Egisto in Luxembourg

By Fernando Remiro, 12 December 2013

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Reviewed at Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg on 7 December 2013

Cavalli, L'Egisto

Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg

Vincent Dumestre, Conductor

Benjamin Lazar, Director

Adeline Caron, Set Designer

Marc Mauillon, Egisto

Reinoud Van Mechelen, Lidio

Ana Quintans, Aurora

Isabelle Druet, Climene

Claire Lefilliâtre, Clori

Cyril Auvity, Hipparco

Stockhausen rediscovered: Donnerstag aus Licht shines brightly

Chris Garlick, 21st May

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.

****1

Russia meets France: Lully’s Phaéton in Versailles

Laura Servidei, 3rd June

A successful musical production of Lully’s masterpiece with Perm Opera’s MusicAeterna chorus and orchestra, Le Poème Harmonique, and a tremendous French-Russian cast.

****1

Le Poème Harmonique at Columbia University

Zerbinetta, 12th September

In his 1995 book Text and Act, the musicologist Richard Taruskin wrote of the historically-informed performance movement, “the very recent concept of historical authenticity is implicitly projected back into historical periods that never knew it.

***11

À Radio France, un Grand Macabre tiré à quatre épingles

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 2nd December

Sous la direction précise et dynamique de François-Xavier Roth, l'unique opéra du compositeur hongrois, proposé dans une nouvelle version française, est servi par une distribution excellente.

****1

Heureuse résurrection à Montpellier : l’Orfeo d'Antonio Sartorio

Irma Foletti, 7th June

La direction de Philippe Jaroussky et la mise en scène de Benjamin Lazar servent magnifiquement une œuvre riche en airs et en péripéties.

****1

L'Actéon de Charpentier cherche son carquois au Châtelet

Philippe Ramin, 18th February

Le drame de Charpentier est saisi en un long plan séquence d'une cinquantaine de minutes. Une narration visuelle très réussie, malheureusement desservie par une réalisation musicale qui manque de sens.

***11

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Fernando Remiro

Fernando studied history and political science. He is passionate about opera and lied, a devoted fan of Benjamin Britten, and a lover of challenging stage productions. He wrote opera reviews for the Spanish musical magazine Ritmo and tweets about opera at @operatweets.

Cavalli's Egisto in Luxembourg