Génération France Gall - Jess Spitalieri Et Nicolas Reyno

Generation France Gall at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we are thrilled to welcome Generation France Gall, the radiant live celebration carried by Jess Spitalieri et Nicolas Reyno. In our intimate room, designed for warmth, clarity, and proximity, their voices and band bring a beloved repertoire to life with immediacy and heart. From the first downbeat, audiences will feel how our acoustic and sightlines serve every melodic contour, the softest piano introduction and the soaring ensemble finales alike. The show is a love letter to the timeless songbook associated with France Gall and the creative universe it inspired, but it is also a vivid, present-tense performance: a living conversation between artists and audience. In Lyon, we pride ourselves on presenting experiences that unite generations; this evening does exactly that, inviting longtime admirers to reconnect and first-time listeners to discover the thrill of these songs in full concert color. Our technical team has tailored sound and light for this production so the dynamic shifts—whispered verses, jubilant choruses, and rhythmic breaks—land with precision, while preserving the spontaneity of live music that makes each performance unique.

The artists and the show

As presenters, we have followed the artistic momentum of Jess Spitalieri et Nicolas Reyno with great attention. Over recent seasons, the duo has deepened their duet chemistry and refreshed the concert narrative with new orchestrations, vocal counterpoints, and dramaturgic pacing that foregrounds storytelling as much as virtuosity. Their program traverses luminous hits and tender confidences, weaving titles such as Résiste, Ella, elle l’a, Si maman si, Poupée de cire, poupée de son, Il jouait du piano debout, Babacar, Musique, and Débranche into suites that feel both faithful and newly unveiled. Jess Spitalieri’s timbre lends warmth and urgency to the anthemic refrains, while Nicolas Reyno’s phrasing brings a complementary clarity and dramatic contour; together, they shape harmonies that bloom in our room, whether in hushed two-part blends or thrilling call-and-response codas. The staging tightens around the songs: minimal, elegant movement; rhythmic lighting accents; and instrumental colors that shift from electric sparkle to acoustic intimacy. This is a concert built for a theater, not just a setlist—crafted arcs, thoughtful transitions, and that essential sense of occasion that live performance can still conjure at its best.

Hosting Generation France Gall at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON means offering our audience an experience designed for close listening and shared emotion. Expect nuanced storytelling between numbers, playful audience interactions, and medleys that reveal unexpected bridges within the repertoire. Our engineers have shaped a mix that preserves the grain of the voices, gives the rhythm section punch without overpowering, and lets strings, keys, and guitars paint each chorus with finesse. The evening flows like a conversation: uptempo joy following introspective confession, then a burst of communal energy as the room sings along to choruses everyone seems to know by heart. For us as a venue, the show exemplifies what we seek to program—artists who keep iconic material alive by performing it in the here and now, with conviction, curiosity, and generosity. Whether you come to rediscover Résiste and Ella, elle l’a from a new angle, to be swept up by Il jouait du piano debout in a room made for rhythm, or simply to feel the collective spark that live music returns to the city, this date affirms the enduring power of song on a stage built to celebrate it.