Fanny & AlexanderIT
Nina
Performance
A tribute? No, a comeback. Fifty years after her legendary concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Nina Simone is back! American soprano Claron McFadden offers a mimetic portrayal, following Simone’s voice live via headphones. A voice that sings, that speaks intimately to her audience, that defends political stances and confesses the sorrow of not becoming the first Black concert pianist in history. A voice full of expression and emotion, transporting McFadden into a fantastic “layering” process. “I let her fill my soul”, she says – and she fills ours, too.
A before-show discussion will be held on Saturday, 30th August at 5:30pm with Claron McFadden and Luigi Noah De Angelis
La Cité Bleue Genève
Tickets
Full rate : CHF 30.- / Reduced rate : CHF 20.- / Special rate : CHF 15.- / Festival-goer rate : CHF 8.-
Fri 29 Aug 2025 21:00
Sat 30 Aug 2025 19:00
Hosted and co-produced by with the Cité Bleue
Length 70'
English
suitable for all audiences
Fanny & Alexander
Performer
Claron McFadden
Concept, Direction, Light Design
Luigi Noah De Angelis
Dramaturgy and Costumes
Chiara Lagani
Music Creation
Claron McFadden, Damiano Meacci (Tempo Reale)
Photography
Enrico Fedrigoli
Coaching
Andrea Argentieri
Production
Fanny & Alexander/E Production, Muziektheater Transparant
Co-production
Ircam / Centre Pompidou (Paris), Festival D’Automne (Paris), Romaeuropa Festival
La Cité Bleue Genève
Tickets
Full rate : CHF 30.- / Reduced rate : CHF 20.- / Special rate : CHF 15.- / Festival-goer rate : CHF 8.- / See rates details
Fri 29 Aug 2025 21:00
Sat 30 Aug 2025 19:00
© Enrico Fedrigoli