Paradise and the Peri, Cité de la Musique

Sobre o Evento

The world of fables takes one to a legendary past -- but it is also a world being constantly reinvented. This cycle of program music will transport you to another realm…

In Paradise and the Peri, we follow the story of a Peri (a creature of Persian mythology) who has been turned out of Paradise. She can show herself worthy of reentry by bringing "the gift that is dearest to Heaven". Her first two gifts are refused. It is in the vally of Baalbeck that she witnesses the scene that will reopen the gates of Heaven to her…

La Chambre Philharmonique
Choeur de chambre Les Eléments
Emmanuel Krivine,  conductor

    Rachel Harnisch:  soprano, Die Peri
    Topi Lehtipuu:  tenor, Erzähler/Jüngling 1/Jüngling 2
    Rudolf Rosen:  bass, Ein Mann/Gazna
    Ingeborg Danz:  mezzo‐soprano, Der Engel
    Ruth Ziesak:  soprano, Die Jungfrau
    Joël Suhubiette:  chorus master