Vénéjan Opera House

This edition begins with a rather intimate classical recital, continues with a tour of Europe featuring composers who have beautifully captured our emotions, and concludes with a selection of famous songs from Anglo-American, French and Italian films

1st Concert 3.00 pm Emmanuelle DROUET, Soprano
Michel CHANARD, Piano
Recital: Schubert’s Lieder, excerpts from *Winterreise*;
Fauré’s mélodies

After studying piano and singing in Paris, Emmanuelle DROUET has performed as a soloist in numerous Parisian churches, in Baroque operas, for the circus, in
Berlin, with Henri Agnel, in Perpignan, at the Odéon with the Song of Songs, and turned her attention to medieval music, world music and sacred repertoire from all
corners of the globe. She continues her collaboration with Nathalie Waller and Nannette van Zanten (vials, viols and delruba) as part of Les Fin’Amoureuses; with the Somos ensemble, Christian Zagaria (quinton and oud), Olivier Milschberg and Matthias Autexier (percussionist); with Jean-Marc Farineau (piano), performing a classical repertoire (Schubert’s Lieder); with Frédéric Denépoux (classical guitar), performing Spanish music (F. Garcia Llorca, M. De Falla, etc.); and finally as a soloist in a sacred music repertoire, accompanying herself on her own instruments (psaltery and bendir). She also explores improvised instrumental and vocal music through dance, theatre and in concert. Emmanuelle Drouet has been a member of SACEM since 2025.

A native of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Michel Chanard has, since 1979, been the titular organist of the recently restored Great Organ at the Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste in Bagnols, and, since 2012, at the Church
of the Holy Martyrs in Marrakesh, Morocco. He specialises in accompanying soloists and various orchestral and vocal ensembles from the region on the organ and piano.
Also a composer and arranger, his works are published by Fortin-Armiane in Paris. His Magnificat, written in February 2024 for solo soprano, mixed choir, two pianos and timpani, was premiered in October 2025 in Nîmes. Michel Chanard has been a member of SACEM since 2012.

2nd Concert 4.30 pm Trio CORDALISA
Isabelle RIBET, Soprano
Cordelia PALM, Violin
Aliénor GIRARD-GUIGAS, Harp
“The Palette of Emotion”:
Mozart, Bellini, Rachmaninov, Donizetti, Lehár, …

The Cordalisa Trio comprises Cordelia Palm on violin, Aliénor Girard-Guigas on harp and Isabelle Ribet, soprano.
Cordelia PALM was born in Tübingen, Germany, into a family of musicians. She began playing the violin at the age of two, and the piano at five, under her father’s guidance. She continued her studies in
Karlsruhe, joining the city’s Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15. In 1975, she won first prize at the BDI competition and was subsequently awarded three scholarships granting her entry to the
prestigious Juilliard School in New York. Since 1982, she has held the post of principal violin and soloist with the Orchestre National Avignon Provence (ONAP), and has collaborated with numerous
international artists. Open to new styles of music and repertoires, through wonderful friendships and artistic encounters, Cordelia has formed several small ensembles (duos, trios, the Kallisté Instrumental Ensemble), and takes part in ‘Tango et Arpèges’, blending tango dance, violin and harp.

Aliénor GIRARD-GUIGAS began learning the harp before the age of six at the Avignon Conservatoire (awarded a gold medal by a unanimous jury decision in 2001). In 2004, she won
several first prizes in international competitions. In June 2008, she obtained her diploma (DNESM) with First Class Honours at the CNSM in Lyon.
Aliénor has developed her repertoire whilst performing with renowned national and international orchestras. She has played under the baton of prestigious conductors such as M. Plasson, J.C.
Casadesus, L. Slatkin, K. Nagano, E. Krivine … and at major festivals. Her love of chamber music has led her to explore the full richness of the musical palette
through instrumental and vocal ensembles with a wide-ranging repertoire (tango, musicals, Sephardic music, …).
Isabelle RIBET performs regularly in collaboration with various vocal and instrumental ensembles in the Gard and Vaucluse regions. Her repertoire places a strong emphasis on sacred music
but she is also developing a recital repertoire (opera arias and duets, art songs and Lieder). She took part in the Tresques Festival organised by R. Koering in 2015
and 2016, and in the Sylvanès Abbey Festival in 2012, 2013, 2017, 2022 and 2024.
Their programme alternates between duets and trios, spanning different styles and eras, and covers the full range of emotion: Mozart, Bellini, Rachmaninov, Donizetti, Lehár, …

3rd Concert 6.00 pm Patrick OTTAVIANO, Tenor
Michel CHANARD, Piano
‘Le cinéma m’en chante’; :
Music from French, Italian and Anglo-American films
Patrick OTTAVIANO, whose family hails from southern Italy, inherited a love of singing, and more specifically of bel canto. After a successful career in the
energy sector, he devoted himself to his passion, taking singing lessons with Francisque Bordas and attending courses, notably at Sylvanès Abbey. For over five years, he has been one of the soloists with the Chœur de Cèze choir, conducted by Fiona Gibson. His repertoire ranges from sacred music by French (Fauré’s Requiem) and Italian composers to mainly Italian opera arias, traditional Occitan songs, and Neapolitan and Sicilian arias.

A native of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Michel Chanard has, since 1979, been the titular organist of the recently restored Great Organ at the Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste in Bagnols, and, since 2012, at the Church
of the Holy Martyrs in Marrakesh, Morocco. He specialises in accompanying soloists and various orchestral and vocal ensembles from the region on the organ and piano.
Also a composer and arranger, his works are published by Fortin-Armiane in Paris. His Magnificat, written in February 2024 for solo soprano, mixed choir, two pianos and timpani, was premiered in October 2025 in Nîmes. Michel Chanard has been a member of SACEM since 2012.
They will perform songs from French, Italian and Anglo-American film soundtracks

Sunday 25 October 2026 between 3 pm and 9 pm.

Full price: 22 €, Child (16 years): 16 €.