A magical Ravel concert with Simon Rattle

This Ravel concert from September 2008 takes listeners through fantastic magical realms. Sir Simon Rattle first conducts the ballet music Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose), a collection of delicate fairy tale scenes. The second part of the concert features the charming children’s opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Spells), interpreted by an outstanding ensemble of soloists, with Magdalena Kožená in the leading role.

Berliner Philharmoniker

Sir Simon Rattle

Programme Guide

Maurice Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye, ballet
Maurice Ravel L’Enfant et les sortilèges, opera in one act Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano Annick Massis Soprano Mojca Erdmann Soprano Sophie Koch Mezzo-Soprano Nathalie Stutzmann Contralto Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Tenor François Le Roux Baritone José van Dam Bariton Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey Chorus Master

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