Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
A live performance from the Barbican of this sparkling comédie-ballet from the brilliant partnership of the playwright Molière and composer Lully, given here in a new performing version by Jeremy Sams. Monsieur Jourdain aspires to take his place in the world as a gentleman, but his plans are thwarted at every turn, leaving him only with his self-delusions.
Rebecca Ockenden. Gaëlle Méchaly and Stéphanie Rédivat (sopranos). Rodrigo del Pozo, Iain Paton and François Piolino (tenors). Matthieu Lécroart, Matthieu de Laubier and Suren Chahjan (basses), Satara Lester and Patrick Cremin (actors), Les Fragments Réunis, Les Arts Florissants, conductor William Christie
Lully - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Acts 1-3
8.45 Twenty Minutes: Folies de Grandeur Philip Weller explores some aspects of the ascent of the bourgeoisie in Molière's time.
9.05 Acts 4-5