As an echo to the performances of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo  in the Great Hall, the Balcony proposes an intriguing way to discover the Madrigals of the “father” of opera. With a lyric voice, a quartet of bassoons and electric guitar, the musicians of this effervescent ensemble take the songs of Venice as of the 16th century (mixing those of Monteverdi with those of Gesualdo) and reveal their amazing modernity.

Le Balcon

Léa Trommenschlager soprano
Giani Caserotto electric guitar
Les Francs Bassons (bassoons quartet) : Victor Dutot, Rafael Angster, Julien Abbes, Anaël Bournel-Bosson Maxime Pascal conductor

Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
5th and 6th books of Madrigaux
Livre V - n°5 : O dolorosa gioia
Livre V - n°6 : Qual fora, donna, un dolce "oimè" d’Amore
Livre V - n°7 : Felicissimo sonno
Livre V - n°8 : Se vi duol il mio duolo
LIvre V - n°9 : Occhi del mio cor vita
Livre V - n°10 : Languisce al fin
Livre VI - n°1 : Se la mia morte brami
Livre V - n°14 : Asciugate i begli occhi
Livre VI - n°17 : Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
Livre V - n°17 : Poichè l’avida sete
Livre V - n°21: T’amo, mia vita

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Lamento della Ninfa
Zefiro torna