La Cité Bleue is delighted to welcome Natalie Dessay, one of the greatest voices in opera, and Philippe Cassard, a pianist of rare refinement. Their artistic complicity, nurtured by years of collaboration, gives rise to an intimate and vibrant recital, where every nuance, every silence, every breath takes on its full meaning.
Through a programme woven from French and American melodies, the duo explores the thousand facets of voice and piano, between lightness, nostalgia, humour and drama. The poetry of the French language dialogues with the direct expressiveness of the Anglo-Saxon repertoire in a musical journey that is as demanding as it is moving. We recognise Natalie Dessay's taste for texts that tell a story, that embody, that touch – and Philippe Cassard's taste for subtle moods, changing colours and raw emotions.
This recital is not simply a series of pieces: it is a story, an intimate theatre, a sensitive journey combining elegance and modernity. This concert at La Cité Bleue is part of their final tour as a duo: Natalie Dessay is preparing to retire from the musical stage. A rare, suspended moment not to be missed.
Thursday, 19 February 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Salzbourg, 1756 – Vienne, 1791)
from Le nozze di Figaro
Cavatina of Barbarina L’ho perduta, me meschina
Recitativo and aria of Susanna Giunse alfin il momento
Aria of Cherubino Non so più
Aria of Contessa Dove sono i bei momenti
Ernest Chausson (Paris, 1855 – Limay, 1899)
Le colibri
Maurice Ravel (Ciboure, 1875 – Paris, 1937)
Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis
Louis Beydts (Bordeaux, 1895 – Caudéran, 1953)
La colombe poignardée
Francis Poulenc (Paris, 1899-1963)
Reine des mouettes
Maurice Ravel
Oiseaux tristes, piano solo
Francis Poulenc
La Dame de Monte Carlo (text of Jean Cocteau)
Gian Carlo Menotti (Cadegliano-Vicognago, 1911 – Monte-Carlo 2007)
Monica’s Waltz from The medium
Samuel Barber (West Chester, USA 1910 – New York, 1981)
Knoxville : Summer of 1915 (text of James Agee)
André Previn (Berlin, 1929 – New York, 2019)
I want magic from A streetcar named desire
Tickets Price B
Category 1 Category 2
Full Price 45.- 35.-
AVS/Unemployment 35.- 25.-
Young & Students (<26 ans) 25.- 15.-
Carte 20ans/20francs 20.- 15.-
AI/Reduced Mobility 20.-
1 hour 30 minutes, with an intermission
Natalie Dessay, soprano
Philippe Cassard, piano
All audiences