PROGRAMME

Concert staged by Olivier Simonnet and lit by Cécile Trelluyer

When Haendel moved to Rome and composed La Resurrezione, operas were forbidden in the city. So, he chose the oratorio, a genre particularly appreciated at the time. Haendel showed his perfect understanding of Italian music, both vocal and instrumental. But especially, he demonstrated an exceptional capacity of melodic invention revealing all his theatricalness. This oratorio with an air of opera gathers some of the most talented singers of their generation!

Ensemble in residency at the Saint-Denis Festival as part of support for DRAC Île-de-France festivals.
This residency is supported by the Endowment funds Françoise Kahn-Hamm.

• Conference in the upper choir of the Saint-Denis Cathedral Basilica before the concerts:

“The songs from the medieval manuscripts of the Basilica of Saint-Denis”
Thursday June 13 • 7 p.m. • register here !
with the Centre des monuments nationaux

Hosted by Erwan Picquet, choir director of the Saint-Denis conservatory and specialist in medieval music.