Notre-Dame-du-Liban
Originally a Jesuit church, Notre-Dame-du-Liban is a recording location in Paris.
In 2022, Forgotten Arias was recorded at Notre-Dame-du-Liban, Paris.[1]
From Wikipedia:
History
Built around 1893 to plans by the architect Jules-Godefroy Astruc, it was inaugurated on 13 May 1894 and allocated to the Jesuit fathers of the Sainte-Geneviève school. Following the 1905 laws on the separation of Church and State, the Jesuits had to leave the building. In 1915, it was given over to the Maronite faith. In 1937, the Franco-Lebanese hostel was established around the parish. Between 1990 and 1993, major work was carried out on the church (roof, glass roof, rose window, etc.).
Two other large French Maronite churches, also called Notre-Dame-du-Liban, are located in Marseille and Lyon. Several parishes are also under construction. The Paris church nevertheless remains the major Maronite church in France.
The church and the arts
Notre-Dame-du-Liban church also played a cultural role for over thirty years, with the classical music label Erato making most of its recordings there. More than 1,200 recordings have been made here, including by flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal, trumpeter Maurice André and the Jean-François Paillard chamber orchestra.
In 1984, at the suggestion of Robert Calle, director of the adjoining Institut Curie, the space was taken over for six months by the Spanish artist Miquel Barceló, who set up a temporary studio there and painted his series of paintings on the Louvre, exhibited the following year at the Centre d'arts plastiques contemporains in Bordeaux.[2]
In 2014, Philippe Sarde recorded the soundtrack to Louis Garrel's film Les Deux Amis.
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Forgotten Arias (Album) |
References
- ↑ "Forgotten Arias". Idagio. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.