Degout émouvant pour l’ouverture de la saison à l’Opéra de Lyon

By Augustin Javel, 23 September 2020

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“Degout se montre d’une émouvante justesse expressive et musicale”

Reviewed at Opéra Nouvel, Lyon on 21 September 2020

Mahler, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (version de chambre (Schönberg))

Schubert, String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden", D.810 (version orch. (Mahler))

Stéphane Degout, Baritone

Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon

Jamie Phillips, Conductor

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Stéphane Lelièvre, 21st March

The Opéra de Lyon presents Britten’s masterpiece for the first time: a triumph, both visually and musically, which is received with great enthusiasm by the audience.

****1

The devil rides a violin bow in Falstaff at Aix

Romain Daroles, 3rd July

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*****

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*****

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**111

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***11

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Herheim pulls us in unexpected directions, makes us laugh and makes us think as we enjoy fine Rossinian music and singing in Opéra de Lyon's production.

****1

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Augustin Javel

Étudiant à l’IEP de Lyon, Augustin Javel est aussi hautboïste amateur, étudiant au CRR de Lyon. Passé par le Maroc, l’Espagne et la Pologne, il se passionne pour la musique et ses interprètes, facilitateurs d’échanges entre les cultures. Également passionné par le cinéma, il porte un grand intérêt aux compositeurs de musique de film. Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel ou Nino Rota font partie de ses compositeurs préférés.