Lucia di Lammermoor au TCE : la princesse Diana éblouissante dans la folie

By Denis Peyrat, 29 May 2016

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“Une Lucia volontaire, moderne, qui assume ses choix.”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 27 May 2016

Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor (Concert Performance)

Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

Diana Damrau, Lucia

Piero Pretti, Edgardo

Gabriele Viviani, Enrico

Daniela Valdenassi, Alisa

Francesco Marsiglia, Arturo

Saverio Fiore, Normanno

Nicolas Testé, Raimondo

Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino

Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino

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Denis Peyrat

Ingénieur exerçant dans le domaine de l'énergie, il est passionné d'opéra et fréquente les salles de concert depuis le collège. Dès l'âge de 11 ans il pratique également le chant dans diverses formations, en autodidacte mais avec une expérience qui lui permet à présent de faire partie d'un grand choeur parisien.