Ensemble Matheus
Jean-Christophe Spinosi direction
Jean-Christophe Spinosi invites us to embark on a musical journey of exploration from Cordoba to Jerusalem.
Dates
Nina Spinosi | soprano I
Julia Guiguen | soprano II
Emilie Rose Bry | soprano III
Gaël Lefèvre | tenor I
Tristan Bennett | tenor II
Mohammed Abozekry | oud
John Samy | nay
Ersoj Kazimov | darbouka
From Jerusalem to Córdoba
Sufi chant
Salamone Rossi Al nàhärót bavél, Hebrew psalm
Monteverdi Nigra sum, excerpt from the Vespers of the Virgin
Karkadé, Sufi music from Upper Egypt
King David, Jewish song from the Book of Samuel
Monteverdi Pulchra es, excerpt from the Vespers of the Virgin
Hamza El Din Escalay (The Watermill)
Monteverdi Audi cœlum, excerpt from the Vespers of the Virgin
Taksîm, Arab-Andalusian Sufi song
Salamone Rossi Sinfonia undecima, Book I
To Yasemi, traditional Cypriot song
Summer in Cairo, after Antonio Vivaldi
Lecha Dodi, canticle from the Jewish liturgy
Monteverdi Ave maris stella, excerpt from the Vespers of the Virgin
Lammâ badâ yatathannâ, traditional muwashah
Una matica de ruda, traditional Sephardic song
Monteverdi Duo seraphim, excerpt from the Vespers of the Virgin
Gloria, Sicut erat in principio, Amen, excerpts from the Vespers of the Virgin
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Approx. running time : 1h30 without intermission
About
We are in safe hands with Jean-Christophe Spinosi as he takes on a thrilling new musical odyssey from Cordoba to Jerusalem, cradles of rich musicality and spirituality. This will allow him to bring together major names of the European baroque world and the historic and poetic Near East, thus proving that music is truly universal.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées