Franse nuance

Once she was that amazing Czech soprano who sang mostly baroque and Eastern European repertoire. By now Magdalena Kožená is an absolute world star. For her long-awaited debut in the Grote Zangers series, she returns to an old love: the French repertoire. After her CD with French opera arias in 2003, she was immediately elevated to Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. That promises something with Debussy's sophisticated songs and Olivier Messiaen's rarely performed live Poèmes pour Mi. A recital full of unprecedented French nuance.

Claude Debussy is still not a regular composer on song recital programs. And yet his work contains the essence of French mélodie: light, lyrical and above all sensual. In his beautiful Chansons de Bilitis and Ariettes oubliées, vocalist and piano are equal. Moreover, the songs perfectly suit Magdalena Kožená's agile voice. 'One minute soprano, the next alto, I've never heard anything like it,' said the famous song accompanist Malcolm Martineau.

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