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Concert

La Monnaie Youth Choir &
Maîtrise de l’Opéra national du Rhin
Debussy, Handel, Fauré, Queen, Whitacre & more

Presentation

When the youth choirs of Strasbourg and Brussels meet, heavenly music will follow...

4½ hours. That is the average time it takes to travel by train from Brussels to Strasbourg. Both cities are renowned for their architectural diversity, their bilingual histories, and the popularity of their Christmas markets, but they also share prestigious education programmes for young singers.

Under the direction of their respective conductors, Benoît Giaux and Luciano Bibiloni, the La Monnaie Youth Choirs and the Maîtrise de l’Opéra national du Rhin – Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg join their forces for a concert combining prayers by Byrd, Handel and Fauré, melodies by Debussy, and even songs by Queen and Whitacre. Treat yourself to a double dose of angelic voices in the Fiocco Room, perched on the top floor of La Monnaie’s Workshops.

Dates & tickets

14.4.2026

Schedule

20:00

Location

Fiocco Room (La Monnaie Workshops)

Running time

1h10 (without pause)

Prices

€15
€5 (-15 years)
€8 (-30 years)

WILLIAM BYRD
Ave verum corpus
 

CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Beau Soir (Arrangement: Denis Rouger)
 

QUEEN
Queen Forever (part one) (Arrangement: Benoît Giaux)
 

GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL
Dixit Dominus (excerpts)
Le Messie (excerpts)
 

CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Trois Chansons de Charles d’Orléans
 

ERIC WHITACRE
The Seal Lullaby 
 

GERARDO DI GIUSTO
Respiro (Arrangement: Luciano Bibiloni)
Memoria de Arena (Arrangement: Luciano Bibiloni)
Chaparrón (Arrangement: Luciano Bibiloni)
 

GABRIEL FAURÉ
Cantique de Jean Racine

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