Ariane à Naxos au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées : prima la musica !

By Denis Peyrat, 15 October 2015

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“Amber Wagner, qui avait la dure tâche de remplacer Anja Harteros, est une belle révélation.”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 12 October 2015

Strauss R., Ariadne auf Naxos

Bavarian State Opera

Kirill Petrenko, Conductor

Robert Carsen, Director

Peter Pabst, Set Designer

Falk Bauer, Costume Designer

Amber Wagner, The Primadonna (Ariadne)

Brenda Rae, Zerbinetta

Alice Coote, Composer

Jonas Kaufmann, The Tenor (Bacchus)

Anna Virovlansky, Echo

Eri Nakamura, Naiad

Okka von der Damerau, Dryad

Matthew Grills, Brighella

Kevin Conners, Dancing Master

Petr Nekoranec, Officer

Dean Power, Scaramuccio

Elliot Madore, Harlequin

John Carpenter, Wigmaker

Christian Rieger, Lackey

Tareq Nazmi, Truffaldino

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Denis Peyrat

Ingénieur exerçant dans le domaine de l'énergie, il est passionné d'opéra et fréquente les salles de concert depuis le collège. Dès l'âge de 11 ans il pratique également le chant dans diverses formations, en autodidacte mais avec une expérience qui lui permet à présent de faire partie d'un grand choeur parisien.