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À Lyon, Guillaume Tell troque sa pomme contre une orange bien trop mécanique

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 06 October 2019
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“la mise en scène de Tobias Kratzer suscite une attente finalement déçue”
Reviewed at Opéra Nouvel, Lyon on 5 October 2019
Programme
Rossini, Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Performers
Opéra de Lyon
Daniele Rustioni, Conductor
Tobias Kratzer, Director
Rainer Sellmaier, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Nicola Alaimo, Guillaume Tell
Jennifer Courcier, Jemmy
Jane Archibald, Mathilde
Enkelejda Shkoza, Hedwige
John Osborn, Arnold Melchthal
Grégoire Mour, Rodolphe
Philippe Talbot, Ruodi
Tomislav Lavoie, Melchthal senior
Jean Teitgen, Gesler
Patrick Bolleire, Walter Furst
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Chœurs de l'Opéra de Lyon
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Chœurs de l'Opéra de LyonDaniele RustioniEnkelejda ShkozaGioachino RossiniGrégoire MourGuillaume Tell (William Tell)Jane ArchibaldJean TeitgenJennifer CourcierJohn OsbornNicola AlaimoOpéra de LyonOrchestre de l'Opéra de LyonPatrick BolleirePhilippe TalbotRainer SellmaierTobias KratzerTomislav Lavoie
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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.