Double bill featuring Andrew Skeels’ Requiem and Uwe Scholz’s Jeunehomme with Choir and Orchestra
A monumental work, Johannes Brahms' A German Requiem is one of the most deeply personal and powerful compositions by any great composer. With REQUIEM, choreographer Andrew Skeels offers spellbinding staging, with contemporary choreography inspired by the stirring notes of Brahms’s composition.
To begin this double bill, Les Grands Ballets is pleased to present Jeunehomme by Uwe Scholz. On the notes of Mozart’s concerto, the belated German choreographer pays homage to the beauty as well as the melancholy of the great composer’s works.
"I need Mozart's joy, his beauty, his objectivity and his melancholy fuelled not by narcissism, but by a sense of tragedy. The Jeunehomme concerto is the synthesis of it all."
Uwe Scholz
Powerful scores by composers Johannes Brahms and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be carried by the solo voices, choir and Les Grands Ballets Orchestra.
Choreography: Uwe Scholz
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 9 in E♭ major, K. 271, known as the Jeunehomme concerto
Conductor: Adam Johnson
Solo Piano: Rosalie Asselin
Costumes: Uwe Scholz
Lighting: Marc Parent
Run time: 36 minutes
Uwe Scholz (1958–2004) was inspired by the joy found in the great Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s works to create this 21-dancer piece. It premiered at the Ballets de Monte-Carlo in 1986 and was added to the Ballet du Rhin’s repertoire in 1990. It centres around six couples from the corps de ballet and two couples who each perform a pas de deux. The work ends with a solo dancer playing Mozart himself. Uwe Scholz follows a very classical three-movement structure: a fast first movement (allegro), a slow second movement (andantino) and a faster finale (presto).
Mozart composed the Jeunehomme Concerto when he was just 21. A critical success, the work was said to have been composed for Victoire Jenamy (incorrectly understood by Mozart as “Jeunehomme”), daughter of dancer and ballet master Jean-Georges Noverre.
Choreography: Andrew Skeels
Costumes and sets: Marija Djordjevic
Music: Johannes Brahms, A German Requiem
Conductor: Adam Johnson
Solo Soprano: Jacqueline Woodley
Solo Baritone: Dominique Côté
Duration: 61 minutes
Johannes Brahms' A German Requiem is an elegy created following the loss of his mentor, composer Robert Schumann, and of his mother. It is one of the most deeply personal and spiritually uplifting compositions by any great composer, yet Brahms was still a young man in his early thirties when he wrote it. Inspired by the solemn beauty of the piece, choreographer Andrew Skeels presents a poignant work that explores the profundity of human connections. In this strong, meditative creation, he evokes the memory of those who leave but who stay with us nonetheless.
Dive into the universe of Brahms’ Requiem by reading the complete notes on the program.
Latest update made on March 22, 2023. Cast is subject to change up until the start of the performance.
Big pas de deux
Rachele Buriassi, Esnel Ramos (March 23, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m., March 26 at 2 p.m.)
Graeme Fuhrman, Anna Ishii (March 25 at 2 p.m.)
Solo
Roddy Doble (March 23 and 25 at 8 p.m.)
Célestin Boutin (March 24 at 8 p.m., March 25 at 2 p.m.)
Angel Vizcaíno (March 26 at 2 p.m.)
Small pas de deux
Raphaël Bouchard, Maude Sabourin (March 23 and 24 at 8 p.m.)
Tetyana Martyanova, Felixovich Morante (March 25 at 2 p.m.)
Mai Kono, Jose Losada Morales (March 25 at 8 p.m.)
Graeme Fuhrman, Anya Nesvitaylo (March 26 at 2 p.m.)
Four soloists
Alexandra Eccles (March 25 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.)
Kiara Felder (March 24 at 8 p.m., March 25 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., March 26 at 2 p.m.)
Anna Ishii (March 23, 24, 26 at 2 p.m.)
Mai Kono (March 23 and 24 at 8 p.m., March 25 and 26 at 2 p.m.)
Anya Nesvitaylo (March 23, 24, 25 at 8 p.m., March 25 at 2 p.m.)
Yui Sugawara (March 23 and 25 at 8 p.m., March 26 at 2 p.m.)
Antoine Bertran, Bernardo Betancor, Alexandra Eccles, Felix Felixovich, Kiara Flavin, Maude Fleury, Graeme Fuhrman, Sofia Gonzales, Enno Kleinehanding, Tatiana Lerebours, José Losada Morales, James Lyttle, Carrigan MacDonald, Hamilton Nieh Stephen Satterfield, Rose Trahan
1st Movement
Solos
Étienne Delorme, Mai Kono, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, Stephen Satterfield, Yui Sugawara (All performances)
Duo
Graeme Fuhrman, Anna Ishii (All performances)
Trio
Étienne Delorme, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, André Santos (All performances)
Pas de 7
Jean-Sébastien Couture, Étienne Delorme, Graeme Fuhrman, Oscar Lambert, James Lyttle, Stephen Satterfield, Yui Sugawara (All performances)
Quartet
Antoine Bertran, James Lyttle, Hamilton Nieh, Yui Sugawara (All performances)
Alexandra Eccles, Kiara Felder, Kiara Flavin, Maude Fleury, François Gagné, Sofía González, Enno Kleinehanding, Oscar Lambert, Tatiana Lerebours, Carrigan MacDonald, Anya Nesvitaylo, Théodore Poubeau, Rose Trahan, Angel Vizcaíno
3rd Movement
Antoine Bertran, Célestin Boutin, Jean-Sébastien Couture, Étienne Delorme, Alexandra Eccles, Kiara Felder, Kiara Flavin, Graeme Fuhrman, Emma Garau Cima, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, Anna Ishii, Enno Kleinehanding, Mai Kono, Oscar Lambert, Tatiana Lerebours, James Lyttle, Carrigan MacDonald, Sahra Maira, Felix Morante, Anya Nesvitaylo, Hamilton Nieh, Théodore Poubeau, André Santos, Stephen Satterfield, Calista Shepheard, Yui Sugawara, Rose Trahan, Angel Vizcaíno
4th Movement
Duets
Emma Garau Cima, Hamilton Nieh (All performances)
Sahra Maira, Graeme Fuhrman (All performances)
Jean-Sébastien Couture, Vanesa G.R. Montoya (All performances)
Mai Kono, James Lyttle (All performances)
Célestin Boutin, Anna Ishii (All performances)
Antoine Bertran, Bernardo Betancor, Étienne Delorme, Alexandra Eccles, Kiara Flavin, Maude Fleury, Sofía González, Enno Kleinehanding, Mai Kono, Carrigan MacDonald, Tetyana Martyanova, Felixovich Morante, Anya Nesvitaylo, Théodore Poubeau, André Santos, Stephen Satterfield, Calista Shepheard, Rose Trahan
5th Movement
Étienne Delorme, André Santos (All performances)
6th Movement
Solo
Jean-Sébastien Couture (All performances)
Antoine Bertran, Célestin Boutin, Étienne Delorme, Alexandra Eccles, Kiara Felder, Kiara Flavin, Maude Fleury, Graeme Fuhrman, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, François Gagné, Sofía González, Anna Ishii, Enno Kleinehanding, Mai Kono, Oscar Lambert, Tatiana Lerebours, James Lyttle, Carrigan MacDonald, Sahra Maira, Felixovich Morante, Anya Nesvitaylo, Hamilton Nieh, Théodore Poubeau, André Santos, Stephen Satterfield, Christian Scifo, Calista Shepheard, Yui Sugawara, Rose Trahan, Angel Vizcaíno
7th Movement
Duo
Jean-Sébastien Couture, Vanesa G.R. Montoya (All performances)
Antoine Bertran, Bernardo Betancor, Célestin Boutin, Jean-Sébastien Couture, Étienne Delorme, Alexandra Eccles, Kiara Felder, Kiara Flavin, Maude Fleury, Graeme Fuhrman, Vanesa G.R. Montoya, Emma Garau Cima, Sofía González, Anna Ishii, Enno Kleinehanding, Mai Kono, Tatiana Lerebours, José Losada Morales, James Lyttle, Carrigan MacDonald, Sahra Maira, Tetyana Martyanova, Felixovich Morante, Anya Nesvitaylo, Hamilton Nieh, Théodore Poubeau, André Santos, Stephen Satterfield, Yui Sugawara, Rose Trahan, Angel Vizcaíno
Soloists
Soprano: Jacqueline Woodley
Baritone: Dominique Côté
Sopranos
Marie Magistry
Stephanie Manias
Véronique Gauthier
Élodie Bouchard
Altos
Josée Lalonde
Charlotte Cumberbirch
Sandra Simard
Ghislaine Deschambault
Tenors
Thomas MacLeay
Arthur Tanguay-Labrosse
Aldéo Jean
David Menzies
Basses
John Giffen
Martin Auclair
Alain Duguay
Philippe Martel
Conductor
Adam Johnson
First Violins
Veronica Thomas (principal)
Céline Arcand (associate principal)
Pascale Frenette
Daniel Godin
Seconds violons
Marie-Josée Arpin (principal)
Solange Bouchard (assistant principal)
Ragnhild Hettema
Jean Ai Seow
Violas
Catherine Arsenault (principal)
Bojana Milinov
Élisa Boudreau
Cellos
Chantal Marcil (principal)
Carla Antoun (assistant principal)
Double basses
Marc Denis (principal)
Flutes
Ariane Brisson (principal)
Oboes
Kirsten Zander (principal)
David Jomphe
Clarinets
Zaven Zakarian (principal)
Bassoons
Lise Millet (solo)
Horns
Jocelyn Veilleux (solo)
Lyne Santamaria
Timpani
François St-Jean (principal)
Orchestra Manager
Richard Capolla
Solo Pianist
Rosalie Asselin
Full Credits
Head of Wardrobe: Mélanie Ferrero
Head Stage Carpenter: Kenneth Gregg
LES GRANDS BALLETS
Artistic Director: Ivan Cavallari
Executive Director: Marc Lalonde
President Emeritus: Constance V. Pathy, C.M., C.Q., DMus.
Founder: Ludmilla Chiriaeff
Artistic Director Emeritus: Gradimir Pankov
