Dangerous Liaisons:
Opera and Intrigue in Versailles
Fifth and last concert of Lyra's Mainstage Series.
This concert is proudly presented as part of the Twin Cities Early Music Festival
Performance times:
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Friday, June 12, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. | at Mount Olive Church in Rochester (2830 18th Ave NW, Rochester, MN 55901)
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Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.| at Sundin Music Hall in Saint Paul (1531 Hewitt Ave, St Paul, MN 55104)
Step into the opulent world of Versailles with Dangerous Liaisons, a captivating programme bringing Lully’s timeless masterpiece together with the first ever Orchestral Suite published in Germany by one of his students JS Kusser. Let yourself be delighted by Marin Marais opera Alcione before we round the evening off with some Ouvertures from JP Rameau’s beloved operas. Join us for the night of musical splendor and delight.
Program
Johann Sigismund Kusser (1660-1727)
Composition de musique suivant la méthode françoise, 1682
Ouverture
1er Air. Rondeau
2de Air
3ème Air
4ème Air. Ballet
5ème Air
6ème Air. Bourrée
7ème Air. Gigue a l’Angloise
8ème Air. Menuet
9ème Air. Menuet
Jean Battiste Lully (1632-1687)
Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhome
Ouverture
Gavotte
Canaries
Marche pour la Cérémonie Turque
1er Air des Espagnols. Sarabande
2ème Air des Espagnols. Gigue
L’entrée des Scaramouches, Trivelins et Arlequins
Chaconne des Scaramouches, Trivelins et Arlequins
INTERMISSION
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Alcyone, Suite des airs a jouer
Quatrieme Suite, Airs pour les matelots et les tritons
Prelude
Marche pour les Matelots
Air pour les memes
Air Tambourin pour les memes
Symphonie
Tempeste
Chaconne pour les Tritons
Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Les Indes Galantes: Overture
Castor et Pollux: Ouverture
Dardanus: Overture
Platée: Overture
Zoroastre: Overture
Pygmalion: Overture