| Programme to include: | ||
| Works by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) | ||
| Works by Chevalier de Saint-George, Joseph Bologne (1745-1799) | ||
| Works by Grétry, André (1741-1813) |
| Académie de l'Opéra national de Paris | |
| Kseniia Proshina | Soprano |
| Pauline Texier | Soprano |
| Fernando Escalona | Countertenor |
| Tobias Westman | Tenor |
| Timothée Varon | Baritone |
| Aaron Pendleton | Bass |
| Julius Bernad | Violin |
| Yoan Brakha | Violin |
| Roxanne Rabatti | Violin |
| Marie Ducroux | Viola |
| Julien Siino | Cello |
| Gladys Avignon | Flute |
| Olga Dubynska | Piano |
| Félix Ramos | Piano |
| Christopher Vazan | Piano |
The artists of the Academy are back on the Garnier’s stage for an exceptional concert gathering some rarely performed pieces by Joseph Bologne de Saint-George, better known as the Chevalier de Saint- George.
An important figure of the court of Louis XVI, Saint-George taught music to Queen Marie-Antoinette (at least, when he wasn’t dueling against the Chevalier d’Eon as a champion fencer). A virtuoso violinist, he composed many Chamber music works and some opéras comique, working with authors such as Choderlos de Laclos.
A potential Director of the Royal Academy of Music, his application was denied by a handful of artists who refused the idea of a man born a slave as their leader. The artists of the Academy pay a tribute to his work and the work of his contemporaries, young Mozart and Gréty.