Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:00

Elbphilharmonie Großer Saal

The Wedding of the Sun King

Le Poème Harmonique / Vincent Dumestre – Works by Lully, Rossi, Cavalli and others

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Doors open 18:30
Pre-concert talk 19:00
Start 20:00
End ca. 21:50

Timpani and trumpets for the Sun King

Probably France’s largest 17th century festival comes to life again here: the wedding between the »Sun King« Louis XIV and the Spanish princess Marie-Thérèse ended the long-standing hostility of both countries in 1660 and was fittingly ostentatiously celebrated, firstly on the Spanish border, then in Paris. Thereby, a large-scale musical setting befitting their social status from sacred works via fanfares to dance and opera should also be included.

Vincent Dumestre, with his period performance orchestra Le Poème Harmonique and vocalists, has put together a splendid panorama of French baroque music, which transforms the entire Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall into a royal ballroom. The proverbial timpani and trumpets sound, there is a lot of music by Jean-Baptiste Lully – Louis XIV’s favourite composer – and by Francesco Cavalli, who travelled from Italy to Paris for the wedding specifically for performances of his operas.

This programme incidentally evolved from Dumestre and his ensembles for the Palace of Versailles, which the Sun King had built as an overflowing, sumptuous structure – also to make space for the theatre, ballet and opera performances he so loved. Today, the stars of the early music scene take golden hammers into their hands here and sound repertoire gems of the 16th to 18th century.

Programme (booklet)

Le Poème Harmonique / Vincent Dumestre: »The Wedding of the Sun King« (German only) (PDF, 2.9 MB)

Prelude: the concert introduction

Performers

Le Poème Harmonique choir and orchestra

Ana Quintans soprano

Isabelle Druet mezzo-soprano

Paco Garcia tenor

Serge Goubioud tenor

Viktor Shapovalov baritone

Vincent Dumestre director

Programme

»Les noces royales de Louis XIV«

Aux portes du temple | Vor den Toren des Tempels
Aux portes du temple (Vor den Toren des Tempels)

Jean-Baptiste Lully
Sonneries pour les cornets du Roy / aus: Airs pour le carroussel de Monseigneur LWV 72

Entrée des délégations | Einzug der Delegationen
Entrée des délégations (Einzug der Delegationen)

François Couperin
Prélude Nr. 2 / aus: L’Art de toucher le Clavecin

Jean-Baptiste Lully
Entrée pour la Maison de France / aus: L’Hercule amoureux LWV 17

18 Entrées für Francesco Cavallis gleichnamige Oper

Jean-Baptiste Lully
Les epagnoles und Les basques / aus: Ballet de muses LWV 32

Célébration de la paix | Die Feier des Friedens
Célébration de la paix (Die Feier des Friedens)

Jean Veillot
O filii et filiae / Mottete für zwei Chöre, Orchester und Basso continuo

Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jubilate Deo »Le Motet de la Paix« LWV 77/16

– Interval –

Mariage | Hochzeit
Mariage (Hochzeit)

Guillaume Gabriel Nivers
Plein jeu du troisième ton und récit de cromorne du troisième ton / aus: Livre d’orgue contenant cent pièces de tous les tons de l’église

Salamone Rossi
Sinfonia grave à 5 / aus: Il primo libro delle sinfonie et gagliarde a tre, quatro & a cinque voci [...]

Francesco Cavalli
Magnificat à 8

Réjouissances | Feierlichkeiten
Réjouissances | Feierlichkeiten

Francesco Cavalli
Lasciate mi morire / aus dem Dramma per musica »Xerse«

André de Rosiers
Après une si longue guerre / aus: L’Eslite des libertez, Buch 10

Nicolas Metru
Ô France

Juan Hidalgo
Dos zagalas venian / aus: Celos aun del aire matan / Singspiel in drei Akten

Encore:

Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Agnus Dei / aus: Messe pour les trépassés H 2

Juan Arañés
Un sarao de chacona / aus: Libro segundo de tonos y villancicos

Pre-Concert Talk

with Dominik Bach (in German)

19:00 / Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal

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Location : Elbphilharmonie
Großer Saal

Heart of the Elbphilharmonie: the Grand Hall seats 2,100 guests in the »vineyard« style. The stage for artists and orchestras is situated at the centre of the concert hall and is surrounded by terraced seating.

Arrival time

The Elbphilharmonie is a special building situated in a special place. Allow for plenty of time for getting to the Elbphilharmonie and the way to the concert area. We suggest visitors arrive at the Elbphilharmonie Plaza not later than 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event. Late seating is not guaranteed and latecomers may not be admitted to the concert hall.

Concert tickets for the Grand and Recital Halls authorise a visit to the Plaza from two hours before the start of the concert or event. Visitors to the Kaistudios require a separate Plaza ticket to visit the Plaza.

Admission times:

Events without pre-concert talk:
Grand Hall Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Grand Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the event

Events with pre-concert talk:
Grand Hall Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Grand Hall: 15 minutes before the start of the talk

If a pre-concert talk is offered for this event, it is noted above under PROGRAMME.
Getting here

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Platz der Deutschen Einheit
20457 Hamburg

The Elbphilharmonie can be easily reached by bus, underground, bicycle and ferry.

The nearest stops include:
Underground line U3: Baumwall
Underground line U4: Überseequartier
Bus 2, 111: Am Kaiserkai (Elbphilharmonie)
Bus 6: Auf dem Sande (Speicherstadt)
Ferry 72 (from Landungsbrücken pier): »Elbphilharmonie« pier
StadtRAD (bicycle sharing system) stations: U Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie) and Am Kaiserkai / Großer Grasbrook

Multistorey car park in the Elbphilharmonie (open 24/7, 435 parking spaces):
Please note that visitors to the Elbphilharmonie should use the entrance marked »Elbphilharmonie«. The entrance »Elbphilharmonie Hotel« is reserved for »The Westin Hamburg« hotel guests.

Please find more information about prices and advance booking of the discounted flat rate on this page: arrival by car
Finding your seat

All visitors enter the building via the main entrance; access to the concert hall is via the »Plaza«, the viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie. The Plaza can be reached from the entrance area via the long escalator. Your tickets will be checked twice, at the access control in the entrance area and on the Plaza in front of the staircase to the Great Hall.

The hall entrances are on floors 12, 13, 15 and 16.
Cloakroom

The cloakrooms are located on the 11th floor (fee: € 2). Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.

Walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 x 30 cm) or above, luggage and other bulky items must be stored in the lockers (largest size 27 x 87 x 47 cm) located in the corridor leading to the ticket shop on the ground floor (on the right-hand side of the entrance area).

Strollers and prams can be left with the admissions personnel on the Plaza. Wheeled walkers can be handed in at the hall entrances.
Toilet Facilities

The central toilet facility is located on the 13th floor of the Grand Hall Foyer. Further facilities can be found on floors 11, 12 and 15.

Fully accessible toilets are located on floors 12 (north side) and 13 (right-hand side of the large bar). Our front-of-house staff is happy to assist you in this regard.
Photography and video recordings

It is forbidden to take photographs or record videos during a concert or event. Video recordings and photography are permitted for private purposes only on the Plaza and in the foyers as well as before the start or following an event in the concert hall, provided that you respect the privacy of other visitors and do not interfere with regular business operations. Employees may not be photographed or filmed.

Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.

Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie.
Accessibility

All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.

Lifts to the Plaza are located in the tunnel on the right-hand side of the Tube (long escalator). From the Plaza, access to the Grand and Recital Hall foyers is via lifts, also located to the right. Please note: cloakrooms for visitors to the Grand Hall are only located on the 11th floor. From there, the upper floors can be accessed via further lifts.
Coughing, clapping, chatting – Tips for your concert visit

A concert at the Elbphilharmonie is a unique experience for both audience and artists. Guests and musicians alike rave about the precise acoustics in the Grand Hall. You can hear every note, even from the highest balcony.

Unfortunately, the opposite is also true: even presumably quiet noises from the audience are clearly audible in the entire hall. We therefore ask our visitors to take the following recommendations into consideration: Tips for your concert visit