Performer: Raphaël Pichon

Voices, orchestra staging: everything in this Ercole Amante is light and magic, to the great delight of the Salle Favart audience.

McBurney's brilliant stagecraft brings child-like wonderment to the most hardened adults; his interpretation and Raphaël Pichon's conducting exude Mozartian rightness.

Until now I have been fairly sceptical about theatrical stagings of oratorios and other sacred works, so I was curious but cautious about the staging of Monteverdi's Vespers at the Holland Festival.

An audacious mix of baroque and contemporary themes, from a collaboration of artists, yields an exceptional aesthetic experience.

Zwar litt die Inszenierung an bekannten oder braven Wirrungen, doch überzeugten Gesangs- und Instrumentalensembles mit kontrastreicher, kräftiger und griffiger Sprache in trüben Zeiten.

L'Ensemble Pygmalion et son chef Raphaël Pichon sont réunis au Théâtre de l'Archevêché dans un programme 100% Mozart, où l'on retrouve avec plaisir la force dramatique de ses dernières symphonies.