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The story of Babar

Saturday

26.11.2022

11:00 — Salle Marie Laggé, Geneva

Series for little ears

Mécène

Saturday

26.11.2022

15:30 — Salle Marie Laggé, Geneva

Series for little ears

Mécène

Sunday

27.11.2022

11:00 — Salle Marie Laggé, Geneva

Series for little ears

Mécène

Sunday

27.11.2022

15:30 — Salle Marie Laggé, Geneva

Series for little ears

Mécène

Programme

A narrated musical tale for 6 musicians to music by Francis Poulenc, arranged for wind quintet and harp by F. Pierre.

The music

Loïc Schneider, flute
Nora Cismondi, oboe
Camillo Battistello, clarinet
Vincent Godel, bassoon
Clément Charpentier-Leroy, french horn

Carlotta Bulgarelli, harp

Laurie Comtesse, narrator

When his mother dies, the little elephant Babar is taken in by an old lady in town, but he misses his family and his forest. One day, his two cousins, Arthur and Céleste, find him. They decide to return to the forest. Babar is crowned king of the elephants and marries Céleste.

The venues

OSR Live

Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 5

Pablo Heras-Casado

conductor

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107, 'Reformation'

Recorded on 08 April 2025 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 5

Jonathan Nott

conductor

Recorded on 16 February 2022 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

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