Betsy Jolas
b. 1926
French/American
Summary
Critical Acclaim
I’m simply thrilled to have discovered a wonderful composer that I didn’t know about. When you start talking to her she talks about when Varèse came to dinner, and when she sung the Verdi Requiem conducted by Toscanini, and it’s like a walking encyclopaedia, but the music is simply wonderful. I’m thrilled in the middle of Poulenc, Ravel and Rameau to introduce a really astonishing lady.— Sir Simon Rattle, lso.co.ukNews
Performances
14th June 2023
- Ces belles années…World Premiere
- SOLOISTS
- Faustine de Monès, soprano
- PERFORMERS
- London Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Sir Simon Rattle
- LOCATION
- Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom
15th June 2023
- SOLOISTS
- Faustine de Monès, soprano
- PERFORMERS
- London Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Sir Simon Rattle
- LOCATION
- Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom
14th July 2023
- Ces belles années…Country Premiere
- SOLOISTS
- Faustine de Monès, soprano
- PERFORMERS
- London Symphony Orchestra
- LOCATION
- Festival d'Aix en Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence
21st July 2023
- PERFORMERS
- Orchestre des Jeunes de la Mediterranée
- LOCATION
- Nuits de la Citadelle à Sisteron, Sisteron, France
23rd July 2023
- PERFORMERS
- Orchestre des Jeunes de la Mediterranée
- LOCATION
- Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix en Provence, France
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