Les Nouveaux Caractères célèbrent le Messie à l'Auditorium de Lyon

By Camille Grimaud, 26 December 2017

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“la voix est chatoyante et brille de mille feux, le legato parfaitement maîtrisé”

Reviewed at Auditorium de Lyon: Grand Hall, Lyon on 22 December 2017

Handel, Messiah

Les Nouveaux Caractères

accentus

Sébastien d'Hérin, Harpsichord

Martina Janková, Soprano

Filippo Mineccia, Countertenor

Robert Murray, Tenor

Konstantin Wolff, Bass

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Camille Grimaud

Jeune chanteuse lyrique passionnée de littérature, Camille décide d'unir ses deux amours en écrivant sa joie de la musique. Ancienne étudiante de lettres modernes, la soprano n'a de cesse de convoquer les lettres au service de son art. Complémentarité et éclectisme seraient ses maîtres mots.