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Drawn from Life | Walter Hall, Toronto
Drawn from Life | Walter Hall, Toronto
An entertainment drawn from French literature and music of the 17th, 18th and 20th centuries
date: November 3, 1996
Our programme sought to draw parallels between two periods of French culture. First, we visited the baroque era, the world of Versailles; after intermission, we went to the early 20th century, when a fascination for the earlier period developed, together with a revival of ideas of the fête galante. We were very happy that, joining our two fine singers, we performed with two other friends and leading members of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon and Christina Mahler. The distinguished actress Diana Leblanc read literary extracts which included letters of Madame de Sévigné and memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon.
| Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Marche (Les Pellerines) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Lamon, Jeanne, violin; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Couperin, François | anon. |
| La Caristade (Les Pellerines) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Lamon, Jeanne, violin; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Couperin, François | anon. |
| Récit de la beauté (Ballet des arts) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Lambert, Michel | Benserade, Isaac de |
| Il faut passer tôt ou tard (Alceste) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Lamon, Jeanne, violin; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | Quinault, Philippe |
| La Coulicam (Premier concert, Pièces de clavecin en concerts) | Lamon, Jeanne, violin; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Rameau, Jean-Philippe | n/a |
| La Livri (Premier concert, Pièces de clavecin en concerts) | Lamon, Jeanne, violin; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Rameau, Jean-Philippe | n/a |
| Le Vézinet (Premier concert, Pièces de clavecin en concerts) | Lamon, Jeanne, violin; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Rameau, Jean-Philippe | n/a |
| Tircis et Climène (Cantatas Book 3) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Lamon, Jeanne, violin; Mahler, Christina, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, harpsichord | Montéclair, Michel Pignolet de | anon. |
| L’Embarquement pour Cythère | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, 2 pianos | Poulenc, Francis | n/a |
| Air champêtre (Airs chantés) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Poulenc, Francis | Moréas, Jean |
| Air grave (Airs chantés) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Poulenc, Francis | Moréas, Jean |
| Clair de lune, Op.46/2 | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Fauré, Gabriel | Verlaine, Paul |
| Hymne | Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Poulenc, Francis | Racine, Jean |
| Le Retour du sergent (Chansons villageoises) | Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Poulenc, Francis | Fombeure, Maurice |
| Aux officiers de la garde blanche (Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Poulenc, Francis | Vilmorin, Louise de |
| Reine des mouettes (Métamorphoses) | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Poulenc, Francis | Vilmorin, Louise de |
| Colloque | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Poulenc, Francis | Valéry, Paul |
| Elégie | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, 2 pianos | Poulenc, Francis | n/a |
| Pour ce que Plaisance est morte (Trois Chansons de France) | Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Debussy, Claude | Charles d’Orléans |
| Ballade des femmes de Paris (Trois Ballades de François Villon) | Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Debussy, Claude | Villon, François |
| Nos souvenirs qui chantent – ENCORE | Monoyios, Ann, soprano; Lichti, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, 2 pianos | Poulenc, Francis / Bonneau, Paul | Tatry, Robert |