La Chapelle de la Trinité
29-31 rue de la Bourse - 69002 Lyon 2ème
A musician of the Enlightenment
Last updated date : 29/10/2025
Thursday 2 April 2026 between 8 pm and 10 pm.
La Chapelle de la Trinité
29-31 rue de la Bourse - 69002 Lyon 2ème
Ann Ford was a woman who intended to make a living from her art. A friend of the greatest artists of the time, she spent time with the great musicians Carl Friedrich Abel and Johann Christian Bach, as well as the painter Thomas Gainsborough and the writer Laurence Sterne. Attracted to unusual and unconventional instruments, she loved to sing while accompanying herself on musical glasses, the viola da gamba, or the English guitar. Her concerts, which had a sweet hint of scandal, drew crowds. But fame was often brief, and others would quickly take her place by adopting her style. Ann Ford paved the way for women musicians in England and left her mark on her era with her resolutely free style.
Program:
Works by Ann Ford, Thomas Arne, Georg Friedrich Handel, Carl Friedrich Abel, Johann Christian Bach.
Cast:
La Rêveuse Orchestra
Joséphine Solus, soprano
Olivier Riehl, traverso
Florence Bolton, overcoat and bass viol
Benjamin Perrot, English guitar and theorbo
Jean Miguel Aristizabal, harpsichord
Useful tips
Openings
- Thursday 2 April 2026 between 8 pm and 10 pm.
Prices
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Full price: 12 to 50 €.
More information on prices on the event website.
Accessibility
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
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