A great Century of Music
The Forty Hours in Rome
The ensemble Correspondances was in Rome on March 28 and 29 to give two concerts at the Saint-Louis-des-Français church. The concerts aimed to recreate a “Forty-Hour” ceremony, a popular devotion in 17th-century Roman churches during Lent. At the heart of these services was a “forty-hour Machine”, a spectacular instrument that flooded the ceremony with light. One of these, found and restored at the Saint-Louis-des-Français church, illuminated both Correspondances concerts.
Taking the audience on a journey to the heart of a Forty-Hour ceremony was a real challenge for Correspondances. After several years of research in Roman libraries, in search of the slightest clue regarding these offices and the music played there, Sébastien Daucé succeeded in unearthing unheard-of music by composers now forgotten: Palestrina, Cesti, Marcorelli, Petti, Beretta…
La Calisto at the Aix-en-Provence Festival
Correspondances will spend the summer in Provence with the opera La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli, directed by Jetske Mijnssen, from July 7 to 21 at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché of the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
Discover Sébastien Daucé’s presentation of the work
The story of the beautiful and unfortunate Calisto is one of the countless conquests made by Jupiter under borrowed guise: that of a nymph he seduces in the guise of Diana, who is changed into a bear by his jealous wife, then metamorphosed into a glorious constellation. La Calisto is the most fascinating representative of Venetian Baroque in its golden age, a subtle blend of comedy and tragedy served by an extraordinarily rich and diverse musical language.
What’s better than a stellar myth to shine in the Provençal night ? Book your tickets now!
Press
« Press review 2023 » – ensemble Correspondances
« Listening to this interpretation offers a chance to savour every aspect of it – the drama, the expression, the refined sound, the shading of dynamics and the expressive articulation. » – W Kulturalny Sposób
« The fact that Daucé opts for a small ensemble rather than a large number of musicians benefits the works. » – Der Spiegel
« When this atmospheric work is played by such exquisite musicians as the Ensemble Correspondances under Sébastien Daucé, it shines all the brighter. » – Falter.at
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Fondation Correspondances
In order to serve the independence and excellence of its work, Correspondances has created the Fondation Correspondances, with the aim of restoring the musical repertoire inherited from the century of the Sun King. Designed to promote the Baroque more widely, the foundation is setting up a network of philanthropists committed to this objective.
