CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

CYCLE OF 11 CONCERTS, FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO MAY 2023

by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Nice,
a co-production of the Opera of Nice and the 20th century national museum of the Alpes-Maritimes.

The Marc Chagall National Museum and the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra are continuing their long-standing collaboration: for more than twenty years, chamber music has resounded in the exceptional setting of the museum's concert hall opposite Marc Chagall's The Creation of the World stained glass windows.

This season, each of these concerts will feature a contemporary female composer. In October, it is Alma Mahler's work (1879-1964) that is celebrated.

Monday 17^th October 2022, at 8 pm
Programme of the inaugural concert

• Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Old American songs (1950-1952)
• John Cage (1912-1992), Aria (1959)
• Lilli Boulanger (1893-1918), Theme and variations (1911-1914)
• Alma Mahler (1879-1964), Ausgewählte Lieder (1910-1924)
• Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), I hate Music!

Performers
Soprano: Liesel Jürgens
Piano: Thibaud Epp

Practical information

Concert in the auditorium of the Marc Chagall National Museum
Duration: about 1 hour
Reservation recommended at the Opera box office on +33 (0) 4 92 17 40 79
To access the online booking, click here

To discover the full programme of Opera concerts for the 2022-2023 season at the Chagall Museum, click here

Marc Chagall's stained glass windows The Creation of the World (detail, 1971-1972) and the harpsichord decor, Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well (detail), auditorium of the Marc Chagall National Museum, Nice. Photo: DR / Musée national du XXe siècle des Alpes-Maritimes © ADAGP, Paris, 2022.