Performer: Le Balcon

A concert staging of Saint François d’Assise at the Enescu Festival brings its human drama to life through striking visuals, pacy conducting and expertly drilled performances.

Brecht and Weill’s political satire could hardly be more relevant, but Thomas Ostermeier and Maxime Balcon's new production fails to do it justice.

Four down, three to go: Le Balcon’s accomplished staging of Stockhausen's Licht cycle reaches its most problematic instalment.

The evening left you in no doubt that in Donnerstag aus Licht is more approachable than many would imagine, as well as being a major creative achievement that is crying out to be explored by opera houses.

Le Balcon, Maxime Pascal et un effectif pléthorique (notamment de chœurs d'enfants) sont à applaudir sans réserve pour la réalisation musicale de ce nouvel opus du cycle monumental de Stockhausen.

La mise en scène extraordinairement inventive de Christian Hecq et Valérie Lesort, la distribution impeccable, la direction musicale de Maxime Pascal, l'orchestration d'Arthur Lavandier : tout est réjouissant dans cette comédie musicale !