmalion
What if fantasy became reality? Jean-Philippe Rameau answered that question in 1748 with Pygmalion, a musical gem about an artwork that comes to life and a sculptor who falls hopelessly in love with his creation. Rameau crafted a soundtrack full of movement, contrast, and magical harmonies.
Ensemble Masques and a fine cast of singers turn this short opera into gripping musical theatre, complete with acrobatics and dance. Olivier Fortin conducts this feast for the senses, where Rameau’s orchestral colors merge into a dazzling swirl. The warm-up act: a suite from Hippolyte et Aricie – another masterpiece by the grand master.
Programme
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Suite ‘Hippolyte en Aricie’, 1742
Pygmalion (1748)
libretto: Ballot de Sauvot
Programme subject to change1683-1764
Musicians
- Jef Everaert cyr wheel
- Cyril Auvity Pygmalion
- Hannah Ely The Animate Statue
- Judith van Wanroij Cupid
- Marie-Frédérique Girod Céphise
- NTB mezzo-soprano
- Davu Cornillot tenor
- Josquin Gest baritone
- Sophie Gent, Tuomo Suni, Noyuri Hazama, Ivan Illiev, Maite Larburu Garmendia violin
- Kathleen Kajioka, Marta Paremo viola
- Miguel Bonal Asensio viola da gamba
- Mélisande Corriveau cello
- Benoit Vanden Bemden double bass
- Georgia Browne, Olivier Riehl traverso
- Jasu Moisio, Rodrigo Gutiérrez oboe
- Évolène Kiener bassoon
- Olivier Fortin harpsichord, musical direction
- Thomas Condemine scenography
