https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/magazine/series/divine-comedy-et-la-france en Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris | Christophe Conte On the occasion of a series of concerts retracing the band's entire career, Neil Hannon talks about his link to France, his sources of inspiration and his relationship with music. A series of podcasts that take us behind the scenes of the creation. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/cfd76b24-247e-11ed-87b6-37b0e286c7fd/image/Visuel_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rique.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/magazine/series/divine-comedy-et-la-france episodic Philharmonie de Paris | Christophe Conte | Neil Hannon On the occasion of a series of concerts retracing the band's entire career, Neil Hannon talks about his link to France, his sources of inspiration and his relationship with music. A series of podcasts that take us behind the scenes of the creation. On the occasion of a series of concerts retracing the band's entire career, Neil Hannon talks about his link to France, his sources of inspiration and his relationship with music. A series of podcasts that take us behind the scenes of the creation.

]]> Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris mguthfreund@cite-musique.fr In this first episode, Neil Hannon looks back on his first concerts in France, on his discovery of the French public, as well as on the influence of the Nouvelle Vague films on the writing of his first two albums. He also explains why he decided to pose in front of the Louvre pyramid for the cover of the Promenade album.  Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:01:00 -0000 A Walk in Paris full 1 1 Philharmonie de Paris | Christophe Conte | Neil Hannon In this first episode, Neil Hannon looks back on his first concerts in France, on his discovery of the French public, as well as on the influence of the Nouvelle Vague films on the writing of his first two albums. He also explains why he decided to pose in front of the Louvre pyramid for the cover of the Promenade album.  In this first episode, Neil Hannon looks back on his first concerts in France, on his discovery of the French public, as well as on the influence of the Nouvelle Vague films on the writing of his first two albums. He also explains why he decided to pose in front of the Louvre pyramid for the cover of the Promenade album. 

]]> 680 To evoke the album Casanova, full of references to France, and particularly to French women, Neil goes back to the difficulties he had with girls before his status as a singer opened up certain possibilities. One of the allies of this transformation was the liberating Channel Tunnel, which enabled these artistic and love exchanges. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:24:00 -0000 Casanova and the Frog Princess full 1 2 Philharmonie de Paris | Christophe Conte | Neil Hannon To evoke the album Casanova, full of references to France, and particularly to French women, Neil goes back to the difficulties he had with girls before his status as a singer opened up certain possibilities. One of the allies of this transformation was the liberating Channel Tunnel, which enabled these artistic and love exchanges. To evoke the album Casanova, full of references to France, and particularly to French women, Neil goes back to the difficulties he had with girls before his status as a singer opened up certain possibilities. One of the allies of this transformation was the liberating Channel Tunnel, which enabled these artistic and love exchanges.

]]> 499 On Fin de siècle, one of his most orchestrated records, the Divine Comedy wunderkind details his love of classical music, especially French composers from the beginning of the last century, starting with Maurice Ravel. He explains how he managed to infiltrate these influences into pop writing. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:19:00 -0000 A Man out of Time full 1 3 Philharmonie de Paris | Christophe Conte | Neil Hannon On Fin de siècle, one of his most orchestrated records, the Divine Comedy wunderkind details his love of classical music, especially French composers from the beginning of the last century, starting with Maurice Ravel. He explains how he managed to infiltrate these influences into pop writing. On Fin de siècle, one of his most orchestrated records, the Divine Comedy wunderkind details his love of classical music, especially French composers from the beginning of the last century, starting with Maurice Ravel. He explains how he managed to infiltrate these influences into pop writing.

]]> 527 In this episode, Neil Hannon reveals his influences in French pop and chanson, and first of all Serge Gainsbourg. He also explains why he had written "A Lady of a Certain Age" for Jane Birkin, before finally keeping it for himself. Finally, he talks about Michel Legrand, who was one of the inspirations for the song.  Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:53:15 -0000 A Lady of a Certain Age full 1 4 Philharmonie de Paris | Christophe Conte | Neil Hannon In this episode, Neil Hannon reveals his influences in French pop and chanson, and first of all Serge Gainsbourg. He also explains why he had written "A Lady of a Certain Age" for Jane Birkin, before finally keeping it for himself. Finally, he talks about Michel Legrand, who was one of the inspirations for the song.  In this episode, Neil Hannon reveals his influences in French pop and chanson, and first of all Serge Gainsbourg. He also explains why he had written "A Lady of a Certain Age" for Jane Birkin, before finally keeping it for himself. Finally, he talks about Michel Legrand, who was one of the inspirations for the song. 

]]> 701 Serge Gainsbourg is mentioned again in the last episode of this series, on the sublime "To the Rescue". More surprising is Neil's passion for Edith Piaf, whose repertoire he knows in its entirety, and who has often been a muse for him. Finally, he reveals that he almost played in the last film of one of the most important French directors of our time. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:53:00 -0000 Neil, Serge and Édith full 1 5 Philharmonie de Paris | Christophe Conte | Neil Hannon Serge Gainsbourg is mentioned again in the last episode of this series, on the sublime "To the Rescue". More surprising is Neil's passion for Edith Piaf, whose repertoire he knows in its entirety, and who has often been a muse for him. Finally, he reveals that he almost played in the last film of one of the most important French directors of our time. Serge Gainsbourg is mentioned again in the last episode of this series, on the sublime "To the Rescue". More surprising is Neil's passion for Edith Piaf, whose repertoire he knows in its entirety, and who has often been a muse for him. Finally, he reveals that he almost played in the last film of one of the most important French directors of our time.

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