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STRAVINSKY’S THE SOLDIER’S TALE
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Kent Nagano, conductor
Patrice Robitaille, actor
Marianne Dugal, violin
Edicson Ruiz, double bass
Todd Cope, clarinet
Mathieu Harel, bassoon
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
James Box, trombone
Serge Desgagnés, percussion
Étienne Gagnon-Delorme, choreographer and dancer
Stravinsky, L’histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) (approx. 1 h)
L’histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), first performed in 1918, relates the adventures of a sodier who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for a book that can predict the future.
The work’s unusual instrumentation, inspired by circus and jazz music, combined with narration by actor Patrice Robitaille and choreography by dancer Étienne Gagnon-Delorme, make this concert a memorable event. A unique work of diabolical charm!
Concert presented in collaboration with the École supérieure de ballet du Québec.