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Week-end Fantastique
from 27 to May 29, 2016
All programming

Scène pour un roi fou

Ensemble intercontemporain
Concert
Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique
Duration: about 1h50 with 1 intermission

Program

Michael Jarrell
Adtende, ubi albescit veritas, pour baryton et orchestre
Wolfgang Rihm
Die Stücke des Sängers, pour harpe et ensemble
David Hudry
The forgotten City, pour ensemble
Commande de l'Ensemble intercontemporain
Création mondiale
Intermission
Peter Maxwell Davies
Eight Songs for a Mad King, pour baryton et ensemble
Textes de Rodolph Stow et Georges III

Distribution

Ensemble intercontemporain
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, conducting
Georg Nigl, baritone, Mise en espace
Frédérique Cambreling, harp
Laurent Schneegans, lights
Leslie Menahem , assistante mise en espace
Having gone mad at the end of his life, King George III of England, it is said, tried to teach his birds the melodies played by his mechanical organ. Peter Maxwell Davies has created eight songs based on this royal madness.
Karina-Canellakis

Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris