Il Paradiso
perduto
Il Paradiso perduto, oratorio in two parts attributed to Luigi da Mancia (1658-c.1708), the manuscript can be found at the Lyon public Library, rating FM 133618 (Lyon Concert Academy funds).
Céline Scheen, soprano (Adamo)
Floriane Hasler, mezzo soprano (Eva)
Fabien Hyon, tenor (Il Dio)
Virgile Ancely, bass (Il Serpente)
Ana Vieira Leite, soprano (Angelo)
Dagmar Šašková, mezzo soprano (La Morte)
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu
Franck-Emmanuel Comte, harpsichord and musical direction
Marco Bizzarini, musicologist
Maria Luisa Baldassari, score edition
Luc Hernandez, editorial advisor
On stage:
6 soloists, 27 instrumentalists, 1 conductor
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu is known for preserving and enhancing Lyon’s baroque heritage. The ensemble’s 2021-2022 concert season will include a new project: the re-creation of the oratorio Il Paradiso perduto, a masterpiece attributed to the forgotten genius Luigi da Mancia, and of which the manuscript is preserved in the Lyon public library.
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu has started a fascinating musicological enquiry, in order to solve the many mysteries surrounding this manuscript and its alleged composer. The steps of the exciting adventure towards unearthing and bringing (back) to life a manuscript, of which the extraordinarily varied orchestration offers music of a surprising splendour, will include musicological research, transcription and edition, concerts and recordings.
Il Paradiso perduto in pictures
Extraits du concert
Il Paradiso perduto in videos
In partnership with the Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Lione and the Auditorium-Orchestre national de Lyon.
With the support of the Fondation Saint-Irénée, the Centre National de la Musique and SPEDIDAM.
OLYRIX - 23/03/2022 - Emmanuel Deroeux
« Sous la direction très attentive et raffinée de Franck-Emmanuel Comte, Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu se montre vivant, très nuancé et contrasté. »
« Récompensé par de chaleureux applaudissements, ce travail de reconstitution et de création d’une œuvre perdue mais heureusement retrouvée ravit le public lyonnais de cette primeur. »
PREMIERE LOGE - 24/03/2022 - Marc Dumont
"The Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, magnificently prepared and led by their conductor, shone in all its glory, by turns poetic or incisive, dramatic or inventive."
« Les trois violoncellistes (Clara Fellmann, Benoît Morel, et Aude Walker-Viry) ont offert un des plus beaux moments au second acte, en accompagnant de façon si déchirante l’air d’Adam abandonnant l’Eden (n°41). »
IL GIORNALE DELLA MUSICA - 26/03/2022 - Franco Soda
« Frank-Emmanuel Comte da una lettura calligrafica, puntuale alla testa di Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu che fa faville: continuo turbinio di colori, suoni, talvolta ruvidi, che contribuiscono attraverso l’affresco sonoro a narrare la vicenda biblica in chiave emozionale. »
ODB OPERA - 25/03/2022 - Perrine Bergon
"Franck-Emmanuel Comte, at the helm of his ensemble Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, makes the most of his musicians. He takes advantage of the extremely rich, inventive and varied orchestration (such as an aria carried by a trio of cellos, then taken up by a trio of flutes) to bring out the beautiful colours, play on the nuances and draw out some lovely mellow sounds".
CONCERTONET - Emmanuel Andrieu
"Thanks to the high standard and total commitment of the performers, we are convinced that this is a first-rate score well worth getting to know."
« A la tête son ensemble, le chef se montre tout aussi capable de vigueur que de subtilité, veillant à ne pas trop accentuer le trait, tout en conservant une ligne directrice claire. Cette exécution décantée atteste une appropriation totale et approfondie de cette œuvre, et nous nous laissons ainsi envoûter, même sans posséder de connaissance particulière de ce répertoire ancien. »
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SCHERZO - 27/03/2022 - Franco Soda
CONCERTCLASSIC - Laurent Bury
CLASSIQUEMAISPASHASBEEN – 24/03/2022 - Adelaide Robault
