Orientalism in France

Orientalism in France

02/10/2012 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie HallIn the late-19th and early-20th centuries, Europe was fascinated with Eastern culture, and many artistsput their own spin on what they thought the Middle East looked and sounded like. These five Frenchpieces show Turkey, India, Egypt, and others as they existed only in the heads of these composers.

  • Julia Zilberquit, piano
  • Julia Bullock, soprano
  • Eve Gigliotti, mezzo-soprano
  • Philip Cutlip, baritone
  • Colin Ainsworth, tenor
  • The Collegiate Chorale Singers

  • Camille Saint-Saëns—Orient et occident
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  • César Franck—Les Djinns
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  • Georges Bizet—Djamileh
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  • Maurice Delage Four Hindu Poems
  • Maurice Ravel Shéhérazade overture

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