Minkowski et Les Musiciens du Louvre à Genève : Mozart sous stress

By Thomas Muller, 17 December 2018

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“triste soirée pour la musique religieuse de Mozart”

Reviewed at Victoria Hall, Geneva on 13 December 2018

Mozart, Arrangement of Handel's Ode to Saint Cæcelia, K592

Mozart, Mass no. 18 in C minor "Great", K427 (K417a)

Les Musiciens du Louvre

Marc Minkowski, Conductor

Ana Maria Labin, Soprano

Ambroisine Bré, Mezzo-soprano

Owen Willetts, Countertenor

Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Tenor

Norman Patzke, Bass

All that glitters is not gold: Mitridate, Re di Ponto in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 4th December

The Staatsoper Unter den Linden's multi-seasonal Baroque project continues with a new production of Mozart's first opera seria, which roars and soars under the conducting of Marc Minkowski.

****1

Operetta with teeth: Offenbach’s La Périchole at the TCE

David Karlin, 13th November

Laurent Pelly’s new production combines froth and hilarity with a dark, satirical heart; Marc Minkowski and the orchestra seduce us.

****1

Christmas celebrations with Marc Minkowski

Zoltán Szabó, 13th December

An early Christmas celebration in Budapest, with four of Bach's cantatas from his Christmas Oratorio.

****1

Baroque sorcery: Handel's Alcina returns to the Staatsoper

Katherine Syer, 20th October

Baroque purists might prefer a more surefire line-up of brilliantly executed arias, but the theatrical framework of Adrian Noble's Alcina production offers a great deal.

****1

Cross-dressing abounds: Gluck's Armide

David Karlin, 19th October

Excellent playing from Les Musiciens du Louvre and a mixed vocal performance are matched by a staging by Ivan Alexandre likely to be controversial.

**111

Platée at Opéra Garnier : Folly in charge

Jean-Marc Piriou, 9th September

One has to admit that the 2015 vintage of this operatic Grand Cru, with us since 1999, is a particularly fine one. To be consumed with immoderation!

*****

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Thomas Muller

Podologue spécialisé en Education Thérapeutique du Patient et Diabétologie, chanteur, administrateur de choeur, fondateur d'orchestre et ancien hautboïste amateur, Thomas est passionné de musique et particulièrement vocale. Toujours sensible aux timbres des orchestres et de la capacité des musiciens de développer un chant musical qui provoque chez l'auditeur une émotion vraie, en dehors de tout intellectualisme.