Une Pénélope bien tissée à l’Opéra national du Rhin

By Elodie Martinez, 30 October 2015

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“Il émane une superbe dignité de cette Pénélope incarnée par Anna Caterina Antonacci.”

Reviewed at Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg on 29 October 2015

Fauré, Pénélope

Patrick Davin, Conductor

Olivier Py, Director

Pierre-André Weitz, Set Designer

Anna Caterina Antonacci, Pénélope

Marc Laho, Ulysse

Jean-Philippe Lafont, Eumée

Elodie Méchain, Euryclée

Martial Defontaine, Antinoüs

Lamia Beuque, Alkandre

Kristina Bitenc, Mélantho

Rocío Pérez, Phylo

Arnaud Richard, Ctésippe

Camille Tresmontant, Pisandre

Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Eurymache

Sarah Laulan, Cléone

Mark Van Arsdale, Leodès

Francesca Sorteni, Lydie

Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin

Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg

Orchestre national de Mulhouse

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Elodie Martinez

Actuellement en doctorat de Littérature et Langue française à Lyon, Elodie Martinez travaille sur une thèse interdisciplinaire portant sur les représentations de Médée dans l'ensemble des arts. Passionnée par l'opéra depuis quelques années, elle étudie le violon et le chant. Elle est également rédactrice pour le site www.toutelaculture.com dans les rubriques "Musique Classique", "Opéra" et "Livres".