"Be Classical" with Roberto Alagna, rare works of classical music around current events
The Franco-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna, here in June 2021, is part of the “Be Classical” series scheduled at the Salle Gaveau, in Paris, from December 10, 2021. AFP - LUCAS BARIOULET
Text by: Carmen Lunsmann
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Getting classical music off the beaten track, without betraying it, is the goal of an initiative by the Salle Gaveau in Paris.
Renowned for its exceptional acoustics, the concert hall has just launched a series called "Be Classical": six evenings around current themes with stars of the lyrical art, including the Franco-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna.
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“
Be classic
”, but not too much. With
Be Classical
, the Salle Gaveau in Paris wishes to stand out with a more modern season. Concerts, of course, of classical music, but augmented by a visual experience to capture the emotion of the public through an installation of play of light perfectly tuned to the notes and colors of the music. On the menu: rare works around current themes: ecology, women's rights, post-Covid ... Committed and original programs carried by great voices of the moment. Roberto Alagna, the tenor with a thousand facets, had carte blanche and returned to the sources of his art: the theater.
“
For me, opera and theater are brothers,”
explains Roberto Alagna.
Moreover, most composers have been influenced by plays, they have transformed them.
Already Cyrano, when we see the work of Rostand, enormous, immense and which is sufficient in itself, Alfano has added music which further strengthens feelings, which perhaps brings an even greater dimension.
And even if we don't have the nose tirade in Alfano's work, the music fills everything.
"
His Cyrano de Bergerac not only defends the beauty of the word and the melody, he is also committed to a social cause.
Part of the proceeds will go directly to the Positive Planet Foundation in favor of youth.
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From the Theater to the Opera
, recital given on Friday December 10 at 8:30 p.m. by the tenor Roberto Alagna as part of the
Be Classical
season
at the Salle Gaveau in Paris.
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