The young Fauré given context by Cyrille Dubois and Tristan Raës

Cyrille Dubois

Tristan Raës and Cyrille Dubois

By Mark Valencia, 29 October 2024

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“brought home both the miracle of Fauré’s skill and the artistry of this superb young tenor”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 28 October 2024

Massenet, Elégie

Massenet, Nuit d'Espagne

Massenet, Poème du souvenir: A la trépassée

Fauré, Aubade, Op.6 no. 1

Fauré, Chant d'automne, Op.5 no.1

Fauré, Dans les ruines d'une abbaye

Fauré, Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre

Fauré, L'absent

Fauré, Tristesse d’Olympio

Dubois, Musiques sur l'eau

Godard, Fleur d'exil, Op.19 no.5

Godard, Amour fatal

Godard, Je respire où tu palpites

Saint-Saëns, Mélodies Persanes, Op.26

Cyrille Dubois, Tenor

Tristan Raës, Piano

Le Quatuor Zaïde aux Invalides, du labyrinthe au crépuscule

Tristan Labouret, 26th May

Si le Quatuor op. 8 de Kurt Weill n'a pas entièrement convaincu, les Zaïde ont livré un diptyque Fauré-Vierne passionnant, avec le pianiste Tristan Raës en guest star.

****1

L'inoubliable Liederabend lisztien de Cyrille Dubois et Tristan Raës

Alain Lompech, 15th October

Les mélodies et lieder de Liszt sont assez inexplicablement négligés ; mais Cyrille Dubois et Tristan Raës ont superbement fait honneur à ce répertoire lors de la deuxième journée des Lisztomanias.

*****

L'Enfance du Christ: Hervé Niquet leads the Flight into Egypt

Ian Cochrane, 19th December

Berlioz' oratorio provides a welcome alternative to the usual Christmastime Messiah at the Maison symphonique.

****1

Sir Bryn Terfel stars as Sir John Falstaff in a lively Zurich revival

Laura Servidei, 5th July

The Opernhaus Zürich revives Sven-Eric Bechtolf's 2011 production of Verdi’s last masterpiece with a solid supporting cast.

***11

Carthage carnage: Tcherniakov's Trojans flops at the Bastille

Mark Pullinger, 25th January

Tcherniakov reduces Berlioz' epic to little more than Circle Time therapy, a poor way to mark the composer's anniversary year.

**111

Lisette Oropesa conquers Paris in Les Huguenots

David Karlin, 28th September

It's a big night at the Opéra Bastille for their 350th anniversary season; Oropesa's dazzling coloratura stops the show; Andreas Kriegenburg sets the action interestingly in a Star Trek future.

***11

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.