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News and concerts

The Ensemble Masques continues its residency at the Abbaye de Cluny and premieres Rameau’s Pygmalion in co-production with the ARC, Scène Nationale du Creusot.
For the fourth year running, the Ensemble Masques is in residence at Cluny Abbey (Centre des Monuments Nationaux) with three partner events:
15 to 19 May: educational project based on the opera Pygmalion for schoolchildren from the Cluny area.
13 to 16 July: open rehearsals and end-of-residency performance of the opera Pygmalion, co-produced with the ARC, Scène Nationale du Creusot.
Soloists: Cyril Auvity, Judith Van Wanroij, Hannah Ely, Marie-Frédérique Girod & the Ensemble Masques conducted by Olivier Fortin.
19 to 21 September: French music with harpsichordist Olivier Fortin and gambist Miguel Bonal. Open rehearsals during Heritage Days.
Follow all the information about these events on our ‘agenda’ page.

L’Enharmonique wins the Endowment Fund Award – Business & Patronage / Burgundy-Franche-Comté!
The Club Entreprises & Mécénat / Bourgogne-Franche-Comté held its end-of-year endowment fund jury meeting following a call for projects on the theme: ‘Creating ties in the BFC region’.
The Ensemble Masques (supported by the Enharmonique association) won a prize and financial assistance to introduce and encourage various audiences in the Bassin Minier (neighbouring municipalities of Le Creusot) to discover opera and classical music.
This project will take place in the Ensemble Masques’ travelling theatre, l’Échappée, which will be back in isolated areas in 2025!

The Ensemble Masques and Olivier Fortin will return to the Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay in 2025!
Olivier Fortin and his ensemble will once again engage with audiences in an original and participatory exchange featuring a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach at the Rencontres Musicales de la Cité de la Voix in Vézelay.