{"id":7573,"date":"2026-09-27T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?p=7573"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:04:09","slug":"al-hakawati-french-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?p=7573","title":{"rendered":"Al Hakawati<\/i> French Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/br>\"\"<\/a> September 24th saw the premiere of Al Hakawati<\/a><\/i> by l’Orchestre National de France, with soprano soloist Miriam Khalil. One of the commissioners of the work\u2014along with WDR Sinfonieorchester K\u00f6ln and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music\u2014l’ONF was led by its music director Cristian M\u0103celaru. The concert was broadcast live on Radio France.<\/p>\n

The performance featured the inclusion of a newly orchestrated movement, You and I<\/i> added since the original 2024 performance. In You and I<\/i>, Mujana has once again saved her hapless husband, Ali Baba. She is exhausted and laments their frustrating and troubled relationship.<\/p>\n

4. You and I<\/strong>
\nYou and I, we are cast in different molds,
\nMy happiness is tempered with yours:
\nit shines when our elements meld;
\ntogether, an alloy of burnished brass.
\nBut your nature needs no alchemy;
\nforged in a secluded mine, remote,
\nalone, its metal hard and heavy.
\nYou and I, we are cast in different molds,
\nAnd all my deeds, bear your leaden heedlessness;
\nits weight crushes me so that
\nmy soul buckles under your burden.<\/em><\/br><\/p>\n

THE PROGRAM<\/p>\n

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