Stéphanie d'Oustrac shines as Sesto in Paris

By Laura Servidei, 20 November 2017

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“with her shiny, strong high notes and flawless coloratura, d'Oustrac did not disappoint”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Paris on 18 November 2017

Mozart, La clemenza di Tito

Opéra national de Paris

Dan Ettinger, Conductor

Willy Decker, Director

John Macfarlane, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Valentina Naforniţă, Servilia

Amanda Majeski, Vitellia

Antoinette Dennefeld, Annio

Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Sesto

Ramón Vargas, Tito

Marko Mimica, Publio

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Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

Stéphanie d'Oustrac shines as Sesto in Willy Decker's Paris Clemenza