En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Clémentine Margaine

Créé il y a bientôt quinze ans à Garnier, le diptyque réuni par Laurent Pelly occupe aujourd’hui la scène plus monumentale de Bastille. Son ancrage dans le plaisir de la comédie continue de séduire.

La toute nouvelle production de Carmen proposée au Théâtre du Capitole relève d’un subtil mélange d‘innovation et de tradition.

Carmen dans la mise en scène de Calixto Bieto, présentée actuellement à l'Opéra Bastille, dépeint une héroïne victime du machisme et d'un certain ordre moral conservateur, tout en affirmant sa nécessité d'indépendance et la légimité de ses désirs de liberté.

Meyerbeer's tale of the Anabaptist rebellion in the 16th-century religious wars proves to be a powerful thriller, with Clémentine Margaine and Gregory Kunde leading a very strong singing cast.

In Currentzis' vision, Verdi's Requiem was both a spectacle and a soul-searching exercise for the musicians, as well as for the listeners.

Davide Livermore's digital set for Opera Australia's new production of Aida ushers in a new type of staging to the Sydney Opera House, and backs up a stellar performance from Amber Wagner in the title role.

Stage director Ole Anders Tandberg casts Carmen as the leader of a gang of human organ dealers.

Oliver Py's new Meyerbeer staging offers plenty of clichés, but is a solid show, backed up by a fine musical performance.

The staging highlighted Carmen’s rebellious traits more than her sensual exoticism.

Cologne Opera's staging of Ravel's two comedies needed a stronger directorial response to the performance space, but the musical rewards compensated.

Die Salzburger Festspiele haben sich wieder einmal für eine Operrarität eingesetzt und eine Oper des Gründers der Wiener Philharmoniker auf den Spielplan gesetzt.

Director John Bell's chosen associations for his Carmen with Strindberg's Dance of Death and Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf underlined an emphasis upon the fated couple's joint knowledge that nothing they can do will turn the tsunami that's leading to their deaths.

The story still remained moving and the performance was musically pleasant, but the staging did not convince overall

WNO integrate dance and song to capture the soul of Carmen for the opening of their 60th anniversary season. 

Noch ehe die Lichter der bayerischen Staatsoper komplett erloschen sind, knallt es. Man entwischt dem zur Zeit nicht sehr winterlichen München und findet sich in der Hitze Südspaniens wieder. Klammheimlich hatte sich Dirigent Omer Meir Wellber ans Pult geschlichen und das munter plaudernde Publikum mit der furiosen Ouvertüre zu Carmen regelrecht zusammenzucken lassen.

Clémentine Margaine and Riccardo Massi star as the troubled lover's in the Deutsche Oper's classic, yet bloodless, production of Carmen.

Thoughtful character placement and a keen eye for detail contribute to a Carmen in Rome which is short on passion, but lovingly played. 

Christian Spuck's new La damnation de Faust for the Deutsche Oper Berlin is creepy and elegant. Its impact will stay with you long after the opera is finished.