Adèle Charvet mezzo-soprano
Orchestre de Picardie
David Reiland direction
Adèle Charvet sings the music of Paris in the 1920s and 30s and of Joséphine Baker.
Dates
Caroline Marçot Chalk Line for voice & orchestra (world premiere, commissioned by Consortium créatif - © 2025 Éditions Musicales Artchipel)
Milhaud Le Boeuf sur le toit
Titles arranged by Johan Farjot around Joséphine Baker and her contemporaries
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, traditionnal spiritual, anonymous composer
James Johnson Charleston (1923)
Glenn Miller Moonlight Serenade (1935)
Sidney Bechet Petite fleur (1952)
Marguerite Monnot L’Hymne à l’Amour (1950)
Bob Dylan Blowin' in the Wind (1962)
Pino Donaggio Demain (1965)
Vincent Scotto J’ai deux amours (1930)
About
Aside from the ultra-famous "J’ai deux amours", Joséphine Baker is for many people the embodiment of the chanson française vocal tradition in the interwar period. However, she experimented with a variety of styles from wild Charleston and chic mambo to a feline foxtrot and sentimental music hall. Although the exotic imaginary played a major part in her popularity, she retained this same confident and conscious enjoyment of dance and fantasy throughout her career. She started out as a silent performer in 1925, but she owed the popularity of her voice to her rich tone and American accent, complemented by her fast-paced dancing and luminous sensuality. This evening, young French mezzo Adèle Charvet takes us back in time to the music of the twenties and thirties with a blend of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Sydney Bechet, and Darius Milhaud. An evening celebrating this black star, queen of the revue scene, and a timeless modern icon.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Concert broadcast live on France Musique. Then available for streaming on the France Musique website and the Radio France app.
This concert will be recorded for broadcast on France 3 Hauts-de-France, Qwest TV and the YouTube channel TCE Live.
