KARIM SULAYMAN — SEAN SHIBE

HENRY PURCELL « Music for a While », from Œdipus
JOHN DOWLAND
« Præludium », from Margaret Board Lute Book
« A Fancy », from Seven Fantaisies (No. 7)
« Time Stands Still », from Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires (No. 2)
GIULIO CACCINI « Dalla porta d’oriente », from Nuove musiche e nuova maniera di scriverle (No. 35)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, excerpt:
« Sì dolce è’l tormento », SV 332
« La mia turca », SV 310
CHANT SÉPHARADE « La prima vez »
CHANT ARABO‑ANDALOU « Lamma bada yatathanna »
SAYED DARWISH « El Helwa Di »
FAIROUZ « Li Beirut »
JONATHAN HARVEY Sufi Dance
LAYALE CHAKER A Butterfly in New York
TORU TAKEMITSU « Wainscot Pond », from In the Woods (No. 1)
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Songs from the Chinese, Op. 58

Combining his Mediterranean roots, his operatic career, and his curiosity for a wide variety of repertoires, Lebanese American tenor Karim Sulayman alternates between the opera stage and cross-disciplinary projects. He engages in a dialogue across cultures and centuries, accompanied by the acoustic guitar of Sean Shibe, himself keen to explore the multiple worlds of his instrument, including contemporary music. Delving into the roots of song in its most universal expressions—whether baroque, popular, or traditional music—Broken Branches brings to light the close cultural and musical ties between East and West, echoing the personal journeys of both artists.

This concert is part of the Saison Méditerranée 2026 by the Institut français programme.