Once upon a time... The Lamento - Les Talens Lyriques

Partnership between Les Talens Lyriques & the École Normale de Musique de Paris 

The École Normale de Musique de Paris and Les Talens Lyriques are launching a new partnership starting with the 2025/2026 season, featuring a series of four Saturday events at the Salle Cortot in Paris. The first concert of the series will take place on Saturday, October 11, at the Salle Cortot, and will be devoted to the “Lamento,” a hallmark form of musical expression in opera.

Each event consists of a public masterclass led by Christophe Rousset with the singing students of the École Normale, followed by a one-hour concert with Les Talens Lyriques. Christophe Rousset will guide the audience through each program, highlighting a particular feature or concept related to the repertoire. 

These concerts, entitled “Once Upon a Time…”, are open to all audiences and aim to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the works performed.

Saturday, October 11, 2025 – Once Upon a Time… The Lamento
2:00 PM – MASTERCLASS
3:30 PM – CONCERT 

PROGRAM 

Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)
Lamento d’Arianna (1623) 

Michel Lambert (ca. 1610–1696)
 Air de cour “Ombre de mon amant” (1689)
 Air de cour “Par mes chants tristes et touchants” (1689) 

Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Dido and Æneas, Z. 626 (1689) – “Peace and I are strangers grown”
The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulations, Z. 196 (1693) 

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687)
Isis, LWV 54 (1677) – “Terminez mes tourments” 

Johann Jacob Froberger (1616–1667)
Suite XIX in C minor
Tombeau fait à Paris sur la mort de Monsieur Blancheroche, FbWV 632 

Louis Couperin (ca. 1626–1661)
Suite in F major
Tombeau de Monsieur Blancrocher

PERFORMERS 

Ambroisine Bré, mezzo-soprano 

Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, harpsichord & musical direction