Purcell and Charpentier double bill in Paris

By Edward Sava-Segal, 04 October 2016

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“Vivica Genaux... a veritable tragedienne”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 1 October 2016

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas (Concert performance)

Charpentier, Actéon (Concert performance)

Christophe Rousset, Conductor

Vivica Genaux, Dido, Junon

Yaïr Polishook, Aeneas

Daniela Skorka, Belinda, Diane

Valérie Gabail, 1st Enchantress, Hyale

Anat Edri, 2nd Woman, 2nd Enchantress, Aréthuze, Daphné

Cyril Auvity, Sailor, Actéon

Jean-François Novelli, Spirit

Étienne Bazola, Sorcerer

Mathieu Montagne, Tenor

Paul Cremazy, Tenor

Les Talens Lyriques

Longborough Festival Opera season starts slow with Orlando

Eleanor Knight, 30th May

Beth Taylor gives the lows and highs of Handel's heroics an almighty, whole-body shakedown in Sinéad O'Neill’s new staging of Handel's Orlando.

***11

Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival

Roy Westbrook, 28th May

Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast.

****1

Bang! Mozart’s volcano erupts in Opera Holland Park’s Così fan tutte

Peter Quantrill, 28th May

Mount Vesuvius looms over Cecilia Stinton’s compelling new production of Così fan tutte.

****1

Garsington’s new La traviata ticks every musical and dramatic box

David Karlin, 27th May

Music Director Douglas Boyd conducts a performance of exceptional musical quality, and Louisa Muller's uncontroversial but passionate direction makes this Traviata one for the ages.

*****

A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival

Andrew Larkin, 27th May

Tom Creed’s witty production at Lismore Castle delivers strong singing, sharp comedy and lively orchestral playing, even if the opera’s darker supernatural edges are somewhat diminished.

****1

Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West

Dominic Lowe, 26th May

A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated.

****1

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Purcell and Charpentier double bill help celebrate Les Talens Lyriques' 25th anniversary in Paris