A couturier at the ballet

14 October 2023, 11:00am - 12:15pm

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‘If I wasn't a couturier, I would probably have devoted myself to the theatre.’ Yves Saint Laurent, or YSL, is one of the most celebrated designers of the last century, and this recital brings to life his love of theatre and his glittering influence on the Parisian stage. We welcome back James Way (‘a consistent scene stealer’ The New York Times) and Natalie Burch, with dancer Samantha Rodulfo, for a homage that includes ballet-inspired songs from Offenbach to Mahler, via new arrangements of the cult singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.

Photo: Mondriaanmode uit Parijs, japonnen gemaakt door Yves St. Laurent , de modellen in Haagse Gemeente Museum 12 januari (1966)

Programme

Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Valse des Fleurs, transcr. Henri Potier (solo piano) from Le papillon

Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
Villanelle (1841) Op. 7 no.1 from Les nuits d'été
Au cimetière (1841) Op. 7 no.5 from Les nuits d'été

Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
C (1943) FP 122 no.1 from Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon
Fêtes galantes (1943) FP 122 no.2 from Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon

Serge Gainsbourg (1928 - 1991)
La Madrague, arr. Joe Atkins

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Adieu from L'heure espagnole
Nicolette from Trois Chansons
Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis from Trois Chansons
Pièce en forme de Habanera, transcr. Daniel Ericourt (solo piano)

Serge Gainsbourg (1928 - 1991)
La Javanaise, arr. Joe Atkins

Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht (1897) 1883-1885 from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz (1897) 1883-1885 from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen