Philopéra - Concert Inaugural

PHILOPÉRA, Inaugural Concert at Palais Garnier There are evenings that happen only once. This is one of them. This concert marks the birth of Philopéra, the symphonic initiative driven by musicians of the Paris Opera.

Used to the orchestra pit, these musicians this time take the stage to let the Parisian public hear their unique sonority, forged through contact with the greatest voices of our time, and all the flexibility of playing nourished by years of practice in the lyrical repertoire.

At their invitation, Daniel Harding, one of the greatest conductors of his generation, opens the first chapter of this new story in the exceptional setting of Palais Garnier. Program: Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 3 Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 1 "Titan" This program is no accident.

Schubert, the greatest melodist of his time, irrigates his symphonies with the same melodic vein as his lieder. Mahler, a great opera conductor as much as composer, brings the breath of song and theater into symphonic form.

Both composers crossed the boundary between the lyrical and the symphonic, like the musicians of Philopéra, who rise from the pit to the stage. Be witnesses to it!