ES abords d'un village dans le Languedoc

tears. Jacques's theme, on the brass, precedes a choral episodecelebrating the wind and light of autumn.An extraordinary chromatic descent leatls to a return tothe main key, E minor. Over a long tonic pedal, the choruscelebrates the traveller's goodness, while for one last time themill figure sounds out. A final flourish on harps and celesta,and everything seems to melt into silence ...THE PERFORMERSTranslation: jereni), DrakeJean-Sbbastien BouAfter studying at the Paris Conservatory, Jean-SebastienBou was very quickly taken on by theatres in France andabroad. He performed the role de Pelleas under the directionof Marc Minkowski for the centenary of the work's premiereat the Opera Comique, as well as on various national andinternational stages. He first performed the role of Werther inFrance in the version for baritone by Battistini at the GrandThestre de Tours under the direction of Jean-Yves Ossonce.He is a regularly guest of opera houses, performing the majorrepertory roles: Marcello (La BohPme), Silvio (Wgliaccr), Ping(Turandot), Ottokar (Der Freischiitz), the Herald (Lohengrin),Oreste (Iphig6nie en Tauride), Florestan (Vgronique), Valentin(Faust), the title role of Don Giovanni. He sang the role ofBorile (Les Boreades) in the Paris Opera production in NewYork. His singing career has led him to collaborate with suchconductors as John Nelson, Charles Dutoit, Michel Plasson,Jean-Claude Casadesus and William Christie.Sophie Marin-DegorAn erstwhile member of the Maitrise de Radio-France, herparticipation in Gluck's Orpheus at the Thestre des Champs-Elysees under the direction of Sir Charles Mackerras alongsideMarilyn Horne opened for her the doors of the classical reper-tory. With Jean-Claude Malgoire, she tackled leading roles inboth opera and baroque oratorio (Handel, Lully, etc.) and inMozart, whom she subsequently made a speciality. She hasthus performed Bastienne, Servilia, Papagena, Barberina thenZerlina, Despina, Susanna at theThPdtre des Champs-Elysees,and Pamina followed by Donna Anna at the Grand ThestredeTours (2000), and, finally, she was the Countess (2002) forSaint itienne Opera. She became a sought-after Melisande,notably taking part in the stage premiere of the work in Moscow.Apart from opera she also frequently appears in concertsand recitals, notably in the duet 'Les Demoiselles de ...I. InGermany she was elected 'Finest opera artiste of the year' byOpernwelt in 2003 for Marianne and in 2004 for Armide. Shehas recorded many discs, including those, forTimpani, of Polyphemeand choral works by Jean Cras.Marie-Thbrese KellerShe began studying singing at the Strasburg RegionalConservatory, where she won a first prize for singing, a firstprize for opera, as well as prize for baroque chamber music.She subsequently joined the Paris Opera School, where shewas a pupil of Hans Hotter and Denise Dupleix. Among hermany roles Marie-Therhse Keller has sung Conception inL'Heure espagnole in Toulouse under the direction of MichelPlasson, Carmen at the Festival of Baalbeck, Charlotte in Wertherat Metz Opera, Mallika in Lakme and Alisa in Lucia diLammermoor alongside Natalie Dessay, Mignon, La Belle Helene,and Genevihe in Pell6as inTours. Marie-Therhse Kelleroften gives recitals and has sung in many oratorios, such asVerdi's Requiem and Das Lied von der Erde. She has workedunder the direction of prestigious conductors such as MichelPlasson, Marek Janowski, Armin Jordan and Simon Rattle.Pierre-Yves PruvotAfter exhaustive musical training (trumpet and piano) andin parallel with engineering studies, Pierre-Yves Pruvot turnedtowards the apprenticeship of singing. With a diploma fromthe Lyons Conservatory, he is also laureate of several inter-