Name: Bach Concertos
Start: 2026-05-19T19:00:00
Location: Opéra Comédie

Experience the timeless allure of Baroque chamber music with Le Consort, a celebrated ensemble that captures the spirit of a bygone era. This year, they grace stages in Saint Paul, Salt Lake City, and Montpellier, breathing life into the works of Bach, Telemann, and more. Through an immersive series of concerts, Le Consort not only showcases the classics but also revives lesser-known gems, offering audiences a rich tapestry of sound that spans centuries and nations.

Exploring Baroque Grandeur with Le Consort: A Journey Through Time

Experience the captivating allure of Baroque music through Le Consort's remarkable performances. This Paris-based ensemble, known for their expertise in the trio sonata genre, brings vibrant interpretations of works by Bach, Telemann, and other luminaries. From the intimate setting of Saint Anthony Park United Church of Christ to the grandeur of Opéra Comédie, join us for a musical journey that transcends time and celebrates the rich tapestry of Baroque art and culture.

Le Consort's Baroque Brilliance: A Journey Through Time with Trio Sonatas and Concertos

Le Consort, an ensemble formed in Paris, brings the opulence of the Baroque era to life through their exquisite interpretations of the trio sonata genre. With performances scheduled from the United States to France, the ensemble showcases works by celebrated composers like Bach and Telemann, as well as lesser-known artists. Whether performing at intimate venues or grand concert halls for special galas, Le Consort offers audiences a rare glimpse into the splendor of chamber music.

Le Consort: Reviving Baroque Masterpieces Across the Globe

Théotime Langlois de Swarte

Justin Taylor

Hanna Salzenstein

Sophie of Bardonecchia

Le Consort

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

True to its mission of promoting and raising awareness of classical music, the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie travels across the Occitanie region in various formations.

Trio Soul and Voice

Église Saint-Paul de Frontignan

The Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Orchestra invites you under the sky of the Grand Foyer for a unique and wild Spring Party!

Spring Party

Opéra Comédie

The Opera Orchestra welcomes non-professional musicians to the Salle Molière. A concert piano will be at your disposal. You can choose to perform alone, with family, or with friends. So step onto the Salle Molière stage and experience the unique experience of performing in front of an audience!

Classic Open Stage

Winner of several prestigious awards, she has dedicated several critically acclaimed albums to them. Alongside pianist Julian Riem, she presents a unique program inspired by her album Femmes , which spans nine centuries of female musical creation. From the German mystic poet Hildegarde von Bingen to the eclectic and innovative Lera Auerbach, by way of Lili and Nadia Boulanger, this concert highlights numerous female composers, ranging from emblematic figures to surprising discoveries.

Women

Le Corum

In the majestic setting of the Opéra Comédie, the main foyer is transformed into a festive and colorful dance floor, designed for children. A regular at clubs and major festivals, the Montpellier collective K-Waï will take on the challenge of getting this demanding audience of 0 to 10 year-olds moving. With their mix of music from around the world, rhythms that get your feet tapping, and sounds that make you want to jump around, the scenery changes with each song, you dance, you laugh, you move... and above all, you never get bored.

The Fantastic Party

And in a completely round world, we can make quacks, and even better, the quack of the quack! This musical show brings together works by Luciano Berio, Georges Aperghis, John Cage, Jacques Rebotier, and Cathy Berberian, playing with sounds, words, and their diversions. Mademoiselle Couak wanders from one to the other and enjoys the expressive possibilities of the voice, in a scenography that is complicit in her wonder. An immersion in contemporary vocal music from the last sixty years, reinvented in a poetic dialogue between voice, space, and imagination.

Quack!

Paul Lay and Joël Suhubiette, artistic director of the Les Éléments Chamber Choir, pursued a parallel musical career that took them to Toulouse and then to Paris. The two musicians share a curiosity for all types of music, which they enjoy exploring and bringing into dialogue in original creations. Their encounter sparked a desire to confront their worlds and blend them into a unique creation. In this unique program, for which he composed the music inspired by poems by Pablo Neruda, Henry David Thoreau, Victor Hugo, and Emily Dickinson, Paul Lay presents several original pieces for choir and jazz trio around the theme of light. These pages are complemented by arrangements of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell, and György Ligeti for choir and jazz trio.

Waves of Light

Relieve stress, strengthen your body, and awaken your mind in a unique setting, in the Grand Foyer of the Opéra Comédie with its exceptional view of the Place de la Comédie! Soloists from the Orchestra will provide musical accompaniment to your session.

Harmony: Qigong #2

In the exceptional setting of the grand foyer, join us for a musical aperitif where the artists of the Orchestra and Choir will delight you with their talents! A moment to savor with colleagues, partners or friends to unwind, escape and vibrate to the rhythm of music in good company.

Afterwork at the Opera #3

Considered too realistic at its premiere in 1853, La Traviata remains one of the essential operas in the lyric repertoire. At the end of the first act, Violetta proclaims sempre libera (always free): is this a feminist plea ahead of its time or a tragic illusion? From the ballroom to the confines of the sanatorium, Verdi infuses his masterpiece with ardent music, sometimes breathless, but constantly seeking to free itself from conventions to achieve authentic beauty. Silvia Paoli, one of the great directors of our time, dares a powerful and virtuoso dramaturgical gesture, in total osmosis with the direction of Roderick Cox who brings this iconic score to incandescence, ideally served by the solar soprano of Ruzan Mantashyan and the very remarkable tenor Omer Kobiljak.

La Traviata

Luz Casal is more than a voice, she's a legend. From Piensa as the lead vocalist in Almodóvar's film High Heels to her powerful ballads, she embodies the soul of Spanish pop. Since her rock beginnings in the '80s, she has traversed styles, leaving her mark on each decade. A star in Spain, a darling in France, she revisits Daho and Cabrel. Her return with the album Las Ventanas de mi Alma is a shock of intimacy and strength, an autobiographical record where each song touches the heart. On stage, Luz Casal is a shot of emotion, a thrill with each song.

Luz Casal

Opéra Berlioz

In the first part, Emmanuel Pahud, a flute magician, takes on Khachaturian's Flute Concerto , a virtuoso piece with Armenian overtones. His unique artistry – velvety in the legato, sparkling in the dancing lines – reveals this little-known score where Caucasian folklore and pure virtuosity intertwine. Newly appointed to lead the Liège orchestra, Lionel Bringuier from Nice deploys a direction that is both precise and chiseled. His fluid gesture sculpts each nuance of the Concerto before plunging into the tormented ocean of the Pathétique . Tchaikovsky's ultimate masterpiece, this Symphony No. 6 becomes, under his baton, a path from shadows to light: sensual phrasings from the strings, heart-rending bursts of brass, crowned by this finale that fades into a whisper. A perfect dialogue between the dazzling soloist and a conductor at the height of his art, galvanizing his phalanx.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège

Driven by infectious energy and great interpretative finesse, the ensemble takes on some of Johann Sebastian Bach's finest concertos, combining virtuosity, balance, and expressiveness. A luminous program that highlights the richness of instrumental dialogue so dear to the Leipzig master.

Bach Concertos

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