À l'Opéra de Lyon, la Tosca de Christophe Honoré voit double

By Augustin Javel, 22 January 2020

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“Honoré réussit à introduire une éloquente profondeur dramatique dans un livret bien connu du public”

Reviewed at Opéra Nouvel, Lyon on 20 January 2020

Puccini, Tosca

Opéra de Lyon

Daniele Rustioni, Conductor

Christophe Honoré, Director, Video

Alban Ho Van, Set Designer

Olivier Bériot, Costume Designer

Elena Guseva, Floria Tosca

Massimo Giordano, Mario Cavaradossi

Alexey Markov, Baron Scarpia

Simon Shibambu, Cesare Angelotti

Michael Smallwood, Spoletta

Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Sciarrone

Leonardo Galeazzi, Sacristan

Catherine Malfitano, Soprano

Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon

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Augustin Javel

Étudiant à l’IEP de Lyon, Augustin Javel est aussi hautboïste amateur, étudiant au CRR de Lyon. Passé par le Maroc, l’Espagne et la Pologne, il se passionne pour la musique et ses interprètes, facilitateurs d’échanges entre les cultures. Également passionné par le cinéma, il porte un grand intérêt aux compositeurs de musique de film. Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel ou Nino Rota font partie de ses compositeurs préférés.