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La direction du chef vaudois dynamise une œuvre très conventionnelle et que la mise en scène de Denis Podalydès ne parvient pas à éloigner des poncifs dramaturgiques.

En ce morne décembre, l’Opéra Comique offre avec Fortunio un somptueux festin musical et théâtral servi par des interprètes au sommet.

À travers l’Orient fantasmé des compositeurs français, c’était un autoportrait vocal que nous offrait Sabine Devieilhe à la Philharmonie. 

De Gluck à Massenet, on plonge avec délice dans l’histoire de l’opéra français.

Exceptional performances from a cast wholly comprised of first soloists and soloists provide a good omen for the future of The Royal Ballet   

Trottmann used profile, posture and facial expression to bring each song to life. 

The Royal Ballet gives polished, subtle performances of two works by its Founder Choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton.

This Royal Ballet programme shows Sir Frederick Ashton's versatility of subject while never scrimping on unmistakeable style.

The Italian vocal ensemble Cappella Artemisia, directed by mezzo-soprano Candace Smith, is a chamber group devoted to recovering the rich musical repertoire of the 16th- and 17th-century Italian convents.

One would think that either Renée Fleming or Susan Graham alone would be reason enough to sell out a large venue such as Disney Hall. But everything is bigger in Hollywood, and the LA Phil brought both artists together for a one-night recital of French art song. But even that wasn’t enough.

Susan Graham is the mezzo representative of the generation of American singers, including Barbara Bonney, Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw and Sylvia McNair, who rose to prominence in the mid to late 1980s and distinguished themselves internationally with their superlative techniques, gorgeous lyric instruments, and impeccable professionalism.

Birmingham Royal Ballet brought their Spring Season double bill to the London Coliseum for two days only, on March 13th and 14th. The programme offered two pieces by the English choreographic master Sir Frederick Ashton.