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Idoménée à l’Opéra de Lyon : une production qui doit tout à ses voix

By Elodie Martinez, 25 January 2015
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“Les voix méritent d’être entendues malgré une mise en scène qui ne convainc pas”
Reviewed at Opéra Nouvel, Lyon on 23 January 2015
Programme
Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta
Performers
Opéra de Lyon
Gérard Korsten, Conductor
Martin Kušej, Director
Annette Murschetz, Set Designer
Heide Kastler, Costume Designer
Ingela Brimberg, Elettra
Elena Galitskaya, Ilia
Kate Aldrich, Idamante
Julien Behr, Arbace
Lothar Odinius, Idomeneo
Lukas Jakobski, The Oracle of Neptune
Chœurs de l'Opéra de Lyon
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
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Annette MurschetzChœurs de l'Opéra de LyonElena GalitskayaGérard KorstenHeide KastlerIdomeneo, re di CretaIngela BrimbergJulien BehrKate AldrichLothar OdiniusLukas JakobskiMartin KušejOpéra de LyonOrchestre de l'Opéra de LyonWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Elodie Martinez
Elodie Martinez
Actuellement en doctorat de Littérature et Langue française à Lyon, Elodie Martinez travaille sur une thèse interdisciplinaire portant sur les représentations de Médée dans l'ensemble des arts. Passionnée par l'opéra depuis quelques années, elle étudie le violon et le chant. Elle est également rédactrice pour le site www.toutelaculture.com dans les rubriques "Musique Classique", "Opéra" et "Livres".