Les Riches Heures Musicales de la Rotonde
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Edition 2024 — Les Riches Heures Musicales
The 42nd edition of the Les Riches Heures Musicales de la Rotonde festival took place from August 3 to 15, 2024, under the theme "Plural Feminine Musics". This program paid tribute to women musicians, composers, patrons, and inspirers from the 12th to the 18th century, through five concerts highlighting often overlooked repertoires. The festival achieved a 95% occupancy rate, confirming its appeal to music lovers.
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42nd edition — Plural Feminine Musics
The 2024 edition of the Les Riches Heures Musicales de la Rotonde festival explored the contributions of women to the history of music from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. The five concerts offered journeyed through French, Italian, and English repertoires, highlighting composers too often forgotten and the women who inspired musical creation.
The ensemble Apotropaïk opened the festival with a program dedicated to troubadours and trobairitz, followed by La Rêveuse, who revealed the work of Ann Ford, an English composer of the Enlightenment. The Kapsber'Girls offered an enchanting concert dedicated to 17th-century Italian female composers, including Isabella Leonarda, Barbara Strozzi, and Francesca Caccini. Mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot, accompanied by Jean-Luc Ho on harpsichord, explored the figures of Baroque sorceresses, while baritone Marc Mauillon closed the festival with 17th-century airs based on poems by the Countess of La Suze.
A musicological conference by La Rêveuse on August 5th and an exhibition by the association "Empreintes 04" enriched the program. The 95% occupancy rate confirmed the public's enthusiasm for this original theme.
Programme
Program for the 42nd edition
- Saturday, August 3 at 9 PM: Ensemble Apotropaïk — "La Bella Donna", music of the troubadours and trobairitz (12th-15th century)
- Monday, August 5: Musicological conference by La Rêveuse
- Tuesday, August 6 at 9 PM: La Rêveuse (Florence Bolton and Benjamin Perrot) — "A Breath of Freedom in Enlightenment England"
- Friday, August 9 at 9 PM: Les Kapsber'Girls — "Donne Sacre, Donne Profane", 17th-century Italian female composers (Isabella Leonarda, Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini)
- Tuesday, August 12 at 9 PM: Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano) and Jean-Luc Ho (harpsichord) — "Baroque Sorceresses"
- Thursday, August 15 at 9 PM: Marc Mauillon (baritone) — Airs and poems by the Countess of La Suze (17th century)
Highlights
- 42nd edition — theme "Plural Feminine Musics"
- 95% occupancy rate for all concerts
- Five concerts highlighting women in ancient music
- Tribute to composers Isabella Leonarda, Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini
- Musicological conference and art exhibition
- Ensembles: Apotropaïk, La Rêveuse, Kapsber'Girls, Lucile Richardot, Marc Mauillon
Prices
From 10.00€ — 33.00€
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Where does it take place — Les Riches Heures Musicales
Rotonde du Château de Simiane-la-Rotonde
Rotonde du Château, 04150 Simiane-la-Rotonde