Event 2: Les Arts Florissants
September 22 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
R100 – R250
Lutesong Consort presents a concert performance of the French allegorical mini-opera Les arts florissants by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704). In this hòmage to Louis XIV (self-styled arts patron, warlord and ultimate monarch), ‘the arts’ are the characters: ‘La Musique’ (Music), ‘La Poèsie’ (Poetry), ‘La Peinture’ (Painting) and ‘L’Architecture’ (Architecture) resolve a dispute between ‘La Paix’ (Peace) and ‘La Discord’ (Discord). Soloists include Lynelle Kenned (soprano) and William Berger (baritone). Expect tastefully ornamented arias and polished ensemble work by Cape Town’s foremost baroque singers and period instrumentalists, lead from the harpsichord by Erik Dippenaar.
With: Marina Pienaar & Elsabé Richter (soprano), Lente Louw & Vasti Zeeman-Knoesen (mezzo-soprano), Willem Bester (tenor), Keaton Manwaring & William Berger (bass), Ralitza Macheva & Annien Shaw (baroque violin), Rosamund Ender (viola da gamba), Uwe Grosser (lutes) and Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord)
Programme duration:
60 minutes (without interval). Join us for a complimentary glass of wine after the concert.
Date: Sunday, 22 September
Time: 16:00
Venue: St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, De Waterkant
Tickets: R250, R220 (pensioners), R100 (students)