No(s) Dames Théophile Alexandre & Quatuor Zaïde

• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907): Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55:
• 1 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: Solveigs sang (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 04:09
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787): Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3 Scene 1:
• 2 Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3 Scene 1: Che fiero momento (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:49
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835): La Sonnambula, Act 2 Scene 12:
• 3 Bellini: La Sonnambula, Act 2 Scene 12: Ah! Non credea mirarti (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:43
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): The Maid of Orleans, TH 6, Act 1:
• 4 Tchaikovsky: The Maid of Orleans, TH 6, Act 1: Adieu forêts (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:01
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880): Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4:
• 5 Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: Barcarolle (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:58
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875): Carmen, Act 1 Scene 5:
• 6 Bizet: Carmen, Act 1 Scene 5: L'Amour est un oiseau rebelle (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:02
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): María de Buenos Aires, Pt. 1 Scene 3b:
• 7 Piazzolla: María de Buenos Aires, Pt. 1 Scene 3b: Yo soy María (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:38
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901): I masnadieri:
• 8 Verdi: I masnadieri: Prélude (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:05
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Zaïde, K.344, Act 2:
• 9 Mozart: Zaïde, K.344, Act 2: Tiger, wetze nur die Klauen (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 04:29
• Francesco Cavalli (1602 - 1676): Il Giasone, Act 1 Scene 14:
• 10 Cavalli: Il Giasone, Act 1 Scene 14: Dell'antro magico (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:15
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2:
• 11 Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: Der Hölle Rache (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:20
• Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Act 1 Scene 4:
• 12 Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Act 1 Scene 4: Oh! Quante volte (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 05:03
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 4:
• 13 Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 4: L'ho perduta me meschina! (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 01:49
• Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino:
• 14 Verdi: La forza del destino: Prélude (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 01:44
• Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Armida, Hob XXVIII/12, Act 2 Scene 12:
• 15 Haydn: Armida, Hob XXVIII/12, Act 2 Scene 12: Odio, furor, dispetto (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 01:57
• Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759): Alcina, HWV 34, Act 2 Scene 5:
• 16 Haendel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act 2 Scene 5: Ah! Mio cor (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 05:06
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868): Maometto II, Act 3 Scene 5:
• 17 Rossini: Maometto II, Act 3 Scene 5: Giusto Ciel (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:33
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215, Scene 4:
• 18 Strauss: Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215, Scene 4: Salomes Tanz (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:25
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912): Manon, Act 2 Scene 4:
• 19 Massenet: Manon, Act 2 Scene 4: Adieu notre petite table (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:10
• Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata, Act 3 Scene 4:
• 20 Verdi: La Traviata, Act 3 Scene 4: Addio del passato (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 04:32
• Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, Act 2 Scene 3:
• 21 Bellini: Norma, Act 2 Scene 3: Deh! Non volerli vittime (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:16
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Samson & Dalila, Op. 47:
• 22 Saint-Saëns: Samson & Dalila, Op. 47: Prélude (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:42
• Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950): Marie-Galante ou l'Exil sans retour:
• 23 Weill: Marie-Galante ou l'Exil sans retour: Youkali [part 1] (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 03:39
• 24 Weill: Marie-Galante ou l'Exil sans retour: Youkali [part 2] (Arr. for Countertenor & String Quartet by Eric Mouret) 02:48
• Total Runtime 01:16:13

Info for No(s) Dames

Genderless tribute to opera's divas by the countertenor Théophile ALEXANDRE & the female string quartet ZAÏDE, redistributing musical direction to women and Ladies' agonies to a man, to celebrate the divas' arias beyond their gender clichés. Starring heroines by Mozart, Verdi, Bellini, Bizet, Haendel, Saint-Saëns, Piazzolla, Haydn, Tchaïkovsky...

5 black silhouettes liberated from gender attributes, a long blood-red glove, a couture gown… On stage, NO(S) DAMES come alive in an operatic curiosity cabinet, mixing fantasized videos and divas’ accessories to explore the morbid fetichisms these “Divanities” carry, intertwining glamour and death in the great tradition of male Romanticism. In 3 acts, No(s) Madonnas, No(s) Bitches, No(s) Witches, the 5 artists redistribute the roles and disrupt these sexist clichés, to give a new life to our diva’s arias.

Combining the beauty of lyrical singing with a fresh look at opera and its dramas, countertenor Théophile Alexandre and the Zaïde revisit the great diva arias, from Carmen to Violetta, via Eurydice, Juliette or the Queen of the Night. Together, they question the duplicity of the roles assigned to women in all these operas composed by men: celebrated but caricatured caricatured and corseted, virtuoso but dehumanised, magnified but martyred... until the climax of their sublime agony. A lyrical show that shakes up the codes while paying a vibrant tribute to these great female characters and to the most beautiful operatic writings.

Théophile Alexandre, counter-tenor
Quatuor Zaïde

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