Marva hosts Québecois singer and songwriter Alain Lecompte in his one-man show HUGO LIVE.
Through this engrossing concert, Lecompte presents the legendary Victor Hugo with humor and sensitivity. By thoughtfully and imaginatively setting 27 of Hugo’s poems to original music, Alain Lecompte introduces us in French to the famous poet and social critic, author of Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
Much more than a simple compilation of songs, this 90-minute musical tells the story of Hugo’s life and loves, his deep belief in liberty and peace, and the power of his convictions in the face of tyranny. Concert program notes in English summarize each poem’s meaning while explaining how it fits within Hugo’s life and thought, making this world music event accessible to non-French speakers, as well as to beginning French students.
Read a biography of the artist Alain Lecompte here.
October 14, 2005, 8:00 p.m., Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia
&
April 16, 2010, University of Virginia Chapel
as part of the Colloquium on Hugo and Other Writers in Exile
Free, thanks to the generous support of the Maison Française, Department of French, Department of Music, and the College of Arts & Sciences.