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Les Kapsber’girls

  • Classical Music

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  • Utzon Room
  • Run time: 70 minutes Subject to change

Where Baroque voices find a new tune

Always seeking new interpretations of historic sources, Les Kapsber’girls cast a rich and eclectic lens on the Baroque era. With Albane Imbs on lute, Alice Duport-Percier as soprano, Axelle Verner as mezzo-soprano and Garance Boizot on viola da gamba, they move through Rome, Paris and Madrid, bridging periods in new and unexpected ways, revealing a fresh side to music of past ages.  

From celebrated masterworks to the anonymous composers (preserved by old Parisian prints and handwritten copies) Les Kapsber’girls spotlight iconic repertoires from the French Brunettes, the Italian Villanelles and the Spanish Tonos Humanos, with a special feature of Julie Pinel’s Pourquoi le berger qui m’engage, one of the few documented female compositions of the period.  

For one sparkling afternoon, the Utzon Room turns into a 17th century salon. You’ll feel the music lift with rich vibrancy, modern flow and the kind of depth you might not expect.  

Sydney Opera House thanks Event Partner Champagne Pommery, The Greats donors and Ezekiel Solomon AM for their support of Utzon Music.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

Event details

We spend our careers as musicians playing virtually only the works of male composers, while those written by women we can count on the fingers of one hand.

Kapsber’girls

Repertoire

Anon. (Ed. C. Ballard, 1711) – Colin disait à sa Bergère
Anon. (Ed. C. Ballard, 1711) – Sur cette charmante rive
Anon. (Ed. C. Ballard, 1703) – Je ne veux plus aimer rien 
v Etienne Moulinié (1599-1676) – Orilla del Claro 
Guiseppe Colombi (1635 – 1694) – Chiacona a Basso solo 
Hieronymus Kapsberger (1580-1651) – L’onda che limpida 
v José Marín (ca. 1619-1699) – Ojos pues me desdeñais 
José Marín (ca. 1619-1699) – Si quieres dar Marica en lo cierto 
Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710) – Canarios 
v Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665) – Su la cetra amorosa
v Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681) – Preludio al Quinto Tuono et Chaconne 
Julie Pinel (1710-1737) – Pourquoi le berger qui m’engage 
Robert de Vizée (ca. 1650 – ap. 1732) – La Vilanelle (extraits) 
Anon. – Où estes-vous allés 
v Hieronymus Kapsberger (1580-1651) – Toccata Settima, Corrette Pescatori Sonino 
v Jacques Naudé (169..-1765) – En vérité sévère Margot 
Guiseppe Saggione (16..-1733) – Quand je veux boire avec ma maitresse 

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

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Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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