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Le Requiem de Verdi selon Gatti : quand la sobriété n'exclut pas la ferveur

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 04 February 2022
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“c’est moins à un concert qu’à une expérience spirituelle que nous allons assister”
Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 3 February 2022
Programme
Verdi, Messa da Requiem
Performers
Eleonora Buratto, Soprano
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto
Michael Spyres, Tenor
Riccardo Zanellato, Bass
Chœur de Radio France
Chœur de l'Armée Française
Orchestre National de France
Daniele Gatti, Conductor
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Chœur de Radio FranceChœur de l'Armée FrançaiseDaniele GattiEleonora BurattoGiuseppe VerdiMarie-Nicole LemieuxMessa da RequiemMichael SpyresOrchestre National de FranceRiccardo Zanellato
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Stéphane Lelièvre
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.