This capsule tackles a mythical work from the company’s repertoire, Giacinto Scelsi’s Chants du Capricorne, conceived and directed by Pauline Vaillancourt, who also performs in this opera. She returns to the origins of the Capricorn, as embodied in Massimo Guerrera’s... Read More
Two new episodes in the Si Chants Libres m’était conté living memories series, present the creation of the operas Il suffit d’un peu d’air (1992) and La princesse blanche (1994). In collaboration with Renald Tremblay, librettist, Lorraine Vaillancourt, conductor, Bruce... Read More
This first video capsule in the memory series Si Chants Libres m’était conté brings us back to the foundation of Chants Libres in 1990 and its very first production, Ne blâmez jamais les bédouins (Never blame the Bedouins). Rediscover the... Read More
What was your modus operandi for the conception of the environment? My reflection developed by means of the text and the score, but also through numerous conversations with Pauline. I proposed sketches which corresponded to the project; we exchanged ideas through... Read More
What is the origin of the production? In 1993, the Royaumont Foundation in France invited me to work on this score with the soprano Mishiko Hyrayama, the favoured performer of Giacinto Scelsi. She put her trust in me, offering me... Read More
How did you discover this text, La princesse blanche? By reading this wonderful novel by Rainer-Maria Rilke, The White Princess, which is built around the favourite theme of the author: the small death versus the great death. What made you... Read More
