Debussy and the Sirens

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Phaedra Pribilla, soprano
Louise Kuyvenhoven, soprano
Eléonore Meens, soprano
Cécile Madelin, mezzo-soprano
Lionel Bams, piano

A musical show for young and old alike

Sirènes is a creation of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, in collaboration with the Compagnie Artichoke, under the artistic direction of Sophie van der Stegen and Sarah Laulan.

This poetic musical work, inspired by tales, myths, and human emotions, explores the four elements – Fire, Earth, Air, Water – and a voice that loses itself in order to be reborn.

The performance breaks the boundaries of lyrical theater, blending drama, song, humor, and movement in a symbolic world that travels between H.C. Andersen, the Odyssey, Rusalka, and the Lorelei. The mermaid becomes the thread running through a story of metamorphosis, quest, loss, and rebirth.

Sirènes is the result of a series of collective workshops offered to the singers of the Voice department at the Music Chapel, where the following questions are explored: How do you speak to young audiences? How do you convey something without explaining it…

We would like to thank:

Our structural sponsors – Belfius Private & Proximus.

The Foundations – Foundation Futur21, King Baudouin Foundation, Guttman Collection, Aureus –, the corporate partners – Immobel, Galileo Global Advisors, Iscal, LMNO, Denys, Maison Dandoy – all the Maecenas and those who prefer to remain anonymous.

Thank you also to our public and institutional support – Belspo, the « Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles », the « Province du Brabant Wallon », the « Commune de Waterloo » & alle spelers van de Nationale Loterij. & tous les joueurs de la Loterie Nationale.