Adriano in Siria : sur les traces de Caffarelli

By Anne-Laure Faubert, 06 December 2015

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“Le velouté et la souplesse de sa voix ainsi que sa puissance rendaient l’air d’autant plus poignant”

Reviewed at Château de Versailles: Royal Opera House, Versailles on 4 December 2015

Pergolesi, Adriano in Siria

Jan Tomasz Adamus, Conductor

Capella Cracoviensis

Franco Fagioli, Countertenor

Romina Basso, Mezzo-soprano

Artem Krutko, Countertenor

Dilyara Idrisova, Soprano

Juan Sancho, Tenor

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***11

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*****

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****1

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Thomas May, 8th May

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****1

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John Gilks, 7th May

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***11

Rossini’s Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide

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Neil Armfield’s production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values.

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Anne-Laure Faubert

Diplômée de Sciences-Po Paris, Anne-Laure y a également étudié l’art et la littérature. Elle travaille ensuite dans les secteurs privé et public où elle suit notamment les audits de grandes institutions culturelles. Elle tient un blog depuis 2010 sur le ballet, la musique baroque et les voyages et écrit pour une fondation. Elle a créé en 2014 une société de médiation culturelle axée sur le costume et en 2015 une marque de gastronomie culturelle.