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Charpentier: La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers
An opera in two acts prefaced with sound installations and pre-show pop-up performances, including Jephte (1648) by Giacomo Carissimi
Part of the Vache Baroque Festival - 2022
Add to my Calendar 04-09-2022 18:30 04-09-2022 20:30 36 Charpentier: La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers Should promises always be kept? Should we enter into pacts? Do we have the free will to make decisions, right or wrong? Contemplate these questions for the ages in two fast-paced works by masters of musical drama, with sound installations exploring how our modern choices are fatefully linked to those made by people in ancient times. Join us in the exquisite grounds of The Vache for beautiful music played, sung and danced to by the very best artists. Grounds open at 3pm for picnicking and exploring, as well as enjoying sound installations and pre-show pop-up performances. The main performance is scheduled to begin at 6.30pm, but may start up to half an hour before the scheduled start time due to changing weather conditions. We therefore recommend that all guests arrive no later than 6pm. Orphée running time is c. 60 mins, two acts with a short interval. Jephte running time is c. 20 mins. The Vache, Chalfont St Giles DD/MM/YYYYDetails
The Vache
Vache Lane
Chalfont St Giles
Buckinghamshire
HP8 4SD
England
Programme
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H.488
Giacomo Carissimi – Jephte
Performers
Sam Boden – Leader / Soloist
Henry Waddington – Leader / Soloist
Lauren Lodge-Campbell – Singer
Naho Koizumi – Singer
Katie Dobson – Singer
Lila Chrisp – Singer
Alexander Chance – Singer
Lars Fischer – Singer
Jamie Woollard – Singer
Jonathan Darbourne – Music Director
Jeanne Pansard-Besson – Director
Ukweli Roach – choreography
Laura Jane Stanfield – Set and Costume Designer
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Programme Note
Should promises always be kept? Should we enter into pacts? Do we have the free will to make decisions, right or wrong? Contemplate these questions for the ages in two fast-paced works by masters of musical drama, with sound installations exploring how our modern choices are fatefully linked to those made by people in ancient times. Join us in the exquisite grounds of The Vache for beautiful music played, sung and danced to by the very best artists.
Grounds open at 3pm for picnicking and exploring, as well as enjoying sound installations and pre-show pop-up performances. The main performance is scheduled to begin at 6.30pm, but may start up to half an hour before the scheduled start time due to changing weather conditions. We therefore recommend that all guests arrive no later than 6pm. Orphée running time is c. 60 mins, two acts with a short interval. Jephte running time is c. 20 mins.
