Channel Title: La Monnaie De Munt Channel Description: La Monnaie is the federal opera house of Belgium, residing in Brussels, the European capital, with an international reputation for producing opera's, concerts, recitals & dance. <video> ‘This choir boosts my confidence every day’ I Meet the young singers of Equinox Description: An indisputable high-point of the opera ‘The Time of Our Singing’: the moving performance of the young singers of Equinox. Get to know them a bit better, as they describe their first experience at La Monnaie and what the chorus has brought to their lives. THE TIME OF OUR SINGING An opera by Kris Defoort Libretto by Peter van Kraaij Based on the novel by Richard Powers CAST Conductor: KWAMÉ RYAN Director: TED HUFFMAN Set design: JOHANNES SCHÜTZ Costumes: ASTRID KLEIN Lighting: BERND PURKRABEK Video: PIERRE MARTIN Movement director: ALAN BARNES Dramaturgy: PETER VAN KRAAIJ & ANTONIO CUENCA RUIZ Delia Daley: CLARON MCFADDEN William Daley: MARK S. DOSS David Strom: SIMON BAILEY Jonah: LEVY SEKGAPANE Joey: PETER BRATHWAITE Ruth: ABIGAIL ABRAHAM Lisette Soer: LILLY JØRSTAD La Monnaie Chamber orchestra Jazz quartet (Robin Verheyen, Lander Gyselinck, Nicolas Thys, Hendrik Lasure) Equinox children's chorus led by Zeno Popescu Production: LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT Co-production LOD MUZIEKTHEATER, THEATER ST.GALLEN ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt #RichardPowers #KwameRyan #DefoortTHE TIME OF OUR SINGING </video> <video> Creating ‘Fanny & Alexander’ Description: How many operas do you know have been first dreamt up in a Stockholm’s restaurant? Well, at least one. During the rehearsals for ‘Fanny and Alexander’, Ingmar Bergman Jr., son of the legendary Swedish filmmaker, and librettist Royce Vavrek took some time to tell us how this opera adaptation came about and what the original film means to them. FANNY AND ALEXANDER A grand opera in two acts Music by Mikael Karlsson Libretto by Royce Vavrek after the film ‘Fanny och Alexander’ by Ingmar Bergman Under license from Josef Weinberger Ltd Orchestration: Michael P. Atkinson, Mikael Karlsson World premiere Commissioned by De Munt / La Monnaie With the kind collaboration of Ingmar Bergman Jr. & Cinematograph AB Conductor ARIANE MATIAKH Director IVO VAN HOVE Set & Lighting Designer JAN VERSWEYVELD Costume Designer AN D’HUYS Video Designer CHRISTOPHER ASH Dramaturgy preparation PETER VAN KRAAIJ Helena Ekdahl SUSAN BULLOCK Oscar Ekdahl PETER TANTSITS Emilie Ekdahl SASHA COOKE Fanny SARAH DEWEZ* (1, 5, 10, 13, 17.12), LUCIE PENNINCK* (3, 8, 15, 19.12) AlexanderJAY WEINER* Bishop Edvard Vergerus THOMAS HAMPSON Justina ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Isak Jacobi LOA FALKMAN Ismaël ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN Aron ALEXANDER SPRAGUE Carl Ekdahl JUSTIN HOPKINS Lydia POLLY LEECH Gustav Adolf Ekdahl GAVAN RING Alma Ekdahl MARGAUX DE VALENSART ° Paulina MARION BAUWENS °° Esmeralda BLANDINE COULON ° ° MM Laureate °° MM Soloist *Member of Children's and youth choruses of La Monnaie La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt </video> <video> Trailer Siegfried (Richard Wagner) | Alain Altinoglu, Pierre Audi Description: Many years have passed since the end of Die Walküre. Although Brünnhilde is still in a deep sleep, the child Sieglinde was expecting is now an adolescent. Siegfried is a fearless son of nature who grows up far from civilization in a rough and violent world. When he manages to reforge the sword Nothung, adventure beckons: he defeats the dragon Fafner, comes into possession of the Ring and goes in search of Brünnhilde, an encounter that will transform him profoundly... With Siegfried, La Monnaie is continuing its production of Der Ring des Nibelungen, under the musical guidance of Alain Altinoglu and in a new staging by Pierre Audi. Before tragedy erupts in Götterdämmerung, this third part – which includes the sounds of nature, a talking bird and a swaggering protagonist – has all the marks of a dark fairy-tale scherzo. CAST Conductor ALAIN ALTINOGLU Director PIERRE AUDI Sets MICHAEL SIMON Costumes PETRA REINHARDT Dramaturgy KLAUS BERTISCH Lighting designer VALERIO TIBERI Siegfried MAGNUS VIGILIUS Mime PETER HOARE Der Wanderer GÁBOR BRETZ Alberich SCOTT HENDRICKS Fafner WILHELM SCHWINGHAMMER Brünnhilde INGELA BRIMBERG Erda NORA GUBISCH Stimme eines Waldvogels LIV REDPATH La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt #Siegfried #Wagner #RichardWagner #AlainAltinoglu #PierreAudi #ringdesnibelungen </video> <video> 'I want to question the tradition' | 20 years Peter de Caluwe Description: ‘I want to question the tradition, because the tradition very often is false.’ General director Peter de Caluwe discusses his artistic credo in managing La Monnaie for the past 20 years. ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt </video> <video> Corporate social responsibility | 20 years Peter de Caluwe Description: Much like society as a whole, La Monnaie has changed immensely over the last 20 years. Director Peter de Caluwe expands on the growing importance of corporate social responsibility in today's opera houses, from the environment to empowerment. ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt </video> <video> 'Proud to be an artist of La Monnaie' | 20 years Peter de Caluwe Description: General director Peter de Caluwe will bid La Monnaie farewell in the summer of 2025. Under his wings, the MM Academy and our Children’s and Youth Choirs have flourished as stepping stones for young talent. ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt </video> <video> Fanny and Alexander | Mikael Karlsson | Trailer Description: A stellar cast, a show-stopping staging and a groundbreaking score: ‘Fanny and Alexander’ has everything it takes to light Brussels ablaze. Until December 19 at La Monnaie. Find out more: https://www.lamonnaiedemunt.be/en/program/3147-fanny-and-alexander FANNY AND ALEXANDER A grand opera in two acts Music by Mikael Karlsson Libretto by Royce Vavrek after the film ‘Fanny och Alexander’ by Ingmar Bergman Under license from Josef Weinberger Ltd Orchestration: Michael P. Atkinson, Mikael Karlsson Commissioned by De Munt / La Monnaie With the kind collaboration of Ingmar Bergman Jr. & Cinematograph AB Conductor: ARIANE MATIAKH Director: IVO VAN HOVE Set & Lighting Designer: JAN VERSWEYVELD Costume Designer: AN D’HUYS Video Designer: CHRISTOPHER ASH Dramaturgy preparation: PETER VAN KRAAIJ Helena Ekdahl: SUSAN BULLOCK Oscar Ekdahl: PETER TANTSITS Emilie Ekdahl: SASHA COOKE Fanny: SARAH DEWEZ* (1, 5, 10, 13, 17.12), LUCIE PENNINCK* (3, 8, 15, 19.12) Alexander: JAY WEINER* Bishop Edvard Vergerus: THOMAS HAMPSON Justina: ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Isak Jacobi: LOA FALKMAN Ismaël: ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN Aron: ALEXANDER SPRAGUE Carl Ekdahl: JUSTIN HOPKINS Lydia: POLLY LEECH Gustav Adolf Ekdahl: GAVAN RING Alma Ekdahl: MARGAUX DE VALENSART ° Paulina: MARION BAUWENS °° Esmeralda: BLANDINE COULON ° ° MM Laureate °° MM Soloist *Member of Children's and youth choruses of La Monnaie La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt #Fannyandalexander #ingmarbergman #Mikaelkarlsson #ArianeMatiakh </video> <video> Stéphanie d'Oustrac | Quel nouveau ciel pare ces lieux (Orphée et Eurydice) Description: Stéphanie d'Oustrac is one of those lyric singers whose vocal vivacity never ceases to impress. A specialist in the French and Baroque repertoires, the mezzo-soprano has graced the stage of La Monnaie on numerous occasions, notably in Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice, Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict and the world premiere of Mernier’s La dispute. This season, as well as performing Costanza in I Grotteschi (Monteverdi) and the title role in Carmen (Bizet), she will be sharing her expertise with members of the MM Academy – and you! – during an open masterclass. Open Masterclass Stéphanie d’Oustrac & MM Academy 11.3.2025 • La Monnaie Chorus Room </video> <video> Raising Voices Festival | Aftermovie Description: This was the Raising Voices Festival... La Monnaie grooved for six days to the rhythm of a plethora of cultural activities. Thank you to everyone who took part in this adventure. RAISING VOICES Around The Time of Our Singing 17 - 22.10.2024 With Singing Molenbeek, Equinox, Remua, Young Belgian Strings, Jan Michiels, La Monnaie Brass Quintet, MM Academy, Kris Defoort, Lander Gyselinck, Nicolas Thys, Interplay, Kwamé Ryan, Chœur Cassandra Koor, Brussels Academy, Sholeh Rezazadeh, Ish Ait Hamou, Claron McFadden, Let’s Zing Ensemble, Brussels Vocal Project, Museum Night Fever... ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt #Museumnightfever #festival #concert #Raisingvoices #opera #lamonnaiedemunt </video> <video> Petite messe solennelle, Kyrie Eleison (Gioachino Rossini) | La Monnaie Chorus & Emmanuel Trenque Description: From their rehearsal room nestled at the top of our Theatre, let the La Monnaie Chorus and its Artistic director offer you a foretaste of their season opening concert, featuring Gioachino Rossini’s ‘Petite messe solennelle’. Accompanied on the piano by Alberto Moro, our house singers perform the ‘Kyrie Eleison’ from this graceful musical testament by one of Italy's foremost composers. PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE 12.10.2024 (11:00) • Main Auditorium Conductor EMMANUEL TRENQUE Soprano FLAVIA STRICKER Alto LILLY JØRSTAD Tenore LORENZO MARTELLI Basso BRENT MICHAEL SMITH Piano ALBERTO MORO Harmonium BART RODYNS La Monnaie Chorus Concert with finalists of the Concorso Lirico Internazionale Portofino (10th Anniversary) Production DE MUNT/LA MONNAIE In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt </video> <video> Fanny and Alexander (Mikael Karlsson, Royce Vavrek) | Ivo Van Hove, Ariane Matiakh Description: Christmas Eve. Staff are just finishing trimming the splendid Christmas tree at the Ekdahl family home in Sweden. The Ekdahls run the local theatre and the young Fanny and Alexander also seem to have been born for the stage. The living room soon fills with the sound of laughter and clinking glasses as well as delicious smells. In the early hours, as the hubbub subsides to naughty giggles and the inebriated guests crawl under the covers (with or without their own partners), the children dream at the spectacle of their magic lantern. Nothing suggests that all warmth will soon disappear from their lives when their father Oscar dies unexpectedly and their mother Emilie soon gets married again, this time to the authoritarian bishop Edvard Vergérus. He is keen to discipline the children and rid Alexander of his vivid fantasies, harshly if necessary … In this new creation by composer Mikael Karlsson and librettist Royce Vavrek, Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical film ‘Fanny och Alexander’ (1982) comes to life on the opera stage. For her debut at La Monnaie, conductor Ariane Matiakh turns her attention to a score that combines the acoustic sound of a symphony orchestra with ingenious surround electronics, commanding a cast of sixteen soloists, among whom none other than Thomas Hampson and Anne Sofie von Otter. Director Ivo Van Hove, intimately familiar with Bergman’s work, digs deep into the soul of his characters and, together with scenographer Jan Versweyveld, creates scenes that gradually unfold into a spectral hall of mirrors. A fantasy world that stubbornly goes against harsh reality – and may ultimately overcome it. FANNY AND ALEXANDER A grand opera in two acts Music by Mikael Karlsson Libretto by Royce Vavrek after the film ‘Fanny och Alexander’ by Ingmar Bergman Under license from Josef Weinberger Ltd Orchestration: Michael P. Atkinson, Mikael Karlsson World premiere Commissioned by De Munt / La Monnaie With the kind collaboration of Ingmar Bergman Jr. & Cinematograph AB Conductor ARIANE MATIAKH Director IVO VAN HOVE Set & Lighting Designer JAN VERSWEYVELD Costume Designer AN D’HUYS Video Designer CHRISTOPHER ASH Dramaturgy preparation PETER VAN KRAAIJ Helena Ekdahl SUSAN BULLOCK Oscar Ekdahl PETER TANTSITS Emilie Ekdahl SASHA COOKE Fanny SARAH DEWEZ* Alexander JAY WEINER* Bishop Edvard Vergerus THOMAS HAMPSON Justina ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Isak Jacobi LOA FALKMAN Ismaël ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN Aron ALEXANDER SPRAGUE Carl Ekdahl JUSTIN HOPKINS Lydia POLLY LEECH Gustav Adolf Ekdahl GAVAN RING Alma Ekdahl MARGAUX DE VALENSART ° Paulina MARION BAUWENS °° Esmeralda BLANDINE COULON ° ° MM Laureate °° MM Soloist *Member of Children's and youth choruses of La Monnaie La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt </video> <video> Becoming Siegfried's Waldvogel Description: This little bird is about to spread its wings one last time! Curious to see how our Waldvogel gets ready for the final performance of 'Siegfried'? Follow Martin behind the scenes. ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt </video> <video> Uncovering the sound design of 'Fanny and Alexander' Description: What’s the secret to making an entire opera house resonate with soundwaves? Conductor Ariane Matiakh, composer Mikael Karlsson and La Monnaie sound designer Vivien Mertz explain how they plan on making ‘Fanny and Alexander’ send ripples through Brussels. FANNY AND ALEXANDER A grand opera in two acts Music by Mikael Karlsson Libretto by Royce Vavrek after the film ‘Fanny och Alexander’ by Ingmar Bergman Under license from Josef Weinberger Ltd Orchestration: Michael P. Atkinson, Mikael Karlsson World premiere Commissioned by De Munt / La Monnaie With the kind collaboration of Ingmar Bergman Jr. & Cinematograph AB Conductor ARIANE MATIAKH Director IVO VAN HOVE Set & Lighting Designer JAN VERSWEYVELD Costume Designer AN D’HUYS Video Designer CHRISTOPHER ASH Dramaturgy preparation PETER VAN KRAAIJ Helena Ekdahl SUSAN BULLOCK Oscar Ekdahl PETER TANTSITS Emilie Ekdahl SASHA COOKE Fanny SARAH DEWEZ* (1, 5, 10, 13, 17.12), LUCIE PENNINCK* (3, 8, 15, 19.12) AlexanderJAY WEINER* Bishop Edvard Vergerus THOMAS HAMPSON Justina ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Isak Jacobi LOA FALKMAN Ismaël ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN Aron ALEXANDER SPRAGUE Carl Ekdahl JUSTIN HOPKINS Lydia POLLY LEECH Gustav Adolf Ekdahl GAVAN RING Alma Ekdahl MARGAUX DE VALENSART ° Paulina MARION BAUWENS °° Esmeralda BLANDINE COULON ° ° MM Laureate °° MM Soloist *Member of Children's and youth choruses of La Monnaie La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Production DE MUNT / LA MONNAIE In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #LaMonnaie​​ #DeMunt​​ #LaMonnaieDeMunt #Fannyandalexander #ingmarbergman #Mikaelkarlsson #ArianeMatiakh </video> <video> Mozart for All | A bridge between two worlds Description: During the concert "Mozart For All", MM Laureate Emma Posman performed impressive arias for the audience of "A Bridge Between Two Worlds". La Monnaie's social programme, supported by the Engie Foundation, ensures that everyone has the opportunity to experience the magic of opera. Find out more about 'A bridge between two worlds': https://www.lamonnaiedemunt.be/en/static-pages/114-a-bridge-between-two-worlds ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt </video> <video> Inside the Music of Siegfried | Alain Altinoglu Description: An epic opera like ‘Siegfried’ calls for an epic introduction. With his infectious enthusiasm and sense of humor, La Monnaie Music Director Alain Altinoglu reveals the secrets of Richard Wagner’s third ‘Ring’ score during this accessible lecture, enriched with numerous musical excerpts performed live at the piano. Dutch and English subtitles to follow. 00:00:00 Intro 00:24 Wagner and the La Monnaie Theatre 07:40 Siegfried: a musical analysis ━━━━ For more video's, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaMonnaieDeMunt Or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamonnaie.demunt Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMonnaieDeMunt Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lamonnaiedemunt #Opera #LaMonnnaie #DeMunt #LaMonnaieDeMunt #Siegfried #wagner #richardwagner #ringdesnibelungen #lecture #introduction </video>

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