FESTIVAL DE CARCASSONNE - CARMINA BURANA

Presentation

Monumental and vibrant work, Carmina Burana will come to life with the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Diego Ceretta, and the Chorus of the Opéra national du Capitole, led by Gabriel Bourgoin, the chorus master. Orff’s famous choruses will thus resonate with all their power in the majestic setting of the Théâtre Jean-Deschamps.

"Carmina Burana: This title, as famous as it is mysterious, first refers to the 'Poems of Beuern,' a 13th-century manuscript discovered in 1803 in a Bavarian abbey, blending religious and secular songs in medieval Latin, Middle High German, and Franco-Provençal... In 1937, Carl Orff, fascinated by the Middle Ages, set twenty-four of these texts to music with an evocative power that has given this monumental cantata worldwide success. Created in dark times, this masterpiece is an electrifying celebration of the fleeting nature of existence, the forces of nature, and the pleasures of the flesh—but also one of the most spectacular choral scores ever written, where the Orchestre national du Capitole and the Chorus of the Opéra national du Capitole, under the direction of Diego Ceretta, will fully showcase their talent."
— Dorian Astor, Dramaturg of the Opéra national du Capitole