Description
Imaginary Requiem for Charles V
In 1558, retired to the monastery of Yuste after abdicating, Charles V organised a ceremony for his own funeral. Was it a theatrical rehearsal or a spiritual vertigo? A few weeks later, the emperor died - for real!
From this episode, Simon-Pierre Bestion has fashioned this imaginary Requiem, a dreamlike evocation rather than a strict reconstruction of the Mass of the Dead given for an emperor. La Tempête, for whom each concert is a unique experience, offers us this immersion in the teeming musical environment of this empire "where the sun never sets", between West and East, Spain and Burgundy.
DISTRIBUTION
Amélie Raison, soprano
Axelle Verner, mezzo-soprano
Edouard Monjanel, tenor
Imanol Iraola, baritone
Marianne Pelcerf, lighting design
La Tempête, chorus and orchestra
Simon-Pierre Bestion, conductor
1h35 without intermission
Simon-Pierre Bestion would like to thank Marcel Pérès for sharing his knowledge of the manuscripts and for interpreting some of the music on this programme.
