Concert Spirituel aux Caraïbes
Pedro Memelsdorff, guest conductor
josh higgason, projection design
in french with english surtitles
Pedro Memelsdorff, a musician scholar whose recent research has focused on music in the French colonies in the Caribbean during the 18th century, conceives and leads a program highlighting French music performed there between 1760 and 1790. The musical life of the colonies involved enslaved, formerly enslaved, and free peoples, and Memelsdorff’s program addresses the extraordinarily complicated dynamics between the musical culture of imperial France and the people of the Caribbean. Well-known French composers from the 18th century and newly rediscovered works are represented in this orchestral concert with vocal soloists and ensemble.
“We found the weaving of vocal lines and instrumental lines to be exquisite and replete with pleasing harmonies.”
Performed
Thursday, June 9, 2022, 7:00 PM
Museo del Barrio
New York City
Sunday, June 12, 2022, 7:30 PM
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
Presenting
Artistic Team
Pedro Memelsdorff, guest conductor
Josh Higgason, projection design
Cast
Samantha Louis-Jean, soprano
Sophia Burgos, soprano
Sishel Claverie, mezzo-soprano
Jehú Otero, tenor
Victor Sicard, baritone
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
The Opera Lafayette Orchestra