Concert for young audiences: The story of Babar, the little elephant

Concert for young audiences

MANCA 2021 Season "Opéra Viva
a co-production of the CIRM, the Nice Conservatory and the musées nationaux du XXe siècle des Alpes-Maritimes

The story of Babar, the little elephant

Between 1940 and 1946, Francis Poulenc composed music to illustrate the first adventure of little Babar, which was later orchestrated by Jean Françaix. The composer Thierry Muller has created a lighter orchestration (strings, flute, clarinet, percussion and two pianos), presented here with the students of the Nice Conservatoire.

Text : Jean de Brunhoff
Reciter : Zoé Fouray

Zoé Fouray began practicing classical dance and theatre at a very early age, followed by music (classical guitar, piano) and choir practice from the age of 10 at the Conservatoire du 9e arrondissement de Paris. At the age of 11, Zoé joined the Maîtrise de Radio France. There she received a very complete training and took part in prestigious productions. Being so close to the world of classical music encouraged her to turn to the opera. After five years with Radio France, she joined the Département Supérieur pour Jeunes Chanteurs and the Jeune Chœur de Paris. At the age of 19, she obtained her DEM in opera singing unanimously.
At the same time, she entered a specialised class in musical training and Richard Wilberforce's introductory class in choral conducting at the CRR in Paris, and continued her practice of various styles of dance and yoga. Teaching is central to her approach to art music and Zoé teaches singing, piano, music education and literature. She also teaches choral singing in primary schools.

Tango

On the agenda, an anthology of music by the Argentine composer and bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla
"Primavera Porteña" and "Invernio Porteño", tango
"Tango Balade" and "Bossa Tango", transcribed by Thierry Muller and performed by the soloists of the Nice Conservatory.

Performers
Violins : Pierre Bensaid, Thibaut Ponsin, Geneviève Giroud
Viola: Silvia Peneva
Cello: Guillermo Lefever
Double bass: Philippe Gallois
Clarinet: Gilles Swierc
Flute: Pascale Guidot Ponsin
Piano: Valérie Bautz
Percussion: Christophe Perez
Conductor: Thierry Muller

Practical information
Venue: auditorium of the Chagall Museum
Concert on Saturday 6 November: tickets and reservations at CIRM
Tel. 04 93 88 74 68
info@cirm-manca.org

Concert on Sunday 07 November: exceptional repeat of the concert as part of the first free Sunday of the month. Reservation required by clicking here.