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In Dijon, a festival makes resistance

2020-06-02T15:34:49.763Z


HISTORY OF THE DAY - The opera opposes the gloominess of deadly cancellations, an unprecedented manifestation.


Over two thousand! This is the number of people who attended, on May 27, the concert of Leonardo Garcia Alarcon at the Dijon Opera. Accompanied by five of his musicians from the Cappella Mediterranea and the singer Mariana Florès, the baroque chef directed five madrigals signed Arcadelt, Caccini or Frescobaldi. A tailor-made program for the inauguration of the Artists in Residence / Resistance festival, offered by the establishment until July 6.

We didn't want to turn into music Netflix, with only archive concerts, nor film an empty hall as we have seen in recent weeks

Laurent Joyeux, director of the Dijon Opera

"Two thousand is almost a quarter more than our gauge!" , rejoices the owner of the place, Laurent Joyeux. On departure (mayor François Rebsamen confirmed on May 28 the appointment of Dominique Pitoiset to succeed him in January 2021, without competition, and despite the request for maintenance co-signed by more than 200 artists), it was to him that the we owe the original idea of ​​this anti-gloom festival. It will line up 36 concerts including 28 streamed on the opera site, its Facebook page and on YouTube. Designed

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Source: lefigaro

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