Kassya, l’opéra inachevé de Léo Delibes

By Marguerite Haladjian, 27 July 2018

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“Un bel hommage aura été rendu à Léo Delibes”

Reviewed at Opéra Berlioz (Le Corum), Montpellier on 21 July 2018

Delibes, Kassya

Véronique Gens, Kassya

Anne-Catherine Gillet, Sonia

Nora Gubisch, Une Bohémienne

Cyrille Dubois, Cyrille

Alexandre Duhamel, Le Comte de Zevale

Renaud Delaigue, Kostska

Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Kolenati

Rémy Mathieu, Mochkou

Anas Séguin, Un sergent recruteur

Luc Bertin-Hugault, Un Vieillard, Un Buveur

Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie

Chœur de l'Opéra national Montpellier Occitanie

Noëlle Gény, Choirmaster / chorus director

Latvian Radio Choir

Sigvards Kļava, Choirmaster / chorus director

Michael Schønwandt, Conductor

Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen

Mengguang Huang, 26th April

Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.

**111

Lepage’s Bluebeard and Erwartung pairing remains compelling theatre

John Gilks, 25th April

Some 30 years after its first appearance, Robert Lepage’s double bill of Duke Bluebeards Castle and Erwartung is still strikingly effective and very modern-looking music theatre.

*****

Trojan’s Carousel: a magical night of dreams come true in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 23rd April

A vintage opera at the National Theatre offers charming adventures for children and musical sophistication for adults.

*****

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd April

A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.

**111

Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Susan Stempleski, 20th April

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

****1

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato's conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper's latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

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