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Aux Champs-Élysées, une Saint-Matthieu intimiste mais pas complètement convaincante

By Denis Peyrat, 04 April 2015
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Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 1 April 2015
Programme
Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
Mark Padmore, Conductor, Tenor
Fflur Wyn, Soprano
Paula Murrihy, Mezzo-soprano
Stephan Loges, Bass-baritone
Sophie Bevan, Soprano
Robin Blaze, Countertenor
Andrew Tortise, Tenor
Matthew Brook, Bass-baritone
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Denis Peyrat
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.