The Carnival of the Animals

30 quai de Rive Neuve, La Criée - Théâtre National de Marseille

Julie Depardieu, reciter Da-Min Kim and Dali Feng, violins Magali Demesse, viola Xavier Chatillon, cello Virgile Aragau, flute Valentin Favre, clarinet Jean-René Da Conceicao, double bass Mathieu Schaefer, percussion Vladik Polionov and Olivier Lechardeur, pianos composed in 1886, in a small Austrian village, for a Mardi Gras concert, The Carnival of the Animals was later played in Paris at private homes. Fearing for his reputation as a serious musician, Saint-Saëns opposed its public performance, with the exception of the Swan. After the composer’s death, this 'fantai…