L'Autre Voyage magnifie la musique de Schubert à l'Opéra-Comique

L'Autre Voyage à l'Opéra-Comique

By Pierre Michel, 04 February 2024

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“Le projet réussit le tour de force de réunir des morceaux épars dans une trame cohérente”

Reviewed at Opéra Comique, Paris on 3 February 2024

Schubert, L'Autre Voyage

Silvia Costa, Director, Set Designer

Laura Dondoli, Costume Designer

Marco Giusti, Lighting Designer

Opéra-Comique

Raphaël Pichon, Conductor

Stéphane Degout, Baritone

Siobhan Stagg, Soprano

Laurence Kilsby, Tenor

Chadi Lazreq, Boy soprano

Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique

Ensemble Pygmalion

Implacable Werther at Opéra-Comique from Pichon and Huffman

Romain Daroles, 19th January

Tight orchestral playing, minimalist stage design: the conductor and director are perfectly in tune with each other, transforming Massenet's work into an intimate and timeless drama.

****1

Opéra-Comique's Carmen brings high musical qualities to Edinburgh

Roy Westbrook, 8th August

Andreas Homoki's meta-staging in Paris' Opéra-Comique cannot detract from strong musical performances at the Edinburgh Festival, led by Gaëlle Arquez as a near-perfect Carmen.

****1

Deliciously not Disney: Zémire et Azor at Opéra Comique

David Karlin, 29th June

Grétry's mash-up of Beauty and the Beast and The Arabian Nights provides an evening of proper enchantment in Paris.

****1

Unhappy ever after: Gluck's Armide returns to Paris

David Karlin, 11th November

Excellent performances and stage direction make a good case for an opera that's on the slow side dramatically.

****1

Titon et l'Aurore: flying sheep at the Opéra Comique

Philippe Ramin, 21st January

In Basil Twist's staging of Titon et l'Aurore, William Christie shows the breadth of his talent in 18th century French repertoire, conducting an cast which excels in both main and supporting roles.

*****

Operatic magic: Ercole Amante at the Opéra Comique

Jean-Marc Piriou, 6th November

Voices, orchestra staging: everything in this Ercole Amante is light and magic, to the great delight of the Salle Favart audience.

*****

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Pierre Michel

Né dans une famille de musiciens, Pierre suit un cursus varié au sein du Conservatoire de Meudon, entre piano (DEM) et contrebasse, récital et orchestre, classique et jazz. Aujourd'hui ingénieur dans la gestion et l'analyse de données, il fréquente très assidûment les salles de concert de la région parisienne pour consolider et approfondir sa passion pour la musique classique. Pour ne pas manquer ses prochains articles, rendez-vous sur son compte Instagram ricerc_art.

L'Autre Voyage magnifie la musique vocale de Schubert à l'Opéra-Comique