Ombres et lumières pour Lucia di Lammermoor à Nancy

By Cristina Diego Pacheco, 28 June 2016

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“Pari réussi... seulement en partie.”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Lorraine, Nancy on 24 June 2016

Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor

Corrado Rovaris, Conductor

Jean-Louis Martinelli, Director

Gilles Taschet, Set Designer

Patrick Dutertre, Costume Designer

Erin Morley, Lucia

Ramë Lahaj, Edgardo

Jean-François Lapointe, Enrico

Valeria Tornatore, Alisa

Christophe Berry, Arturo

Emanuele Giannino, Normanno

Jean Teitgen, Raimondo

Chœur de l'Opéra national de Lorraine

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Lorraine

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An enveloping performance of Die Walküre spans three consecutive evenings, featuring world class singing in Frank Gehry’s stunning space.

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Cristina Diego Pacheco

Passionnée de musique ancienne, Cristina Diego Pacheco suit une formation musicale (piano, harmonie, clavecin, chant, direction de chœur) en même temps qu’elle étudie l’Histoire. Docteur en musicologie et maître de conférences à l’Université de Lorraine (Nancy), elle collabore régulièrement avec des magazines de musique classique et publie souvent sur des sujets liés à la musique de la Renaissance.