Cecilia et Rolando à la Philharmonie de Paris : l'une belcante, l'autre pas...

By Denis Peyrat, 19 December 2015

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“Rolando et Cecilia font preuve d'une éclatante complicité en scène.”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 18 December 2015

Mozart, Arias from Opera

Rossini, Arias from opera

Bellini, Various Arias

Donizetti, Various Arias

Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano

Rolando Villazón, Tenor

Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich

Ada Pesch, Conductor

Pier Luigi Fabretti, Oboe

Una Prelle, Harp

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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.