Barrie Kosky's visually stunning take on Gluck's Armide at De Nederlandse Opera

Par Nicolas Nguyen, 14 octobre 2013

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Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 10 octobre 2013

Gluck, Armide

Dutch National Opera

Ivor Bolton, Direction

Barrie Kosky, Mise en scène

Katrin Lea Tag, Décors

Ana Quintans, Sidonie

Karina Gauvin, Armide, Princess of Damascus

Karin Strobos, Phénice

Diana Montague, Hate

Sébastien Droy, Artémidore

Frédéric Antoun, Renaud

Andrew Foster-Williams, Hidraot

Henk Neven, Ubalde

Nederlands Kamerorkest

Chœur du Dutch National Opera

Nicholas Jenkins, Chef de chœur

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.