Tosca à Bastille

By Caroline Dessaint, 13 October 2014

Loading, please wait...

See full listing

“Le rôle de la cantatrice est tenu par une véritable artiste”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 10 October 2014

Puccini, Tosca

Opéra national de Paris

Daniel Oren, Conductor

Pierre Audi, Director

Robby Duiveman, Costume Designer

Christof Hetzer, Set Designer

Martina Serafin, Floria Tosca

Marcelo Álvarez, Mario Cavaradossi

Ludovic Tézier, Baron Scarpia

Carlo Bosi, Spoletta

Wojtek Smilek, Cesare Angelotti

André Heyboer, Sciarrone

Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris

David Karlin, 14th March

Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.

***11

Thomas Adès’ high-flying Exterminating Angel in Paris

Erwan Gentric, 29th February

The French premiere of the British composer's opera will be the undisputed high point of the Grande Boutique's season: a perfect confluence of music, staging and cast.

*****

Shock and awe in Paris with Bernstein's A Quiet Place

David Karlin, 9th March

In the expert hands of both director Warlikowski and conductor Kent Nagano, the sequel to Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti proves to be even darker and more dramatic.

*****

A long road to nowhere for Igor at the Bastille

Mark Pullinger, 1st December

Barrie Kosky's makes a limited impact in his debut at Opéra de Paris, apart from an hallucinogenic Polovtsian Dances.

***11

Les Indes galantes: with Alarcón, Rameau conquers the Bastille

Philippe Ramin, 28th September

The new production of Les Indes galantes at Opéra Bastille is exceptional, from the vocal cast to the choreography by Bintou Dembélé. But the stand-out performance of the evening comes from conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarcón.

*****

Don Giovanni according to Ivo van Hove: a puritan despite himself?

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 16th June

Don Giovanni returns to the Palais Garnier. The production by Ivo van Hove lacks energy but is wonderfully served by a cast of great young talents.

***11

More reviews...

Caroline Dessaint

Caroline est étudiante en musicologie à la Sorbonne et au Conservatoire de Paris. Depuis longtemps, elle se passionne pour la musique vocale et c’est plus particulièrement à l’art lyrique français de la fin du XIXe siècle qu’elle consacre ses recherches.

À l'Opéra Bastille : une exégèse qui manquait encore à Tosca