La Khovantchina : Khovansky et ses troupes à l'assaut de la Bastille

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 12 February 2022

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“l’Opéra de Paris a bien eu raison de proposer de nouveau cette œuvre encore trop rare sur nos scènes”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 9 February 2022

Mussorgsky, Khovanshchina

Opéra national de Paris

Hartmut Haenchen, Conductor

Andrei Șerban, Director

Richard Hudson, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Yves Bernard, Lighting Designer

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine

Anita Rachvelishvili, Marfa

Sergei Skorokhodov, Prince Andrei Khovansky

John Daszak, Prince Vasily Golitzin

Dmitry Belosselskiy, Dosifey

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Prince Ivan Khovansky

Anush Hovhannisyan, Emma

Evgeny Nikitin, Boyar Fyodor Shaklovity

Carole Wilson, Susanna

Vasily Efimov, Kuska

Gerhard Siegel, Scrivener

Chœur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris

Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris

Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris

David Karlin, 14th March

Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.

***11

Thomas Adès’ high-flying Exterminating Angel in Paris

Erwan Gentric, 29th February

The French premiere of the British composer's opera will be the undisputed high point of the Grande Boutique's season: a perfect confluence of music, staging and cast.

*****

Shock and awe in Paris with Bernstein's A Quiet Place

David Karlin, 9th March

In the expert hands of both director Warlikowski and conductor Kent Nagano, the sequel to Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti proves to be even darker and more dramatic.

*****

A long road to nowhere for Igor at the Bastille

Mark Pullinger, 1st December

Barrie Kosky's makes a limited impact in his debut at Opéra de Paris, apart from an hallucinogenic Polovtsian Dances.

***11

Les Indes galantes: with Alarcón, Rameau conquers the Bastille

Philippe Ramin, 28th September

The new production of Les Indes galantes at Opéra Bastille is exceptional, from the vocal cast to the choreography by Bintou Dembélé. But the stand-out performance of the evening comes from conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarcón.

*****

Don Giovanni according to Ivo van Hove: a puritan despite himself?

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 16th June

Don Giovanni returns to the Palais Garnier. The production by Ivo van Hove lacks energy but is wonderfully served by a cast of great young talents.

***11

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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.