EMILIE: LA MARQUISE DU CHÂTELET DEFENDS HER LIFE TONIGHT
By Lauren Gunderson
University of Massachusetts Theater
Amherst, MA
March 1, 2024 - March 9, 2024
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CREATIVE TEAM
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Iris Sowlat
Dramaturg: Nathaniel Akingbemi
Scenic Designer: Calypso Michelet
Lighting Designer: Taylor Jaskula
Costume Designer: Emily Irene Peck
Sound Designer: Amy Altadonna
Intimacy Director: Fig Lefevre
Dialect and Voice Coach: Elisa Gonzales
Production Stage Manager: John Klinger
Assistant Director: Elliott Robin Ball
Assistant Costume Designer: Megan Roderick
Assistant Lighting Designer: Zachary Graczyk
Assistant Sound Designers: Aaron Mancaniello, Marco White
Assistant Stage Managers: Cameron McDonough, Morgan Chouinard
SOUND/MUSIC DRAMATURGY
SOUND/MUSIC DRAMATURGY
Marco assisted the sound team by providing much of the dramaturgical research, discovering many of the Baroque compositions that were produced inside or outside of eighteenth-century France/Europe. This research created a guideline that would help better shape and craft the director's main artistic vision of the production. Marco found the following compositions that were used for the production:
Intermedes de Xerxes Bourre pour les Basques - Lully.wavINTERMEDES DE XERXES: BOURRE POUR LES BASQUES - JEAN-BAPTISE LULLY
INTERMEDES DE XERXES: BOURRE POUR LES BASQUES - JEAN-BAPTISE LULLY
Welcome to the world of eighteenth-century France.
Concerto D major Largo.wavCONCERTO IN D MAJOR FOR THREE TRUMPETS AND ORCHESTRA: I. LARGO - GEROG PHILIPP TELEMANN
CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FOR THREE TRUMPETS AND ORCHESTRA: I. LARGO - GEROG PHILIPP TELEMANN
"the scene with the father" is announced.
The Arts and the Hours - Rameau.wavTHE ARTS AND THE HOURS - JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
THE ARTS AND THE HOURS - JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Used to establish both the blossoming beginning and inevitable downfall of Emilie and Voltaire's relationship.
English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 (Arr. for 3 Recorders) V. Gavotte I - Bach.wavENGLISH SUITE NO. 6 IN D MINOR, BWV 811 (ARR. FOR 3 RECORDERS): V GAVOTTE I - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
ENGLISH SUITE NO. 6 IN D MINOR, BWV 811 (ARR. FOR 3 RECORDERS): V GAVOTTE I - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Emilie sends Soubrette through the doors.
Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie Act I _Princess ce grand jour_.wavHIPPOLYTE ET ARICIE: ACT 1 "PRINCESSE, CE GRAND JOUR" (PHÈDRE, ŒNONE, CHŒUR) - JEAN-BAPTISE LULLY
HIPPOLYTE ET ARICIE: ACT 1 "PRINCESSE, CE GRAND JOUR" (PHÈDRE, ŒNONE, CHŒUR) - JEAN-BAPTISE LULLY
Emilie and Voltaire are having a causal conversation in an opera house.
French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815 VII. Gigue - Bach.wavFRENCH SUITE NO. 4 IN E-FLAT MAJOR: BWV 815: VII. GIGUE - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
FRENCH SUITE NO. 4 IN E-FLAT MAJOR: BWV 815: VII. GIGUE - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
There is a new world of opportunities and possibilities in the city of Cirey.
Sonata for Two Violins Without Bass in E Minor, Op. III, 5 II. Gavotta. Andante. Gratioso - Leclair.wavSONATA FOR TWO VIOLINS WITHOUT BASS IN E MINOR, OP. III, 5: II. GAVOTTA. ANDANTE. GRATIOSO - JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
A disgusting, incestuous dance between Voltaire and his niece.
Musikalisches Opfer, Op. 6, BWV 1079 Canon 2 à 2 violini in unisono - Bach.wavMUSIKALISCHES OPFER, OP. 6, BWV 1079: CANON 2 À 2 VIOLINI IN UNISONO - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
A fast dancing moment between Soubrette and Voltaire.
Le bourgeois gentilhomme Chaconne des Scaramouches, Frivelins et Arlequins - Lully.wavLE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME: CHACONNE DES SCARAMOUCHES, FRIVELINS ET ARLEQUINS - JEAN-BAPTISE LULLY
A court tableau where we're introduced to Jean-Francois.
Suite in G Major III. Sarabanda - Matteis.wavSUITE IN G MAJOR: III. SARABANDA - NICOLA MATTEIS
SUITE IN G MAJOR: III. SARABANDA - NICOLA MATTEIS
A slow dancing moment between Emilie and Jean-Francois.
Lachrimæ antiquæ Novæ - Dowland.wavLACHRIMÆ ANTIQUÆ NOVÆ - JOHN DOWLAND
LACHRIMÆ ANTIQUÆ NOVÆ - JOHN DOWLAND
Foreshadows the unfortunate death of Emilie after giving birth to her child.
Photos by Derek Fowles
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