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La Cappella Mediterranea à la fête pour ses 20 ans au Festival d’Ambronay

Leonardo García-Alarcón dirige Acis et Galatée à Ambronay
© Bertrand Pichène
Leonardo García-Alarcón dirige Acis et Galatée à Ambronay
© Bertrand Pichène
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“Nous voilà projetés dans une matière riante, fleurie, exaltante, éminemment printanière”
Reviewed at Abbaye d'Ambronay, Ambronay on 20 September 2025
Handel, Acis and Galatea
Leonardo García-Alarcón, Conductor, Harpsichord
Cappella Mediterranea
Hugo Hymas, Acis
Charlotte Bowden, Galatea
Nicholas Scott, Corydon
Staffan Liljas, Polyphemus
Valerio Contaldo, Damon
Maud Bessard-Morandas, Soprano
Leandro Marziotte, Countertenor
Raphael Hardmeyer, Bass
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