| Thursday 20 November 2025 | 20:00 |
| Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | Prélude et danse de Sémiramis | |
| Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) | |
| Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | L'Enfant et les sortilèges | Libretto by Colette |
| Alain Altinoglu | Conductor | |
| La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra | ||
| La Monnaie Chorus | ||
| Emmanuel Trenque | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| La Monnaie Choral Academy | ||
| Benoît Giaux | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Pierre Derhet | Tenor | |
| Marie-Juliette Ghazarian | Mezzo-soprano | The Child |
| Lotte Verstaen | Mezzo-soprano | Mother, China Cup |
| Lisa Willems | Soprano | Bat, Owl |
| Emma Posman | Soprano | Fire, Nightingale |
| Margaux de Valensart | Soprano | Princess, Shepherdess |
| Blandine Coulon | Mezzo-soprano | Cat (female), Squirrel |
| Estelle Defalque | Mezzo-soprano | Dragonfly |
| Lukas Cortoos | Bass | The armchair, Tree |
| Logan Lopez Gonzalez | Countertenor | Shepherd |
| Maxime Melnik | Tenor | Little old man, Tree frog |
| Alexander Marev | Tenor | Wedgwood teapot |
| Leander Carlier | Baritone | Cat (male), Clock |
‘I'm free, free, naughty and free!’ – L’Enfant, Tableau I
One afternoon in an old country house. A little boy is bored doing his homework. Scolded by his mother for his laziness, the child, in a fit of anger, throws the china cup and teapot across the room, torments the squirrel, pulls the cat’s tail, knocks over the kettle, tears his book and even attacks the old grandfather clock … Once his fit has passed, the animals and objects come to life, threatening the boy with revenge.
Conceived by Colette for her daughter, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges proved an opportunity for Maurice Ravel to write one of his great masterpieces of orchestration. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the MM Academy, our MM Soloists and MM Laureates will bring this evocative score to life, embodying the many roles like the Fire, the Nightingale, the Oak Tree or the Princess. The story will also take shape before the audience’s eyes thanks to the illustrations created live by the artist Reinhard Kleist, three-time winner of the prestigious Max and Moritz Award. To open this magical concert, Alain Altinoglu will conduct the tales of Ma mère l’Oye as well as a recently discovered piece by Ravel, ‘Prélude et danse’, from his cantata Sémiramis, written by the composer while he was studying at the Conservatoire. An enchanting programme that is bound to appeal to the child in all of us.
Start ticket sale 26.6.2025
Tickets: € 12 › 52
-30 years: € 10 / 25
-15 years: Free (with an adult in the same category)
