The labors of Hercules
__Concert Musicatreize
Salle Musicatreize
Distribution
Claude Terrasse
Jean-Christophe Marti
Les Travaux d’Hercule
Conducting
Hoviv Hayrabedian
Musicatreize
Orchestre BruMe
Pitch
A master of opérette during the Belle Époque, Claude Terrasse reigned over French musical life between 1900 and 1914.
His exuberant comic opera Les Travaux d’Hercule recalls the parodic wit and sparkle of Offenbach.
A consummate idler, Hercules has no desire to complete the labors assigned to him by Eurystheus, King of Argos. Neglecting even his wife Omphale, he lazily basks in the glory bestowed upon him—while, in the shadows, Augias plots…
With a fresh adaptation that preserves all the original’s comic force, Musicatreize breathes new life into this work with a touch of modernity.
After The Last Words Virginia Woolf Wrote (Maurice Ohana Prize), Le Grand Dépaysement d’Alexandre le Grand (music theatre), and Nonsense policier (participatory piece), Jean-Christophe Marti offers a new orchestration of Terrasse’s opera for ten voices and a quartet (clarinet, double bass, keyboard, and percussion).
