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Nézet-Séguin and Lemieux reunited with the Orchestre Métropolitan in Montreal

By Richard Turp, 02 December 2013
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Reviewed at Maison symphonique, Montreal on 29 November 2013
Programme
Britten, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34
Mahler, Kindertotenlieder
Wagner, Wesendonck-Lieder
Wagner, Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
Performers
Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
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Benjamin BrittenGustav MahlerKindertotenliederMarie-Nicole LemieuxOrchestre Métropolitain de MontréalRichard WagnerThe Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and LiebestodWesendonck-LiederYannick Nézet-Séguin
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Richard Turp
Richard Turp
Born in Montreal but raised in London, Richard Turp has worked in music for the last 30 years in his hometown, first as an operatic tenor and subsequently as an artistic administrator. He is presently Artistic Director of Les Concerts Lachine and the Lachine Music Festival.