Le Devin du Village - ensemble Le Tendre Amour

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Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
An original presentation of
Le Devin du Village
by Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1752
Asociación Cultural Le Tendre Amour | www.letendreamour.com | [email protected] |+34 637 799 096
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Artistic Direction
Adrián Schvarzstein
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Adaptation and Concept
Adrián Schvarzstein, Esteban Mazer and Kathryn Elkin
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Coming from afar
Piled high with luggage, trunks, and all sorts of
whatnot, a truck rumbles up to the door.
Amidst all the suitcases sit musicians ready to
jump out at the next opportunity for a show, all
the while playing their favorite tunes in a
cacophonous show of merriment.
So arrives the traveling troupe of musicians
with their transportable theater and their latest
show from Paris – Le Devin du Village. A
timeless love story with enchanting music by
Jean Jacques Rousseau, Le Devin du Village is a
musical comedy whose inspiration is found in
the simplicity of nature and the conviction of mankind.
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
The Setting
Rousseau composed Le Devin du Village as a thankyou to Madame de Pompadour for her ability to
convince the courts to tolerate his ideas. Le Devin du
Village was then taken from castle to castle on a
transportable theater.
In taking our inspiration from these theater troupes,
we have chosen to “bring everything with us”.
Random objects burst from the suitcases and turn
into props, extra clothes found in an old trunk turn
out to be perfect for the roles of the main characters.
In short, everything that was ordinary before is now
extraordinary. Just as Rousseau used the simplicity
of a pastoral to create his love story, we use simple
elements to retell this timeless tale.
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Our concept
The public is of the utmost importance in creating our
rendition of Jean Jacques Rousseau´s intermedio Le Devin
du Village. In mind is a quality concert for a music-loving
and opera-loving public, but we also want to open the arts
to a public who normally thinks “this is not for me” – a
public who would have never imagined enjoying opera or
classical music before.
Performers participating in the creation of this opera will
work together to convey its beauty and spirit to a diverse
public, captivating the hearts of all.
“A triumph of rustic virtue over higher-class corruption”.
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
The Story
A simple story of jealousy and reconciliation
arises in an imaginary small town. Colin and
Colette love each other, though each suspect the
other of infidelity. Both look for advice to the
wise soothsayer of the town (Le Devin du
Village) to be able to strengthen their love. After a
series of deceptions, Colin and Colette are finally
reunited and marry.
Characters
Colette (soprano), a shepherdess Colin (tenor), a
shepherd, The Soothsayer (bass), and a chorus of
villagers (the musicians are actors as well!)
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Rousseau and more
Rousseau`s work will be used as a starting point, and
parallel plots will form around Le Devin du Village. The
intermedio will be performed in its entirety, (Le Devin du
Village lasts approximately 45 minutes) following the
manuscript closely.
Popular tunes from the era will also be heard as the
“traveling troupe” arrives, full of energy and bringing
their own stories to the performance. The soprano tries to
seduce the gatekeeper, the lute player believes she is of
royal blood, the tenor bothers the flute player to no
end….and backstage chaos turns to front and center action.
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
The 1940´s and Rousseau
The characters tell us a simple love story, and it
this simplicity that inspires us to present this
work in a completely innovative way.
Le Devin du Village will be set in the late 1940s,
taking advantage of the parallels found in the
original plot with stories from our era - stories
that relate closer to the public of today.
Just as the public in Rousseau´s time would have
fantasized about pastorale Arcadia, we will also
recall those bygone days from generations ago.
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
The Original Intermedio
Le Devin du Village (The Village Soothsayer) was
Rousseau`s first success in the field of opera. It was
so popular that this early classical style work was
played regularly for the next 6O YEARS.
After having heard the premiere in Fontainebleau
in 1752, King Louis XV couldn`t stop humming although apparently quite off key - some of the
tunes that told of the pastoral, innocent life of the
French countryside.
So great was the influence of this opera that it
served as the inspiration to Mozart when he later
composed his opera Bastien and Bastienne. Asociación Cultural Le Tendre Amour | www.letendreamour.com | [email protected] |+34 637 799 096
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Jean Jacques Rousseau
is known as one of the greatest French thinkers
from the 18th century: he was a philosopher,
politician, pedagogue, and writer. A remarkable
theorist who is known for his letter on French music
and his music dictionary, few know that music was
also one of his professions.
Rousseau composed Le Devin du Village in 1752, at a
time when the pastoral lyric genre, initiated by the
prestigious Lully and Moliere at the end of the
previous century, was at its end. The idea of the
pastoral is a reflection of aristocracy, but Rousseau
parodies this, and hints of the decline of aristocracy
and of better times to come.
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Ensemble Le Tendre Amour
(dir. Kathryn Elkin / Esteban Mazer)
Their name inspired
from a prevalent theme
from the era of Louis
XIV of France, this
international group of
musicians have been
drawn together by their
common dedication to
perform music of the
i8th century in a way
that is inspiring to the
audiences
of
today.
Created in 2002, Le
Tendre Amour is in
residence in Barcelona, Spain, though its members are originally from France, Spain, Argentina, Belgium, Germany,
and the United States.
“The talented musicians of ensemble Le Tendre Amour form a very solid quintet around a soprano of surprising vocal virtuosity
and warmth,” Le Maine Libre, Sable-sur-Sarthe, France.
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Some past performances of Le Tendre Amour
STRASBOURG, France: Festival de musique ancienne
BOSTON, USA: Festival of Early Music (Sohip)
GENEVA, Switzerland: Festival de musiques juives
GYÖR, Hungary: Öt Templom Festival
GRAZ, Austria: Styriarte festival
PARIS, France: Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme
VARAZDIN, Croatia: Baroque Evenings Festival
MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Festival de Música Antigua
WEIMAR, Germany: Güldener Herbst festival
ST. PÖLTEN, Austria: Barokfest
SEVILLA, Spain: Ciclo Caja San Fernando
SABLÉ, France: Festival de musique ancienne
MEXICO CITY, Mexico: European Union Commission
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia: Festival Brezice
TOLEDO, Spain: Festival de Tres Culturas
CALLAS, France : Festival de Musique Ancienne
MADRID: Casa Sefarad Israel
SAMOBOR, Croatia: Samobor Music Festival
MARIA SAAL, Austria: Kultur Raum Kirche
BAD KISSINGEN, Germany: Kissinger Winterzauber
Le Devin du Village
A chamber opera
Adrián Schvarzstein, Artistic Direction
Mime studies with Yves Lebreton (France),
Commedia dell´arte with Antonia Favia (Italy),
Music in Theatre and archaeology in the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, and theatre direction in
the Kiriat Moriah Centre (Israel). Is specialized in
theatre, street theatre, and circus. Formed part of
circus Ronaldo (Belgium). Worked in the Opera of
Tel Aviv with such directors as Patrick Mason,
Graham Vick, Dario Fo. Artistic direction of “La
Barca,” 2OO7 with G. Garrido, Elyma Ensemble,
and the Kassiopea Quintet (Holland). Performs
worldwide in his shows called “the Green Man”
and “The Bed”. Asociación Cultural Le Tendre Amour | www.letendreamour.com | [email protected] |+34 637 799 096
Le Devin du Village
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A chamber opera

Le Devin du Village - ensemble Le Tendre Amour

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