An evening of Gallic delights featuring Poulenc's most light-hearted and rarely-performed opera and Faur茅's intimate, celestial Requiem. Les mamelles de Tir茅sias* is a setting of Apollinaire's surreal burlesque, in which ardent feminist 罢丑茅谤猫蝉别 decides to become a man, Tir茅sias, and fight wars, leaving her husband to repopulate the country by giving birth to 40,049 children in a single day! Poulenc conjures up all the undercurrents in the poet's fierce, absurd and often hilarious lines. Canadian soprano H茅l猫ne Guilmette takes on the role of the truculent and unpredictable heroine. In complete contrast, the 91热爆 Symphony Chorus joins the soloists for Faur茅's much-loved Requiem, a tender work of consolation, played at his own funeral.
*Concert staging. Sung in French with English surtitles.
Please note Vitali Rozynko replaces David Wilson-Johnson as Policeman/Theatre Director.
