From Cincinnati to the Opéra-Comique: Louis Langrée goes transatlantic

Louis Langrée at the Opéra-Comique

The Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique

The Opéra-Comique

Louis Langrée conducts the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Louis Langrée conducts the CSO during the Nina Simone Competition (Clayton Stephenson, piano)

By Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 07 November 2023

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Jean-Pierre Rousseau

Jean-Pierre Rousseau a été successivement producteur responsable des émissions musicales à la Radio Suisse Romande (à ce titre co-fondateur de l'émission de critique de disques "Disques en Lice" en 1987), directeur de France Musique, directeur général de l'Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, directeur de la musique de Radio France puis directeur du Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier jusqu'en juillet 2022. Il a régulièrement participé aux émissions de critique de la RTBF, de France Musique, et collaboré à Forumopera. Il tient un blog qui lui permet d'exprimer sa passion pour les musiciens d'aujourd'hui et d'hier.