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

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Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato's conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper's latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera

Clare Varney, 17th April

Tobias Kratzer's 2024 Munich production makes its way to Amsterdam, proving that Weinberg's opera has the power to transfix.

****1

Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 15th April

Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.

****1

Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Laura Servidei, 12th April

Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic.

****1

Art imitates art in ETO’s bracing new Pagliacci

Dominic Lowe, 10th April

Divorced from Cavalleria rusticana, English Touring Opera’s contemporary take on Leoncavallo’s masterpiece ticks all the boxes.

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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