L'affaire Makropoulos ou la mort du grand opéra lyrique

By Samuel Aznar, 12 February 2016

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“Le plateau vocal impressionne par sa maîtrise du Sprechgesang et séduit par sa diversité de timbres.”

Reviewed at Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg on 7 February 2016

Janáček, The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)

Marko Letonja, Conductor

Robert Carsen, Director, Lighting Designer

Radu Boruzescu, Set Designer

Miruna Boruzescu, Costume Designer

Ángeles Blancas Gulín, Emilia Marty / Elina Makropoulos

Raymond Very, Albert Gregor

Enric Martinez-Castignani, Dr Kolenatý

Guy de Mey, Vítek

Sophie Marilley, Kristina

Martin Bárta, Baron Jaroslav Prus

Enrico Casari, Janek

Andreas Jaeggi, Count Hauk-Šendorf

Peter Longauer, A Stage Technician

Peter van Praet, Lighting Designer

Ian Burton, Dramaturgy

Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

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Canadian Opera's Orfeo returns elegant, restrained and very satisfying

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Samuel Aznar

Samuel est étudiant en piano au Pôle Supérieur du Conservatoire de Strasbourg après avoir mené à bien un Master de Lettres obtenu en 2011. Passant la majorité de son temps au piano avec une légère prédilection pour les œuvres des impressionnistes français (Debussy, Ravel), mais s'adonnant aussi au jazz et à la lecture, il cultive avec passion son goût pour la culture en général.