Cadmus conquiert Hermione et le public versaillais !

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 28 November 2019

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“Vincent Dumestre dirige Le Poème Harmonique avec une précision impeccable”

Reviewed at Château de Versailles: Royal Opera House, Versailles on 26 November 2019

Lully, Cadmus et Hermione

Vincent Dumestre, Conductor

Adèle Charvet, Hermione

Thomas Dolié, Cadmus

Eva Zaïcik, Charité, Melisse

Nicholas Scott, Arbas, Nurse

Lisandro Abadie, Arbas, Pan

Guilhem Worms, Jupiter, The Grand Sacrificer

Virgile Ancely, Bass

Enguerrand de Hys, Tenor

Olivier Fichet, Tenor

Brenda Poupard, Mezzo-soprano

Marine Lafdal-Franc, Soprano

Benoit-Joseph Meier, Tenor

Kaëlig Boché, Tenor

Le Poème Harmonique

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An enveloping performance of Die Walküre spans three consecutive evenings, featuring world class singing in Frank Gehry’s stunning space.

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Stéphane Lelièvre

Stéphane Lelièvre est maître de conférences en littérature comparée. Il est responsable de l’équipe « Littérature et musique » du Centre de Recherche en Littérature Comparée à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Universités. Spécialiste des romantismes allemand et français, il s’intéresse d’une manière générale aux liens entre les lettres et la musique, et donc particulièrement à l’opéra.