The Chevalier

In this special concert-theater work, conductor Dame Jane Glover, the Music of the Baroque Orchestra, violin soloist Brendon Elliott and four actors tell the remarkable story of the 18th-century Black composer, virtuoso violinist and friend of Mozart and Marie Antoinette, Joseph Bologne, known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The Chevalier was the finest European fencer, a general of Europe’s first Black regiment and a crusader for the abolishment of slavery.

Written and directed by Bill Barclay, this concert presentation weaves together Bologne’s own music with semi-staged dialogue and offers a thoughtful meditation on the true nature of equality.