Au Palais Garnier : Noces de Figaro ou Divorce d'Almaviva ?

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 09 February 2022

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“Lea Desandre se confirme comme l’un des meilleurs Chérubin du moment”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Paris on 7 February 2022

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Opéra national de Paris

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor

Netia Jones, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer, Video

Lucy Carter, Lighting Designer

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris

Maria Bengtsson, Countess Almaviva

Ying Fang, Susanna

Lea Desandre, Cherubino

Peter Mattei, Count Almaviva

Luca Pisaroni, Figaro

James Creswell, Doctor Bartolo

Kseniia Proshina, Barbarina

Andrea Cueva Molnar, First Bridesmaid

Dorothea Röschmann, Marcellina

Ilanah Lobel-Torres, Second Bridesmaid

Michael Colvin, Don Basilio

Christophe Mortagne, Don Curzio

Marc Labonnette, Antonio

Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris

David Karlin, 14th March

Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.

***11

Thomas Adès’ high-flying Exterminating Angel in Paris

Erwan Gentric, 29th February

The French premiere of the British composer's opera will be the undisputed high point of the Grande Boutique's season: a perfect confluence of music, staging and cast.

*****

Shock and awe in Paris with Bernstein's A Quiet Place

David Karlin, 9th March

In the expert hands of both director Warlikowski and conductor Kent Nagano, the sequel to Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti proves to be even darker and more dramatic.

*****

A long road to nowhere for Igor at the Bastille

Mark Pullinger, 1st December

Barrie Kosky's makes a limited impact in his debut at Opéra de Paris, apart from an hallucinogenic Polovtsian Dances.

***11

Les Indes galantes: with Alarcón, Rameau conquers the Bastille

Philippe Ramin, 28th September

The new production of Les Indes galantes at Opéra Bastille is exceptional, from the vocal cast to the choreography by Bintou Dembélé. But the stand-out performance of the evening comes from conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarcón.

*****

Don Giovanni according to Ivo van Hove: a puritan despite himself?

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 16th June

Don Giovanni returns to the Palais Garnier. The production by Ivo van Hove lacks energy but is wonderfully served by a cast of great young talents.

***11

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Stéphane Lelièvre

Stéphane Lelièvre est maître de conférences en littérature comparée. Il est responsable de l’équipe « Littérature et musique » du Centre de Recherche en Littérature Comparée à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Universités. Spécialiste des romantismes allemand et français, il s’intéresse d’une manière générale aux liens entre les lettres et la musique, et donc particulièrement à l’opéra.