À la française

About the production

Wonderful location, wonderful programme: In the picturesque setting of Altdöbern Castle, top French tenor Cyrille Dubois performs French vocal music from the late Romantic period to the present day. The songs by Francis Poulenc, Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Fauré and Louis Beydts refer to the reverence for nature that so fascinated Belle Époque France, but also to love in all its facets. In this repertoire, Cyrille Dubois, who is at home on the best stages of the opera world, is accompanied by his long-time piano partner Tristan Raës.

The evening begins with contemporary sounds: »ENTRE PARENTHESES ()« is a new work by composer and conductor Sylvain Cambreling. He has set texts by Jules Supervielle and Paul Éluard, two important French poets from the first half of the 20th century, to music. The piece will be premiered this evening in Altdöbern in the interpretation of Cyrille Dubois and João Barradas.

 

Sylvain Cambreling (*1948)

ENTRE PARENTHÈSES ()

6 mélodies pour Ténor avec accordéon chromatique

I. Prélude
II. L‘âme
III. Parenthèse 1
IV. À peine défigurée
V. Parenthèse 2
VI. L’ours
VII. Interlude, Le Sillage, Parenthèse 3
VIII. L’allée
IX. Parenthèse 4
X. Les chevaux du temps
XI. Postlude

 

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

2 mélodies, op. 87:

Le plus doux chemin
Le ramier

3 mélodies, op. 18:

Nell
Le Voyageur
Automne

 

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

3 mélodies sur des poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin:

Le garçon de Liège
Au-delà
Aux officiers de la garde blanche

Métamorphoses:

Reine des mouettes
C‘est ainsi que tu es
Paganini

 

Ernest Chausson (1855–1899)

4 mélodies, op. 8:

Nocturne
Amour d‘antan
Printemps triste
Nos souvenirs

 

Louis Beydts (1895–1953)

5 Humoresques:

Mademoiselle Rose
À la fontaine
Le coquebin
L‘eau claire
Bonjour, Monsieur

 

 

Rohkunstbau exhibition in Altdöbern

On the day of our song recital »À la française« in Altdöbern Castle (Lichtsaal), you can also experience the 30th Rohkunstbau exhibition »Ästhetische Wiederbewaffnung«, which has already begun. Using site-specific works, the exhibition looks for alternatives to the loss of experience within a reality dynamised by AI.

 

Guided tours – 05.09.2025, 4–5:30 p.m. each day:

A guided tour with Rohkunstbau board member Inka Thunecke

A guided tour with curator Christoph Tannert

 

More information: www.rohkunstbau.net

 

 

By bus & train to the event

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Accessibility

The venue for this event is partially accessible.

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