La Fortune de Fauvel

Schedule

Sat May 09 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Chapelle Notre Dame de Bon Secours | Montreal, QC

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(English below)
Que se passe-t-il lorsqu'un cheval ambitieux (mais pas trop futé) décide de diriger le pays? Dans le Roman de Fauvel, œuvre satirique, un groupe d'auteurs parisiens du début du XIVe siècle a imaginé ce scénario, ainsi que la flagornerie qui s'ensuit de la part de tout un chacun, roi et pape compris! Dans cette œuvre allégorique et amusante, les auteurs voulaient critiquer les excès et l'hypocrisie de l’élite française et de l’Église catholique. Célèbre à son époque, le roman a perduré dans plusieurs manuscrits. La version produite en 1318 comprend de magnifiques illustrations et des douzaines d’œuvres musicales.
Les 9 et 10 mai prochain, l’Ensemble Scholastica sera rejoint par le talentueux Ensemble Comtessa, en plein essor. Nous raconterons l’histoire de Fauvel le cheval, souverain aux nombreux vices de la France médiévale, dans une mise en scène musicale qui donnera vie à ce conte absurde mais ô combien actuel sur la cupidité et la corruption des gens avides de pouvoir.
La troupe :
Len Torrie (Fauvel), Angèle Trudeau (Dame Fortune), Élodie Bouchard (chant), Alice Boissinot Guastavino (chant, vièle), Leah Weitzner (chant, vièle), Carole LeDez (chant, harpe), Isabelle Douailly-Backman (vièle, rebec), Maria Gajraj (organetto), Annette (flûtes, percussion, cornemuse)
Rebecca Bain (chant, vièle, direction)
avec : Anne-Marie Saheb (narration)
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What happens when an ambitious (but not too bright) horse decides to rule the country? A group of Parisian authors of the early 14th century imagined just this scenario, along with the ensuing sycophancy of everyone else (including the king and the pope!), in the satiric Roman de Fauvel. This allegorical and amusing work was intended as a critique of the excesses and hypocrisy of the French elite and the Catholic Church. Famous in its own day, the roman survives in several manuscripts; the version produced in 1318 includes beautiful illustrations and dozens of musical works.
This May 9th and 10th, Ensemble Scholastica will be joined by the talented up-and-coming Ensemble Comtessa to tell the story of Fauvel the horse, vice-ridden ruler of medieval France, in a staged musical production bringing to life this silly but all-too-timely tale about the greed and corruption of those who seek power.
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Chapelle Notre Dame de Bon Secours, 400 Rue de la Commune E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1J4, Canada, Montreal

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