Brisbane
Concert Hall, QPAC
10 Nov 2025, 7pm
$69 - $184*
Join the Australian Chamber Orchestra for a night of celebration and surprise as they close their 50th Anniversary National Concert Season with an adventure to Paris. Experience the intimate and dreamy atmosphere of Le Boeuf sur le toit, the legendary cabaret bar of 1920s Paris, where the spirits are high and Europe’s most fashionable mingle with the city’s greatest minds, including Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and Gertrude Stein.
Directed by Richard Tognetti, the Australian Chamber Orchestra will dive into an era of innovation and wonder, featuring renowned Australian soprano Alexandra Oomens. The evening will be hosted by Le Gateau Chocolat, a brilliant bass and entertainer known for his roles in La Clique and La Soirée.
This program highlights the innovators who paved the way for future trend-setters, featuring the music of Erik Satie, Lili Boulanger, and the group known as Les Six, which includes composers Francis Poulenc and Darius Milhaud. These artists drew inspiration from the transgressive jazz of Le Boeuf and Jean Cocteau’s avant-garde poetry.
Directed by Circa’s Yaron Lifschitz, this spectacular evening promises to deliver unexpected storytelling, song, and surrealism, with music by Claude Debussy, Germaine Tailleferre, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Darius Milhaud, and Nadia and Lili Boulanger.
Join the Australian Chamber Orchestra on an adventure to Paris as they close their 50th Anniversary National Concert Season with a night of celebration and surprise Step into the intimate, dreamy light of Le Boeuf sur le toit, the legendary cabaret bar of 1920s Paris. The liquor is strong and spirits are high. War is over and art is flourishing. Here, Europe’s most fashionable mingle with the city’s greatest minds:Coco Chanel,Pablo Picasso,Ernest HemingwayandGertrude Stein... And you’re invited to join their circle. Richard Tognettidirects theAustralian Chamber Orchestra(ACO) as they dive into an era of innovation and wonder, featuring renowned Australian sopranoAlexandra Oomens. Le Gateau Chocolat, ofLa CliqueandLa Soiréefame, will be the ACO maître d’. A brilliant bass and exceptional entertainer, he’ll take you on a journey intoles années folles(the crazy years). The ACO have always been rule-breakers, so this program shines a light on the innovators who paved the way for future trend-setters. You’ll hear the music ofErik Satie,Lili Boulangerand the group dubbedLes Six– composers includingFrancis PoulencandDarius Milhaud, who took their inspiration from the transgressive jazz they heard at LeBoeuf as well asCocteau’s avant-garde poetry. Directed by Circa’sYaron Lifschitz, who always brings the unexpected, this will be a spectacular evening of storytelling, song and surrealism. Music byClaude Debussy,Germaine Tailleferre,Erik Satie,Francis Poulenc,Darius Milhaud, andNadia and Lili Boulanger.
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