Sexe et cruauté à l'Opéra Bastille : Lady Macbeth selon Warlikowski

By Manuel Gaulhiac, 08 April 2019

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“le désir est brut, sauvage, obscène, toujours mêlé de violence et de brutalité”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 6 April 2019

Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Opéra national de Paris

Ingo Metzmacher, Conductor

Krzysztof Warlikowski, Director

Małgorzata Szczęśniak, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Aušrinė Stundytė, Katerina Lvovna Izmailova

Pavel Černoch, Sergey

John Daszak, Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov

Dmitry Ulyanov, Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov

Oksana Volkova, Sonyetka

Sofija Petrović, Aksinya

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tattered peasant

Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Police inspector, Old Convict

Pierpaolo Palloni, Policeman

Krzysztof Bączyk, Priest

Andrei Popov, Schoolmaster

Florent Mbia, Office Manager

Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Manuel Gaulhiac

Manuel Gaulhiac commence le piano à l’âge de 7 ans, et la musique devient très tôt une passion qui l'oriente vers différents projets artistiques. Après un DEM de piano, il poursuit ses études musicales à l'école Cortot. Outre la musique, la littérature représente pour Manuel un terrain privilégié d'exploration de l'âme humaine. Une autre de ses passions est la Russie, qui l'a toujours attiré par sa culture et son caractère. Il s’est mis à l'étude de la langue et essaye désormais de passer le plus de temps dans ce fabuleux pays. Polytechnicien, Manuel pratique aussi les mathématiques.