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“Nuit resplendissante”: a great night for a Gounod rarity in Leipzig

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“a smart staging that wisely plumps for clarity of action”
Reviewed at Oper Leipzig, Leipzig on 20 May 2017
Gounod, Cinq-Mars
Oper Leipzig
David Reiland, Conductor
Anthony Pilavachi, Director
Markus Meyer, Set Designer
Mathias Vidal, Le marquis de Cinq-Mars
Jonathan Michie, Le conseiller de Thou
Mark Schnaible, Père Joseph
Fabienne Conrad, Princesse Marie de Gonzague
Danae Kontora, Marion Delorme
Sejong Chang, Le roi
Sébastien Soulès, Le vicomte de Fontrailles
Keith Boldt, De Montmort
Sandra Maxheimer, Ninon de l'Enclos
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Oper Leipzig Chorus
Leipziger Ballett
Julia Grunwald, Choreography
Michael Röger, Lighting Designer
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