Wednesday 14 October, 20:00

La Femme nue

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Conceived under the baton of Guillaume Tourniaire, this concert staging revives Henry Février’s La Femme nue with the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève and Chœur Années folles. Soloists Tamara Bounazou, Valentin Thill, Antoinette Dennefeld, Jean‑Sébastien Bou and Christophe Mortagne bring vocal drama to a score where foxtrot rhythms intersect with sweeping, operatic gestures. The project, recorded for a CD and booklet, highlights themes of desire, social ascent, abandonment and the female gaze, delivering intimate and epic emotional intensity.

In French.

Rue du Général-DUFOUR 14,
1204 Genève
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Photo Credit: DR

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