Dans mon Paris
"Dans mon Paris" – A Concert of French Music in Riga Paris is a city that leaves no one untouched. For centuries, it has been a centre of culture and the arts, drawing poets, painters, and musicians from around the world. It is a place where elegance meets simplicity, bustling streets give way to quiet cafés, and moments of happiness are touched with gentle melancholy. As Ernest Hemingway wrote, "Paris is never over." Perhaps that is why we always long to return. The programme "Dans mon Paris" features songs that are instantly recognisable – from Joe Dassin and Charles Aznavour to Edith Piaf, Lara Fabian, and Zaz. Songs in which Paris comes alive with its light, nostalgia, passion, and warmth. On stage, soprano Yulia Vasileva, a leading soloist of the Latvian National Opera, joins an ensemble of outstanding musicians. Together, they have been performing this programme to sold-out audiences for several years. Beneath the vaulted ceilings of St. Paul's Church, music, light, and space come together to create an atmosphere in which Paris feels just a little closer.
Jūlija Vasiļjeva (soprāns, Latvijas Nacionālās operas prīma) Aldis Kise (akordeons) Gidons Grīnbergs (vijole) Jegors Kovaikovs (ģitāra) Viktors Stankevičs (kontrabass) Virdžīnija Laube-Vītiņa (sitaminstrumenti)