In War and Peace : un projet intense à l'harmonie fragile

By Maeva Da Cruz, 26 May 2017

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“Au cœur du chaos, comment trouvez-vous la paix ?”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 May 2017

Handel, Jephtha HWV 70: 'Scenes of horror, scenes of woe

Leo, Andromaca: Prendi quel ferro, o barbaro!

Cavalieri, Sinfonia Rappresentatione di anima e di corpo

Purcell, Chaconne in G Minor, Z 730

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth"

Handel, Agrippina: Pensieri, voi mi tormentate

Gesualdo, Tristis est anima mea

Handel, Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga

Purcell, The Indian Queen, Z 630: They tell us that you mighty pow'rs above

Handel, Susanna, HWV 66: Crystal streams in murmurs flowing

Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Da tempeste

Pärt, Da pacem Domine

Handel, Rinaldo, HWV 7: Augelletti, che cantate

Jommelli, Attilio Regolo: Par che di Giubilo

Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano

Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor

Il Pomo d'Oro

Ralph Pleger, Director

Henning Blum, Lighting Designer

Manuel Palazzo, Choreography

Reincarnation of Baroque ecstasy: Giulio Cesare at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th February

From Jakub Józef Orliński’s youthful radiance to Sandrine Piau’s sovereign mastery, this performance revives Baroque ecstasy through razor-sharp orchestration, muscular playing and inventive embellishments of unparalleled emotional depth.

*****

Carry on up the Nile: Handel's Berenice by the Seine

Sandra Bowdler, 21st May

One of Handel's lesser operas receives a deluxe concert performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, with Il Pomo d'Oro and a fine array of singers.

****1

Beyond conventions: Jakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d'Oro in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 30th November

Touring with the ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro, Jakub Józef Orliński reinvents the Baroque recital formula at the Berlin Philharmonic featuring breakdancing, an audience sing-along and a good deal of fun.

*****

Gesualdo lights up La Bâtie in Veyrier

Elodie Olson-Coons, 8th September

Il Pomo d'Oro and La Compagnia del Madrigale deliver a moving, nuanced performance of Gesualdo madrigals at La Bâtie festival.

***11

Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro make the Konzerthaus their Eden

Chanda VanderHart, 20th March

Pageantry abounds as the popular mezzo-soprano turns the Konzerthaus Wien into a sort of classical music, multisensory varieté.

*****

A starry cast for Handel's Theodora in Paris

Kevin W Ng, 22nd November

It’s hard to imagine more glorious vocalism from such a starry cast, but this Theodora at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées falls short of the sublime.

***11

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Maeva Da Cruz

Poursuivant des études de littérature, linguistique et latin, Maeva Da Cruz écrit par ailleurs sur des thématiques allant de la musique classique aux cultures dites subversives. Dans un champ plutôt sociologique, ses recherches se concentrent autour des questions relatives à l’identité de genre, sociale et collective. Particulièrement sensible à l’art lyrique, elle se livre à l’écoute et à l’étude du répertoire opératique avec passion. Sa fréquentation assidue des salles de concerts et maisons d'opéra lui permet d'affiner ses connaissances et sa perception des œuvres, situant ainsi la musique au cœur de ses préoccupations.