Charles Chaplin — Les Temps modernes / Modern Times (1936)

Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux cond. Valentin Reymond

Coproduction: Opéra Décentralisé Neuchâtel, La Lanterne Magique, Cinémathèque suisse

Modern Times marks the last appearance of The Tramp, who brought worldwide glory to Charles Chaplin and who remains a universal fictional character. The world that the vagabond leaves is very different from the one where he was born, two decades earlier. At the time, it symbolised the suffering of all the under-privileged of a world that emerged from the 19th century. Mass unemployment in the face of the beginnings of industrial automation. Chaplin is deeply concerned about the social problems of this new age, with unemployment being the central question. Machines should serve the good of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and job-loss. In Modern Times, he transforms his worries into comedy: an immortal work magnified by the exceptional music composed by the filmmaker himself.

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Charles Chaplin — Les Temps modernes / Modern Times (1936)

Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux cond. Valentin Reymond

Coproduction: Opéra Décentralisé Neuchâtel, La Lanterne Magique, Cinémathèque suisse

Modern Times marks the last appearance of The Tramp, who brought worldwide glory to Charles Chaplin and who remains a universal fictional character. The world that the vagabond leaves is very different from the one where he was born, two decades earlier. At the time, it symbolised the suffering of all the under-privileged of a world that emerged from the 19th century. Mass unemployment in the face of the beginnings of industrial automation. Chaplin is deeply concerned about the social problems of this new age, with unemployment being the central question. Machines should serve the good of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and job-loss. In Modern Times, he transforms his worries into comedy: an immortal work magnified by the exceptional music composed by the filmmaker himself.

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Charles Chaplin — Les Temps modernes / Modern Times (1936)

Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux cond. Valentin Reymond

Coproduction: Opéra Décentralisé Neuchâtel, La Lanterne Magique, Cinémathèque suisse

Modern Times marks the last appearance of The Tramp, who brought worldwide glory to Charles Chaplin and who remains a universal fictional character. The world that the vagabond leaves is very different from the one where he was born, two decades earlier. At the time, it symbolised the suffering of all the under-privileged of a world that emerged from the 19th century. Mass unemployment in the face of the beginnings of industrial automation. Chaplin is deeply concerned about the social problems of this new age, with unemployment being the central question. Machines should serve the good of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and job-loss. In Modern Times, he transforms his worries into comedy: an immortal work magnified by the exceptional music composed by the filmmaker himself.

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Charles Chaplin — Les Temps modernes / Modern Times (1936)

Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux cond. Valentin Reymond

Coproduction: Opéra Décentralisé Neuchâtel, La Lanterne Magique, Cinémathèque suisse

Modern Times marks the last appearance of The Tramp, who brought worldwide glory to Charles Chaplin and who remains a universal fictional character. The world that the vagabond leaves is very different from the one where he was born, two decades earlier. At the time, it symbolised the suffering of all the under-privileged of a world that emerged from the 19th century. Mass unemployment in the face of the beginnings of industrial automation. Chaplin is deeply concerned about the social problems of this new age, with unemployment being the central question. Machines should serve the good of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and job-loss. In Modern Times, he transforms his worries into comedy: an immortal work magnified by the exceptional music composed by the filmmaker himself.

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Charles Chaplin — Les Temps modernes / Modern Times (1936)

Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux cond. Valentin Reymond

Coproduction: Opéra Décentralisé Neuchâtel, La Lanterne Magique, Cinémathèque suisse

Modern Times marks the last appearance of The Tramp, who brought worldwide glory to Charles Chaplin and who remains a universal fictional character. The world that the vagabond leaves is very different from the one where he was born, two decades earlier. At the time, it symbolised the suffering of all the under-privileged of a world that emerged from the 19th century. Mass unemployment in the face of the beginnings of industrial automation. Chaplin is deeply concerned about the social problems of this new age, with unemployment being the central question. Machines should serve the good of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and job-loss. In Modern Times, he transforms his worries into comedy: an immortal work magnified by the exceptional music composed by the filmmaker himself.

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Charles Chaplin — Les Temps modernes / Modern Times (1936)

Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux cond. Valentin Reymond

Coproduction: Opéra Décentralisé Neuchâtel, La Lanterne Magique, Cinémathèque suisse

Modern Times marks the last appearance of The Tramp, who brought worldwide glory to Charles Chaplin and who remains a universal fictional character. The world that the vagabond leaves is very different from the one where he was born, two decades earlier. At the time, it symbolised the suffering of all the under-privileged of a world that emerged from the 19th century. Mass unemployment in the face of the beginnings of industrial automation. Chaplin is deeply concerned about the social problems of this new age, with unemployment being the central question. Machines should serve the good of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and job-loss. In Modern Times, he transforms his worries into comedy: an immortal work magnified by the exceptional music composed by the filmmaker himself.

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George Gershwin — Summertime (1935)
Charlie Chaplin — Modern Times (1933-36)
Performed live with simultaneous film screening

Neues Orchester Basel cond. Christian Knüsel

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Neues Orchester Basel thrives on the enthusiasm and commitment of its young and highly qualified musicians, many having distinguished themselves as winners of important international competitions. Since Christian Knüsel took over the management of the orchestra in 2012, NOB has created an unmistakeable profile with unique, interdisciplinary and reflective programmes.

George Gershwin — Summertime (1935)
Charlie Chaplin — Modern Times (1933-36)
Performed live with simultaneous film screening

Neues Orchester Basel cond. Christian Knüsel

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Neues Orchester Basel thrives on the enthusiasm and commitment of its young and highly qualified musicians, many having distinguished themselves as winners of important international competitions. Since Christian Knüsel took over the management of the orchestra in 2012, NOB has created an unmistakeable profile with unique, interdisciplinary and reflective programmes.