Quand l’amour de l’art rend fou : Cardillac à l'Opéra de Flandre

By Patrice Lieberman, 08 February 2019

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“heureuse redécouverte d’une œuvre remarquable”

Reviewed at Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp, Antwerp on 3 February 2019

Hindemith, Cardillac

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Dmitri Jurowski, Conductor

Guy Joosten, Director

Katrin Nottrodt, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Simon Neal, Cardillac

Betsy Horne, Cardillac's daughter

Erin Caves, Officer

Theresa Kronthaler, The Lady

Sam Furness, Knight

Donald Thomson, Provost marshal, The gold merchant

Koor Opera Vlaanderen

Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

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Elsa Giovanna Simonetti, 17th January

In Rites, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen confirm its status as a leading contemporary dance company with a formidable triple bill, technically demanding for both dancers and orchestra.

****1

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal: digital drama, celestial singing

Simon Thompson, 14th October

Digital projections make Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal seem alienating and strange, but the singing is terrific and the orchestra sounds sensational.

***11

A powerhouse: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Shechter’s Grand Finale

Deborah Weiss, 26th September

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen powers its way through an exciting revamp of Hofesh Shechter’s inimitable Grand Finale.

****1

Marcos Morau’s Romeo + Juliet: lessons in volatility

Deborah Weiss, 3rd April

An unconventional dance take on Prokofiev's ubiquitous ballet for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp is not for the faint-hearted.

***11

Grotesque and gripping: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen unveils a new Salome

Mark Pullinger, 29th December

Not a great day for the patriarchy: Ersan Mondtag's gripping new Salome emphasises grotesque caricatures and ends with a bloody, plot-twisting coup d’état.

****1

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: how to win over an audience

Deborah Weiss, 13th December

Two very diverse works that complement each other and show off the depth of talent within Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.

****1

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Patrice Lieberman

Pratiquant le piano (puis l’alto) dès l’enfance, Patrice Lieberman - après un passage par le Conservatoire d’Anvers - combine sa passion pour la musique, les langues et la littérature en étudiant la musicologie et la philologie slave à l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, avant de se perfectionner aux universités de Pennsylvanie et Yale. Après avoir été pendant près de vingt ans critique au défunt hebdomadaire anglophone bruxellois The Bulletin, il collabore depuis 2014 à Crescendo Magazine (crescendo-magazine.be). Il a également régulièrement signé des notes de programme et des traductions pour différentes organisations culturelles, dont le Festival de Flandre et l’Orchestre national de Belgique.