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Les Talens Lyriques
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Leçons de Ténèbres

Les Talens Lyriques

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Date
Tue 23 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Tickets
£55 £44 £34 £28 £18
Duration

This concert is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes in duration, including an interval

Availability

Artists

  • Les Talens Lyriques
    • Michèle Bréantsoprano
    • Marie Lyssoprano
    • Atsushi Sakaïviola da gamba
    • Christophe Roussetharpsichord, organ, director

Programme

      • Seconde leçon du jeudi (‘LAMED. Matribus suis’) H103
      • Septième répons après la première leçon du troisième nocturne Seniores populi H117
      • Cinquième répons après la seconde leçon du second nocturne Eram quasi agnus H115
      • Second répons après la seconde leçon du premier nocturne du Mercredi Saint Tristis est anima mea H126

Interval

Overview

The Roman Catholic liturgy for Holy Week underlines the symbolism of the darkness that represents Christ’s betrayal, trial and death. Les Talens Lyriques, renowned for its consummate mastery of French Baroque repertoire, probes the Leçons de Ténèbres (literally, the ‘Lessons of darkness’) of Charpentier and Couperin, outstanding examples of lamentations created for performance on the evenings of Holy Wednesday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Its programme also includes intensely expressive responsories from Charpentier’s Tenebrae services.

Booking Information

Priority Booking for this event will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 16 September at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

General sale for this event will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 29 September.

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