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Work: Alcione: Tempête

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ComposerMarais, Marin (1656-1728)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeOpera scene/aria
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Opera seria brought to life by Zazzo and the Geneva Chamber Orchestra

Question: how do you demonstrate to a sceptical audience that baroque opera seria doesn’t have to be boring? To answer this, the organisers of Sommets Musicaux and David Greilsammer, conductor of the Geneva Chamber Orchestra came up with a programme consisting of four Handel arias interspersed with orchestral passages from French baroque opera, these chosen for their variety and dance-based charac
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Jordi Savall et le Concert des Nations

La venue de Jordi Savall à la salle Pleyel est toujours un événement très attendu. Lundi 7 avril, il donnait avec son ensemble Le Concert des Nations un programme sous-titré « Tempêtes, Orages et Fêtes marines (1674-1764) ».
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