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URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/ben-franklin-in-paris-2/
SUMMARY:BEN FRANKLIN in Paris
DESCRIPTION:As the Founding Fathers launched the Revolutionary War in 1776\
 , they also dispatched their most charming and skilled diplomat\, Ben Fran
 klin\, on an assignment in Paris to secure crucial French military aid for
  the American Revolution. As one of the most colorful geniuses in American
  history\, the 70-year-old Franklin knew that the way to win the hearts an
 d loyalty of the French was to immerse himself in their cultural life. He 
 undertook his assignment with gusto\, attending concerts\, ballroom dances
 \, and opera performances\, and meeting the great French writer\, Voltaire
 . Apollo’s Fire evokes his musical adventures in this festive program of
  orchestral works that were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay\, in
 cluding Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera
 .\n“Sorrell is a true Mozartian. Her Mozart achieves a near-perfect comb
 ination of real dramatic cogency and the ability to sing.”\n–FANFARE R
 ecord Magazine\nPRE-CONCERT TALK with with clarinetist Dominic Giardino\, 
 1 hour before each performance.\n\nMade possible with generous support fro
 m the National Endowment for the Arts.\n
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CATEGORIES:Concerts
LOCATION:St. Raphael Catholic Church\, 525 Dover Center Road\, Bay Village\
 , Ohio\, 44140\, United States
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