Sublime Émilie - Insights into science and art through Kaija Saariaho’s opera. Kaija Saariaho’s monodrama received its Finnish premiere April 2nd, 2015 at the Finnish National Opera. The title character Émilie du Châtelet (1706–1749) was a significant French Enlightenment mathematician, physicist and philosopher whose love of knowledge and science was equally matched by a passion for men, jewellery and gambling. Marquise du Châtelet is known as the first woman in the history of science to achieve significant results in mathematics and physics. The scientific community and general audiences had a chance to learn about Émilie’s unique life and work on the eve of the premiere of the opera. A group of international researchers and artists who share an interest in her story came together for a series of lectures, discussions and music performances in Helsinki on 1–2 April 2015. The event was prepared by the AvaraOpera collective, operating at University of the Arts Helsinki, and it is produced in collaboration with the Finnish National Opera. The event is jointly funded by University of the Arts and the Finnish Cultural Foundation. http://bit.ly/sublimeemilie

1. Émilie du Châtelet ja musiikin,
taiteen ja oopperan ilo
Johan Stén

2. Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier
de Breteuil, markiisitar
Du Châtelet (1706-1749)
Tutkielma onnellisuudesta :
« Discours sur le
bonheur »
(n. 1747, ilmestyi 1779)
Maalaus: Maurice Quentin
de La Tour (1704-1788)

3. Château de Cirey syyskuussa 2010
Kuva: O. Pekonen

4. Cireyn yksityisteatteri

5. Jean Baptiste Lully
(1632-1687)
« Créateur de l'opéra
français »
Maalaus: Nicolas Mignard (1606-1668)

6. Francois Couperin
(1668-1733)
Musiikkipedagogi:
« L’art de toucher le
clavecin » (1716)
Anon. taitelija

7. Jean Philippe Rameau
(1683-1764)
Musiikkiteoreetikko:
« Traité de l’harmonie
réduite à ses principes
naturels » (1716)
Maalaus: Jacques Aved (1702-1766)

8. Élisabeth-Claude
Jacquet de la Guerre
(1665-1729)
Maalaus: François de Troy (1645-1730)

9. André Cardinal Destouches
(1672-1749)
Anon. taitelija

10. Apollon révélant sa divinité à la bergère Issé (Mme Pompadour).
Maalaus: François Boucher (1703-1770)

11. Château de Sceaux 1700-luvulla

12. Anne-Louise-Bénédicte
de Bourbon
Ruhtinatar du Maine
(1676-1753)
Maalaus : François de Troy (1645-1730)

13. Château de Lunéville

14. Hautakivi Lunévillessä, l'église Saint Jacques
Kuva: O. Pekonen