Petite Messe solennelle et recueillie au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 26 February 2020

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“le ton est exactement celui qui convient : sérieux sans lourdeur, émouvant sans pathos”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 February 2020

Rossini, Petite messe solennelle

Hasmik Torosyan, Soprano

Carlo Vistoli, Countertenor

Cyrille Dubois, Tenor

Daniele Antonangeli, Baritone

Tanguy de Williencourt, Piano

Bart Rodyns, Harmonium

Flemish Radio Choir

Bart Van Reyn, Conductor

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****1

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****1

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****1

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****1

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Stéphane Lelièvre

Stéphane Lelièvre est maître de conférences en littérature comparée. Il est responsable de l’équipe « Littérature et musique » du Centre de Recherche en Littérature Comparée à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Universités. Spécialiste des romantismes allemand et français, il s’intéresse d’une manière générale aux liens entre les lettres et la musique, et donc particulièrement à l’opéra.