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Janáček triomphe à la Philharmonie : La Petite Renarde rusée de Rattle et Sellars

By Arthur Macé, 04 July 2019
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“triomphe d'une production dont la réussite tient à une exceptionnelle réunion de talents”
Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 2 July 2019
Programme
Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
Peter Sellars, Director
Gerald Finley, Forester
Lucy Crowe, Vixen
Sophia Burgos, Fox, Chocholka
Anna Lapkovskaja, Lapák, Mrs Paškova
Jan Martiník, Badger, Parson
Peter Hoare, Mosquito, Rooster, Schoolmaster
Paulina Malefane, Owl, Forester’s wife
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Harašta
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus
Maîtrise de Radio France
Sofi Jeannin, Choirmaster / chorus director
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Anna LapkovskajaGerald FinleyHanno Müller-BrachmannJan MartiníkLeoš JanáčekLondon Symphony ChorusLondon Symphony OrchestraLucy CroweMaîtrise de Radio FrancePaulina MalefanePeter HoarePeter SellarsSir Simon RattleSofi JeanninSolistes de la Maîtrise de Radio FranceSophia BurgosThe Cunning Little Vixen
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Arthur Macé
Arthur Macé
Originaire de Caen où il obtient des diplômes en clarinette, en analyse et en histoire de la musique, Arthur Macé est actuellement étudiant en musicologie au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.