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De Kinderen der Zee : un formidable opéra de la mer et de la mort redécouvert à Bruxelles

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 23 October 2021
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“la musique happe l’auditeur dès les premières notes du prélude et ne le lâche plus”
Reviewed at BOZAR: Main hall, Brussels on 20 October 2021
Programme
Mortelmans, De Kinderen der Zee (The Children of the Sea) (Concert performance)
Performers
La Monnaie | De Munt
Alain Altinoglu, Conductor
Tineke Van Ingelgem, Stella
Christianne Stotijn, Geertrui
Yves Saelens, Ivo Mariën
Werner Van Mechelen, Petrus
Kris Belligh, Bolten
Denzil Delaere, Frederik
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
La Monnaie Children's and Youth Choirs
Jan Schweiger, Choirmaster / chorus director
La Monnaie Choral Academy
Benoît Giaux, Choirmaster / chorus director
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Stéphane Lelièvre
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.