Clemens Non Papa Consort - T0533551792"Oh La La Baroque Opera" is brought to you by Clemens Non Papa Consort, a London-based baroque ensemble aiming to discover and play a classical and Renaissance repertoire that is rare and underperformed. "Les Plaisirs de Versailles" is a short, sexy, fun opera in French by Charpentier, from the 17th century. Charpentier's goal was of course to amuse The King and his people! The characters represent the common distractions of the time (and still now!) : Music, Conversation, Games, Comus (the character of delicate food and beverages). Music and Conversation clash to win the heart of the King and the audience, Games and Comus witness the scene and try to intervene. They end up being friends on common grounds : dancing the minuet! In this concert setting, you will step into a Versailles party! You will also enjoy other French opera pieces from the same era. We will provide subtitles. | |
| 8 Mar 17 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L0536935701 |
Jess Walker: L'Amour Et La Mort - T640222745After their sell-out Songs for Paris last year, 'the gifted singer Jessica Walker' (NY Times) and MD Joseph Atkins return to the Crazy Coqs with a thrilling new French programme about love and death, with numbers both famous and obscure from the Belle ?poque to the great singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 70s. In an evening combining high emotion with Gallic insouciance, Jessica sings new English versions of Barbara, Brassens, Monnot, Francoise Hardy, Mistinguett and Brel. They also perform some of the songs of forgotten 1930s cabaret star Suzy Solidor, about whom Jessica wrote the cabaret play All I Want is One Night, produced by the Royal Exchange Theatre last year. | |
| 6 Mar 17 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L01155521357 |
Lucy Hopkins: Le Foulard - T0156069451 | |
| 6 Mar 17 | Crazy Coqs Cabaret, Inner London :: V01613972150 listing details L01604879100 |
