Tuesday, January 5, 2010

YouTube Video of Magali Léger, Soprano in Ensemble du Monde Concert, New York, Jan. 10


[Magali Léger in Comic Opera, from BurdenClothing.com]

AfriClassical has posted news of the 2009-2010 season of Ensemble du Monde, led by Marlon Daniel, conductor. We have discussed the second concert, in which music of Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges will be sung by soprano Magali Léger on Jan. 10, 2010. Today we present a post which includes a link to a YouTube video of the singer in a French comic opera:

BurdenClothing.com
NYC: Ensemble du Monde features Magali Léger
January 1st, 2010
by Omar
“If you’re in the area, and you’re in the mood to get a bit more 'cultured' than usual, check out the upcoming performance by Ensemble du Monde featuring Guadeloupean star Magali Léger at The Kaufman Center later this month. Check out the info below…

“In Ensemble du Monde’s second concert, ‘Classical Innovators’, the works of Beethoven, Grétry, Mozart and Boulogne (Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges), will never sound so fresh as when they are performed by French Caribbean super star soprano Magali Léger, making her New York début.

Ensemble du Monde
Marlon Daniel, Music Director & Conductor
BOULOGNE L’amant anonyme: Overture and Two Arias
Magali Léger, soprano
GRÉTRY Aria de Lenore from L’amant jaloux
Magali Léger, soprano
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major Op. 55 'Eroica'”

“For a taste of what you can expect..check out the video of Ms. Léger in action...” (Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges is the subject of an extensive biographical essay, as well as discussions of his fencing and recordings, at AfriClassical.com)

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