With Cupid’s assis­tance, the sculp­tor Pygmalion brings his beloved cre­ation to life. Apotheosis treat us to two ver­sions of this cel­e­brat­ed sto­ry. Jean-Philippe Rameau’s famil­iar one-act opera, Pigmalion, with a new chore­og­ra­phy by Femke Gyselinck, is fol­lowed by Georg Benda’s lit­tle-known gem of the same name: a grip­ping mon­odra­ma for speak­ing voice and orchestra.

Pygmalion double bill

Rameau & Benda

  • Ensemble: Apotheosis (BE)
  • Muzikale leiding: Korneel Bernolet (BE)
  • Haute-contre: Philippe Gagné (CA)
  • Sopraan: Morgane Heyse (FR)
  • Sopraan: Lieselot De Wilde (BE)
  • Sopraan: Caroline Weynants (BE)
  • Bas-bariton: Norman Patzke (DE)
  • Choreografie en dans: Femke Gyselinck (BE)
  • Dans: Bryana Fritz (VS)
  • Dans: Jasmin Gins Posada (FR)
  • Scenografie: Joris Kritis (BE)
  • Dramaturgie: Katherina Lindekens (BE)
  • Copresentatie: Concertgebouw Brugge