The theatrical ensemble version of Kaija Saariaho’s La Passion de Simone will have its Helsinki premiere in The Helsinki Music Centre in Easter 2020.La Passion de Simone offers a new kind of Easter experience, even for those with long Easter traditions.Through its philosophical perspective the oratorio appeals also to the younger audience. <\/p>\n
A Paris-based music theatre company, La Chambre aux \u00e9chos commissioned the chamber orchestra version of the oratorio in 2012 and gave the first premiere in November 14th 2013 in Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia. The oratorio has since been performed on several festivals (Saint-Denis, Bergen, Njord, Lublin) as well as New York, Paris and Copenhagen and various opera houses in France. <\/p>\n
In Helsinki, the artists from La Chambre aux \u00e9chos will be performing together with Avanti! Chamber Orchestra. The performance is conducted by Cl\u00e9ment Mao-Takacs, a Saariaho specialist, and directed by Aleksi Barri\u00e8re. <\/p>\n
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SUN 12.4.2020 19.00<\/p>\n
MON 13.4.2020 16.00<\/p>\n
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Kaija Saariaho
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Amin Maalouf
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Cl\u00e9ment Mao-Takacs
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Aleksi Barri\u00e8re
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Sayuri Araida
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Isabelle Seleskovitch
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Sandra Darcel (soprano)
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Marianne Seleskovitch (mezzo-soprano)
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Johan Viau (tenor)
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Romain Dayez (bass baritone)
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