April at La Monnaie

April at La Monnaie

OPERA
Thanks to my Eyes Oscar Bianchi Last Tickets Thanks to my Eyes is the fruit of a collaboration between the brilliant Swiss Italian composer Oscar Bianchi – who is presenting his first opera – and author and stage director Joël Pommerat. This opera creation is fully in keeping with the theme of identity presented by La Monnaie this season, as it deals with the question of the stormy relationship set in the mountains between a father – the biggest comic artist of his time – and his only son, Aymar, who is incapable of meeting his father’s stifling demand to succeed him on stage. Forced to fit the paternal mould, the young man only finds comfort with a strange and timid woman, during dangerous and liberating nights away from the closed family setting. This Belgian premiere allows us to rediscover the fascinating poetic universe of Joël Pommerat following the theatre production of Cendrillon at the beginning of the season. 01, 03, 05, 06, 10 & 11 April 2012 - Théâtre National Are you under age 30? Benefit from a 30% reduction! > Read more
		Meet the Artists - Joël Pommerat & Franck Ollu   Discover the secrets of the recent creation of the opera Thanks to my Eyes with stage director and librettist Joël Pommerat and orchestra conductor Franck Ollu. This discussion – led by Christian Longchamp – will reveal the challenge of opera creation today. 01 April 2012 at 5pm - Théâtre National Free > Read more
OPERA
		Orlando George Frideric Handel Tickets Five exceptional singers – including Bejun Mehta in the title role – will bring to life the surprising and spectacular vision of the follies of love of Orlando, presented by stage director Pierre Audi. Will desire and destruction or reason prevail? Will the appearance of an eagle – both menacing and kindly – save a hero from a final descent into madness? Is love so dangerous? Conducted by René Jacobs – grand master of this repertoire – Handel's music will delight us thanks to the Baroque Orchestra B’Rock and their period instruments. 19, 21, 24, 26 & 28 April, 02, 04, 06, 09 & 11 May 2012 - La Monnaie Are you under age 30? Benefit from a 30% reduction! > Read more
		On the theme of Orlando: Inside the Music with René Jacobs   Dive into the heart of Handel's score during an exclusive encounter with René Jacobs, one of the greatest specialists of the baroque repertoire. A wonderful occasion to understand the challenges of Orlando and the conductor's approach. 23 April 2012 at 6.30pm - La Monnaie, Grand Foyer €6 More info ON THE THEME OF ORLANDO DURING THE MONTH OF MAY: 06 May 2012 - A stage with a view avec Tariq Ali 09 May 2012 - A night at the opera with Sioen 10 May 2012 - Orlando Furioso
OPERA STREAMING
		RUSALKA Relive the magic of Stefan Herheim's Rusalka. The full performance of the opera is available for free on our website until 16 April. With the support of MM Channel patrons > Read more
		THANKS TO MY EYES From 12 April until 2 May, the full performance of Oscar Bianchi's first opera, Thanks to my Eyes, will be available for free on our website. With the support of MM Channel patrons > Read more
BOOKING OPEN
		Il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi BOOKING OPENS ON 28 APRIL Tickets for Il Trovatore, conducted by Marc Minkowski and staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov, may be purchased as of 28 April online, by telephone or at the box office. Would you like to purchase your tickets before then? Become an 'MM Friend' and book your tickets now! 10, 12, 15, 19, 22, 24, 26 & 29 June, 01, 04 & 06 July 2012 - La Monnaie > Read more
DANCE
		Drumming Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Last Tickets The compelling rhythmicality of this long work for percussion ensemble propels the thirteen dancers from Rosas into a choreography which alternates between virtuosity, sophistication and limpidity. Based on a composition by Steve Reich, the entire choreography of Drumming proceeds from a single motion phrase, explored exhaustively and unremittingly through endless combinations, variations and transformations, by reversing it, speeding it up and slowing it down. 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 April 2012 - Kaaitheater > Read more
CONCERT
		Otello, ossia il moro di Venezia Gioachino Rossini Last Tickets This little-known opera by Rossini is a splendid rarity: an opera seria by one of the masters of comic opera. According to him, this Otello could have been called Desdemona due to the importance of the female character's role in the opera. The participation of Anna Caterina Antonacci adds an even bigger dimension to this event, proving that this Otello may be compared to that of Verdi, with other qualities and strengths which make it one of the most beautiful works in the belcanto repertoire. 25 & 29 April, 03 May 2012 - La Monnaie > Read more
RECITAL
		Christianne Stotijn & Inon Barnatan Gaspard de la nuit Tickets Dutch mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn and Israeli/American pianist Inon Barnatan bring us this beautiful programme. Sensitive and subtle, this poetic wander through the musical nights of a contrasting variety of artists promises to be full of delightful surprises. You will hear Schubert, Berg, Moussorgski and Britten, as well as Ravel and his magical Gaspard de la nuit, which gives its title to this recital. 27 April 2012 at 8pm - La Monnaie > Read more
CONCERTINI
		CONCERTINI La Monnaie presents its Concertini lunchtime concerts every Friday at 12.30pm. You do not have to be a seasoned expert in chamber music to come and enjoy these superb short concerts or to talk with the musicians and likeminded music-lovers afterwards. On the programme: Femke Sonnen Fantasie voor solo viool, op.2 (2005) Bernard Foccroulle Ich zoll Silbern erzittern, für Alt Flöte (2011) Tristan Murail Les Ruines circulaires, pour violon et clarinette (2006)John Cage Sonata for Clarinet (1933) Femke Sonnen (vl), Carlos Bruneel (fl), Raymond Dils (cl) 06 April 2012 - La Monnaie, Grand Foyer Works of Ludwig van Beethoven Sébastien Walnier (vc) e.a. 13 April 2012 - La Monnaie, Grand Foyer Favorite arias of Norma, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Traviata, L’Elisir d’amore... PianO’per’Arpa : Letizia Belmondo (hp) & Zsolt Czetner (pf) 20 April 2012 - La Monnaie, Grand Foyer Gioachino Rossini Sonata a quattro n°6 (1804, rev. 1812) & Opera-ouvertures Octuor à vent de la Monnaie 27 April 2012 - La Monnaie, Grand Foyer > Read more
SAVE THE DATE
		12 MAY 2012 On the occasion of the European Opera Days, La Monnaie opens its doors! More information soon on our website.

 

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April at La Monnaie