Gesualdo lights up La Bâtie in Veyrier

Vanni Moretto

Il Pomo d'Oro and La Compagnia del Madrigale

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 09 September 2022

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“a meeting of old and modern, stone and neon, earth and light”

Reviewed at Eglise de Veyrier, Geneva on 8 September 2022

Programme to include:

Gesualdo, Mille volte il di moro

Gesualdo, Ancidetemi pur

Giuseppe Di Liberto, Set Designer

Davide Di Liberto, Set Designer

La Compagnia del Madrigale

Il Pomo d'Oro

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Elodie Olson-Coons

Originaire de Lorraine, Elodie Olson-Coons a fait ses études littéraires à Cambridge. Mezzo-soprano et pianiste, elle est particulièrement intéressée par la musique contemporaine et vocale.