The MEG is partnering with the Grand Théâtre de Genève to host three Apéropéras.

Apéropéra
A slice of life, a slice of laughter, a slice of music: this is the sofa that will accompany our urban aperitif. Come and sip your vermouth or spritz in the company of some funny characters. It's an opportunity to (re)discover a composer, a work or a theme from a fresh and contemporary angle, far removed from the usual recitation of historical dates. A format rich in anecdotes from yesterday and, above all, today. It's also an opportunity to hear performers in a repertoire similar to the production!

Musical programme:
Musicians Alex Rœsr Vatiché and Ben Meerwein take us on a journey through Bulgaria in search of the sounds and songs that will accompany Marcos Morau’s new work. As a prelude, Madeleine Leclair, curator of the MEG’s ethnomusicology department, will introduce us to part of the rich collection of vinyl records held in the MEG’s sound archives.

Artists:

• Alex Rœsr Vatiché (Alex Röser) is a freelance composer, music producer and studio musician from Leipzig, Germany. Since his student days, he has been composing music for theatre productions and films and has produced several albums for international music projects. As a studio musician, he has toured with various bands across Europe and the United States. To date, his work has taken him to venues including the Residenztheater in Munich, Iceland Airwaves, the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater and the Broke L.A. Festival in Los Angeles.
  Ben Meerwein is a composer, sound- and performance artist from Berlin. His works deal with performative approaches and sonic spatiality with different systems. Musically fluctuating between experimental electronic and classical music, noise and avant-garde pop. Benefiting from his classical training in composition, piano and electroacoustic music at hmt Leipzig and mdw Vienna.Through a variety of collaborations, he has been able to gain experience in a wide range of disciplines.He has written music and sound design for film, theatre, installations, performances and concerts, as well as created own performances and musical concepts.
  Madeleine Leclair has been working for over thirty years to promote musical and sound heritage in ethnographic museums. She is curator of the Department of Ethnomusicology at the Geneva Museum of Ethnography (MEG), where she is also in charge of the International Archives of Popular Music. Since 2021, she has been developing an artistic practice that involves bringing the vinyl record collections of the ‘Tout-Monde’ to life, which she incorporates into live sound-editing performances.

In collaboration with the Grand Théâtre de Genève.