Performer: Soula Parassidis

Soula Parassidis gives a fierce vocal and dramatic performance astutely calibrated to the unusual venue.

Bizet’s name, ever since the early (though by no means instant) success of his last opera and major bestseller Carmen, has become synonymous with the idea of catchy tunes and exotic soundworlds. That’s the composer who is with us most of the time.

Dmitri Tcherniakov se montre étonnamment peu inventif au moment de relier en un diptyque les deux œuvres de Gluck. Musicalement, le spectateur reste aussi sur sa faim malgré de très beaux passages.