Victoire pour l'Opéra de Lyon et Yoshi Oida avec le War Requiem

By Camille Grimaud, 10 October 2017

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“Les mouvements sont lents, chorégraphiés avec soin. Rien ne semble laissé au hasard.”

Reviewed at Opéra Nouvel, Lyon on 9 October 2017

Britten, War Requiem, Op.66

Opéra de Lyon

Daniele Rustioni, Conductor

Yoshi Oïda, Director

Tom Schenk, Set Designer

Thibault Vancraenenbroeck, Costume Designer

Lutz Deppe, Lighting Designer

Maxine Braham, Choreography

Paul Groves, Tenor

Lauri Vasar, Baritone

Ekaterina Scherbachenko, Soprano

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Camille Grimaud

Jeune chanteuse lyrique passionnée de littérature, Camille décide d'unir ses deux amours en écrivant sa joie de la musique. Ancienne étudiante de lettres modernes, la soprano n'a de cesse de convoquer les lettres au service de son art. Complémentarité et éclectisme seraient ses maîtres mots.