From our French editor: ode to the diehards

La Piccola Scala, a new concert hall which was dreamed up during the first lockdown

Speranza Scappucci in the pit of the Capitole de Toulouse

Opéra National de Bordeaux starting recording of Pelléas et Mélisande

By Tristan Labouret, 03 November 2020

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.