André Van Bosbeke

… utopie ou réalité ? Il est, inévitable, avec le temps, de devenir âgé, mais ce qu'on appelle "vieillesse" et qu'on devrait nommer "sénilité" est une maladie, un processus évitable et réversible. L'antique médecine ayur-védique le prouve depuis des millénaires, ainsi que quelques médecins occidentaux. Vieillir, c'est quoi ? C'est voir d'abord sa peau se rider, perdre de son éclat, de son élasticité, se flétrir, s'affaisser ou, au contraire, s'empâter…

Le Tantra permet d'atteindre nos racines profoindes. Il dévoile la dimension cachée de l'union des sexes qui se transforme en médiation à deux. …

Méthode complète pour s'initier au yoga et maîtriser ses différentes techniques. Offre des explications complètes de manière progressive : les principes respiratoires, les postures, les dangers à éviter, les contre-indications, etc. Pour chaque exercice, différents niveaux sont proposés ; des indications alimentaires complètent ce guide.

The success of his first opéra comique Le Huron (1769) won André-Modeste Grétry the high esteem and personal friendship of the Dauphine, after which the French court opened its doors to him and several of his works were performed there in succession. Official confirmation of his status came in 1773, when Louis XV and his court commissioned him to write a large-scale work for a special occasion: this was to be Céphale et Procris.

Premiered in 1784 at the Académie Royale de Musique, where it ensured the institution’s fortune, La Caravane du Caire was one of Grétry’s most famous operas, its popularity continuing into the 19th century. After the recording made under the direction of Marc Minkowski in 1991, Guy Van Waas proposes an energetic new version that enables us to discover a few variants in relation to the previous version. This production, realized by the Palazzetto Bru Zane of Venice, benefits from a fascinating musicological presentation by Alexandre and Benoît Dratwicki. The libretto is typical of the oriental subjects that were so highly prized in the late 18th century. Here, the beautiful Zélime, sold as a slave to a pasha, is rescued from the seraglio thanks to the courage of her beloved Saint-Phar and the loyalty of another Frenchman, Florestan. The work is peppered with comical situations, tender or bravura arias (including a pastiche of Italian-style coloratura) and embellished with numerous ballets, some of which contribute an original note of exoticism.

Who was Louis Gaulard Dumesny? Dumesny was not the first haute-contre historically speaking, but he was the first to have become famous in his lifetime. Sources agree that he was a cook when Lully discovered him. He made his debut in 1677 and everyone was amazed by his acting, the power of his voice and also his ability to learn everything by ear, since he could not read music. A few centuries later, Reinoud Van Mechelen, star tenor of the international Baroque scene, has decided, with his ensemble A Nocte Temporis, to pay tribute to this ‘haute-contre’ register, a high tenor voice (not to be confused with the countertenor!), by devoting three recordings to it, paying tribute in turn to Lully, Rameau and Gluck.