Face-à-Face: French Melodies

Show & Culture

French poetry set to music. In the heart of the 19th century, the genre of French melody blossomed and thrived. In this narrated concert, Émilie Munera unveils the secrets of the history and composition of these poetic pages of music, showing how composers such as Hector Berlioz, Francis Poulenc, and Gabriel Fauré combined their notes with the words of their compatriots.