Pulcinella – April 3, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 26, 2016 6641 Pulcinella – Pompeii: a Roman City Sunday, April 3rd 2016 at 3:00 pm Fuoco E Cenere Ensemble (France) Daphné Touchais, soprano Bruno Leone, master puppeteer Patricia Lavail, recorder André Henrich, theorbo Jean Rondeau, harpsichord Jay Bernfeld, viola da gamba and conductor You can’t say Naples without saying… Pulcinella! It was in Naples that this commedia dell’arte character lived. A hilarious blend of the irresistible music of Pergolesi and the lost art of burattinaio (puppetry), this show was an audience favourite at the Cité de la Musique in Paris and recently toured Sicily. Length: 90-minute version In connection with the Pompeii exhibit. For tickets and information: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/concerts 514-285-2000 A shorter version (50 minutes in length) of this event is also presented in the Family Weekends series at 11 a.m. the same day. Pulcinella – Musical Family Sundays Sunday, April 3rd 2016 at 11:00 am Fuoco E Cenere Ensemble Daphné Touchais, soprano Bruno Leone, master puppeteer Jay Bernfeld, viola da gamba and conductor Pulcinella, la Libertá ritrovata, or how Pulcinella, our noisy, impolite and far from politically correct hero, leaves Stravinsky’s masterpiece to seek his commedia dell’arte origins in his native Naples, accompanied by the music of Pergolesi. With his gigantic nose, his hunched back and his large belly, he draws laughter from young and old. In French Length: 50 minutes without intermission For ages 7 to 77 For tickets and information: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/concerts 514-285-2000
