Concert

Bisous de France | Širvintos 11.29

Event date: 2023-11-29

Event starts: 18:00 Event ends: 19:00

Event place: Širvintai Cultural Center

Music and visual concert “Bisous de France”

Bisous de France! Such are the French, who meet us with warm, inspiring and expressive notes of music and color. French artists amaze the world with their works and centuries-old legacy, and Lithuanian artists still draw the most subtle creative feel from them.

Let’s enjoy a surprising French experience of sounds and colors! State ensemble “Lietuva” presents a French-inspired program – music and visual concert “Bisous de France” (Kiss from France).

The state ensemble “Lietuva”, which has surprised with its variety of repertoire so far, has prepared a special surprise for art gourmands – works by G. Bizet, C. Debussy, M. Ravel and other French virtuosos, performed with Lithuanian national instruments. Along with the music, a composition of contemporary dance will be performed, and the special atmosphere will be enhanced by the unique paintings of Lithuanian artists appearing in the video projections, inspired by the epochs of French Romanticism and Impressionism.

CREATIVE TEAM:

Chief conductor and Head of the orchestra: dr. Egidijus Kaveckas

Artists: state ensemble “Lietuva” orchestra

Soloists: Ilona Pliavgo (soprano), Aistė Benkauskaitė (mezzo-soprano), Martynas Žukauskas (bass), Rūta Raginytė (lumzdelis)

Dance solo: Aušra Krasauskaitė / Greta Frolovaitė

Arrangement: Rūta Raginytė, Arvydas Jankus, Viktoras Rimša

Video projections: Vesta Obolevičiūtė

Composers and their works: Claude Debussy “Little Suite” (parts 1 and 2), “Arabesque No. 2”, “La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin”; Georges Bizet op. “Carmen“ (part 3 interlude) and “Farandole” from suite no. 2 “L’Arlésienne”; Jacques Offenbach „Dolls song“ from op. “The Tales of Hoffmann”; Jules Massenet “Meditation“ from op. “Thais“; Leo Delibeso “The Flower Duet” from op. “Lakmé”; Joseph-Maurice Ravel “Bolero”; Gabriel Faure „Après un rêve op. 7, No. 1“ and others

Authors of paintings: Petras Kalpokas, Kajetonas Sklėrius, Vincentas Dmachauskas, Kanutas Ruseckas, Jonas Rustemas, Antanas Žmuidzinavičius and others

PROGRAM:

Claude Debussy. La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin. Ensemble of kankles, arrangement by Violeta Čiūtienė
Georges Bizet. Entr’acte from op. Carmen, part 3 interlude. Orchestra of national instruments, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė
Georges Bizet. Farandole from suite no. 2 L‘Arlesienne. Orchestra of national instruments, arrangement by Arvydas Jankus
Leo Delibes. Duo des fleurs from op. Lakmè. Soloists Ilona Pliavgo (soprano) and Aistė Benkauskaitė (mezzo-soprano), orchestra of national instruments, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė
Jules Massenet. Meditation from op. Thaïs. Soloist Rūta Raginytė (lumzdelis), orchestra of national instruments, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė
Claude Debussy. Arabesque L. 66, No. 2. Ensemble of kankles, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė
Jacques Offenbach. Barcarole from op. The Tales of Hoffmann. Ilona Pliavgo (soprano) and Aistė Benkauskaitė (mezzo-soprano), orchestra of national instruments, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė
Gabriel Faure. Après un rêve op. 7, No. 1. Aistė Benkauskaitė (mezzo-soprano), Ramunė Rimšienė (kanklės) and Viktoras Rimša (tenor reed-pipe)
Claude Debussy. Peite suite L. 65. Parts: No. 1 En bateau and No. 2 Cortège. Orchestra of national instruments, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė
Jacques Offenbach. La Chanson d‘Olympia from op. The Tales of Hoffmann. Ilona Pliavgo (soprano), orchestra of national instruments, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė
Georges Bizet. Chanson du Toreador from op. Karmen. Ensemble of wind instruments, arrangement by Viktoras Rimša
Maurice Ravel. Bolero. Orchestra of national instruments, dance soloists Aušra Krasauskaitė / Greta Frolovaitė, arrangement by Rūta Raginytė