Immarcescibles Contes du magicien Carsen

By Jean-Marc Piriou, 05 November 2016

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“Stéphanie d'Oustrac, cet art du chant français qui fait rayonner chaque syllabe de chaque mot”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 3 November 2016

Offenbach, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

Opéra national de Paris

Philippe Jordan, Conductor

Robert Carsen, Director

Michael Levine, Set Designer

Ramón Vargas, Hoffmann

Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Nicklausse

Roberto Tagliavini, Lindorf, Coppélius, Dapertutto, Miracle

Nadine Koutcher, Olympia

Ermonela Jaho, Antonia

Kate Aldrich, Giulietta

Paul Gay, Luther, Crespel

Cyrille Lovighi, Nathanaël

Laurent Laberdesque, Hermann

Yann Beuron, Andrès

François Lis, Peter Schlémil

Doris Soffel, Voice of Antonia's Mother

Rodolphe Briand, Pitichinaccio

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

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Jean-Marc Piriou

Diplômé de l’École Centrale Paris et titulaire d’un Doctorat en Biophysique Moléculaire, Jean-Marc occupe différentes fonctions dans le secteur de l’environnement. Passionné de musique depuis l’enfance, il étudie le saxophone, le piano, puis se forme au chant lyrique (ténor). S’il s’intéresse à tous les styles et toutes les formes de musique, l’opéra est sa grande passion.