Entrée magistrale de Nixon in China au répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris

Nixon in China à l'Opéra Bastille

By Romain Daroles, 27 March 2023

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“Voilà un oubli réparé, qui plus est en grande pompe et avec brio”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 25 March 2023

Adams, Nixon in China

Opéra national de Paris

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor

Valentina Carrasco, Director

Carles Berga, Set Designer

Silvia Aymonino, Costume Designer

Peter van Praet, Lighting Designer, Set Designer

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris

Kathleen Kim, Madame Mao, Chiang Ch'ing

Renée Fleming, Pat Nixon

Thomas Hampson, Richard Nixon

John Matthew Myers, Mao Zedong

Xiaomeng Zhang, Chou En-lai

Joshua Bloom, Henry Kissinger

Ching-Lien Wu, Choirmaster / chorus director

Yajie Zhang, Mezzo-soprano

Ning Liang, Mezzo-soprano

Emanuela Pascu, Mezzo-soprano

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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Romain Daroles

Romain Daroles est né entre Gascogne et Armagnac, terre qui lui a transmis le goût des lettres, de la musique et de la bonne chère. Parallèlement à des études littéraires qui se solderont avec l’obtention d’un Master en Littératures Françaises à la Sorbonne, il approfondit sa formation théâtrale au Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique du 6e arrondissement de Paris, ainsi que sa passion pour l’opéra. Titulaire en 2016 d'un Bachelor Théâtre décerné par la Manufacture de Lausanne, il est comédien/metteur en scène et a joué sous la direction de François Gremaud, Marie Fourquet, Alain Borek ou Mathias Brossard.

L’entrée magistrale de Nixon in China au répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris