Sonya Yoncheva enchante le Festival d'Auvers-sur-Oise

Malcolm Martineau et Sonya Yoncheva au Festival d'Auvers-sur-Oise

By Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 12 June 2025

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“La voix se moire de couleurs de miel et de pourpre”

Reviewed at Église Notre-Dame d’Auvers-sur-Oise, Auvers-sur-Oise on 12 June 2025

Puccini, Sole e amore

Puccini, Terra e mare

Puccini, Mentìa l'avviso

Puccini, Canto d'anime

Tosti, L'ultimo bacio

Tosti, Ideale

Verdi, Album di 6 Romanze (Album of 6 romances): In solitaria stanza

Verdi, Ad una stella

Verdi, L'esule

Puccini, Le Villi: Se come voi piccina

Puccini, Tosca: Vissi d'arte

Albéniz, España, Op.165: Tango

Puccini, La bohème: Donde lieta uscì

Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo

Sonya Yoncheva, Soprano

Malcolm Martineau, Piano

Love's loss lamented: Boesch and Martineau in Edinburgh

Roy Westbrook, 15th August

A traditional Lieder programme at the Edinburgh International Festival brings songs concerned with love, celebrating its joys but more often lamenting its loss and its pains.

****1

Crushed velvet: Elīna Garanča holds Wigmore Hall spellbound

Mark Valencia, 17th February

With Malcolm Martineau, the Latvian mezzo delivered poise and polish and transcendent Rückert Lieder.

****1

A diva debut: Anna Netrebko in recital at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 9th December

Netrebko put together a potpourri showcasting her immense vocal gifts as well as her versatility.

****1

Catriona Morison’s recital première in Edinburgh

David Smythe, 19th January

Winner of Cardiff Singer of the World, Scottish mezzo Catriona Morrison charms the enthusiastic audience with her varied programme of romantic songs.

****1

A voyage of discovery in Christiane Karg's Prom debut

John Johnston, 21st August

The opening of the Duparc rippled diaphanously in Martineau's hands as the seductive but pure silver of Karg's voice.

****1

Anna Netrebko triumphs in her Met Opera recital debut

Ako Imamura, 28th February

It was an afternoon of pure delight as Anna Netrebko presented a full program of Russian art songs acompanied by an excellent pianist colleague.

*****

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Jean-Pierre Rousseau

Jean-Pierre Rousseau a été successivement producteur responsable des émissions musicales à la Radio Suisse Romande (à ce titre co-fondateur de l'émission de critique de disques "Disques en Lice" en 1987), directeur de France Musique, directeur général de l'Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, directeur de la musique de Radio France puis directeur du Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier jusqu'en juillet 2022. Il a régulièrement participé aux émissions de critique de la RTBF, de France Musique, et collaboré à Forumopera. Il tient un blog qui lui permet d'exprimer sa passion pour les musiciens d'aujourd'hui et d'hier.