Les violes d’Eole: “When Gabrielle d’Estrée passed on to Burgundy”: Classical Concert in Dijon
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Concert as part of the Rameau Marathon organized by the Dijon Regional Conservatory. Mandatory reservation. Arnay-le-Duc, Dijon, La Motte-Ternant, Fontaine-Française, Thoisy-la-Berchère, Mimeure… so many places in Burgundy marked by the passage of King Henri IV. In November 1590, he discovered the beautiful 17-year-old Gabrielle d’Estrées and immediately developed a strong passion for her. It quickly becomes his favorite. This unusual story, which will be told to you by André Beuchot, will be an opportunity to return, with a touch of humour, to the jealous life of Gabrielle d’Estrées, an astonishing story including several anecdotes during her stay in Dijon. Music by Abel, Bach, Boismortier, Campion, Dollé, Forqueray, Handel, Marais, Purcell, Vivaldi… Gwenaëlle Cabille: bass viol; Agnès Gouze: bass viol; Catherine Jean: bass viol, treble viol; Evelyne Peudon: bass viol, treble viol, cello; Anne Sylvestre: flute, small percussion, vocals and André Beuchot, storyteller.