Charismatique Asmik au concert Tchaïkovski de l'Opéra de Paris

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 14 June 2021

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“Un triomphe absolument mémorable, tel que l’Opéra de Paris n’en avait pas connu depuis longtemps”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 12 June 2021

Tchaikovsky, Eugen Onegin, Op. 24: excerpts

Tchaikovsky, Iolanta: arias

Tchaikovsky, Slavonic March in B flat minor "Marche Slave", Op. 31

Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame): selected arias

Asmik Grigorian, Soprano

Varduhi Abrahamyan, Mezzo-soprano

Ivan Gyngazov, Tenor

Étienne Dupuis, Baritone

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Oksana Lyniv, Conductor

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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

Paris Opera Ballet: a superlative Mayerling

Naomi Mori, 6th November

Paris Opera Ballet has triumphantly revived Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling, two years after its company premiere in 2022.

****1

La Fille mal gardée in Paris could offer more spark and animation

Jonathan Gray, 15th March

Paris Opera Ballet tackles a British classic with aplomb but needs to delve deeper into the quintessentially British humour and charm.

****1

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.

*****

Lurching gear changes mar Bychkov's Dvořák at the Festival Ravel

Mark Valencia, 31st August

An all-Dvořák programme given by the Paris Opera Orchestra fails to full satisfy, despite a couple of exciting concert openers.

***11

Opéra de Paris pays vibrant tribute to Patrick Dupond

Laurine Mortha, 23rd February

Two years after the death of Patrick Dupond, the Paris Opera Ballet paid tribute to him in a sumptuous gala evening, with the procession of the Ballet’s stars and the the performance of three of Dupond’s most emblematic works.

*****

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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.