Operatic magic: Ercole Amante at the Opéra Comique

Nahuel di Pierro (Hercule)

Ercole amante at the Opéra Comique

By Jean-Marc Piriou, 08 November 2019

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“Humour and magic pervade everything”

Reviewed at Opéra Comique, Paris on 6 November 2019

Cavalli, Ercole amante

Opéra-Comique

Raphaël Pichon, Conductor

Valérie Lesort, Director

Laurent Peduzzi, Set Designer

Vanessa Sannino, Costume Designer

Nahuel Di Pierro, Ercole

Anna Bonitatibus, Giunone

Giuseppina Bridelli, Deianira

Francesca Aspromonte, Iole

Krystian Adam, Hyllo

Giulia Semenzato, Cinzia, La bellezza, Venere

Luca Tittoto, Nettuno, Tevere, Eutyro

Dominique Visse, Licco

Ray Chenez, Paggio

Eugénie Lefevbre, Pasithea Clerica

Christian Hecq, Director

Christian Pinaud, Lighting Designer

Ensemble Pygmalion

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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.