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Inferno, Visual Creation

VenueLa Seine Musicale
CalendarWed 21 Apr 2027 - Thu 22 Apr 2027
Synopsis/Details

Dante in 360° – 10 years of the Auditorium

On April 21, 2017, Laurence Equilbey conducted the inaugural concert at La Seine Musicale with the Insula Orchestra. Ten years later, the orchestra celebrates this anniversary with a new work created specifically for the Patrick-Devedjian Auditorium: a new, custom-built circular structure that places the orchestra at the center of the hall and suspends a screen above it. From every seat, the audience is immersed in the heart of the performance.

On the program is Liszt's Dante Symphony – inspired by the Divine Comedy and driven by the composer's dream of a total art form, which he wished to extend through spectacular images, unattainable in his time. This desire finds its fulfillment today in Mat Collishaw's immersive creation: a video projected onto the circular screen that transposes Dante's Inferno into our contemporary crises.

Present throughout the program, the voice of Magdalena Kožená – one of the most admired mezzo-sopranos of her generation – accompanies this journey through the Underworld. A seminal evening, at the crossroads of music, image, and sound architecture.

This concert is performed on period instruments.

Venue
La Seine Musicale

La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located on Île Seguin an island on the Seine river between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, in the western suburbs of Paris, France.

Adress:  La Seine Musicale, Île Seguin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Auditorium Patrick Devedjian

Nestled like a gem in a case of glass and wood, the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian is the centerpiece of our building. It can accommodate up to 1,150 spectators and is dedicated to acoustic music, featuring the greatest classical ensembles and musicians, foremost among them the resident orchestra: Insula orchestra.

Its appearance is open to interpretation: a bird's nest, a giant liner, "the ball"...

From the outside, its glass facade is protected and powered by a gigantic array of solar panels that moves in synchronization with the sun, overlooking the concrete liner.

From the inside, the 1,150-seat hall awakens our senses. Dedicated to classical music, jazz, and world music concerts, its light blonde wooden ceiling, cardboard tubes, and paper reveal all the secrets of the excellent acoustics of this stage.

 

Its Acoustics

Studied by the Nagata and Jean-Paul Lamoureux firm to ensure the best possible sound reproduction for the audience. All precautions have been taken to guarantee exceptional acoustics with the precision of a musical instrument.

 

Its Design

Modular, its vineyard-style arrangement creates a genuine proximity with the audience surrounding the artists. The interplay of lights, the beauty of materials (wood, mosaics, glass), and the 360° panorama are all designed to match the pleasure of the eyes with that of the ears.

Its design aims to create a sense of visual and acoustic intimacy shared between the audience and the musicians. The atmosphere of the hall is warm, with curved wooden walls and ceiling contributing to the hall’s unique sound identity. Access to the hall is provided on three levels by large suspended walkways offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. These are connected by large staircases forming a continuous promenade around the hall.

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