Nom de Code Beethoven 5
Sat Nov 7, 11am
Family Beethoven decoding
Dessay sings Cunégonde's fiendishly difficult coloratura arias
Book central stalls seats; upper tiers have poor views
Arrive early to admire Victoria Hall's ornate ceiling
Voltaire's wide-eyed optimist gets a whirlwind musical makeover, with Lambert Wilson narrating and Natalie Dessay tackling Bernstein's gleefully satirical score. Broadway sparkle meets Offenbach-style bite in this concert staging of a truly globetrotting misadventure.
Thursday, June 24, 7:30 PM
Dessay sings Cunégonde's fiendishly difficult coloratura arias
Book central stalls seats; upper tiers have poor views
Arrive early to admire Victoria Hall's ornate ceiling
Voltaire's wide-eyed optimist gets a whirlwind musical makeover, with Lambert Wilson narrating and Natalie Dessay tackling Bernstein's gleefully satirical score. Broadway sparkle meets Offenbach-style bite in this concert staging of a truly globetrotting misadventure.
What are you into?
- Star-studded cast
- Witty satire
- Virtuosic orchestral score
- Based on Voltaire
- Victoria Hall
- Genève
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