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La joie parfaite: Messiaen's Saint François triumphs in Bucharest

Antoin Herrera-López Kessel
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Saint François d'Assise
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Elena Tsallagova, Maxim Pascal and Le Balcon
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Romanian Radio Academic Chorus and the Choir of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
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“Kessel stayed the course of the punishing central role with impressive stamina”
Reviewed at Palace Hall (Sala Palatului), Bucharest on 20 September 2023
Messiaen, Saint François d'Assise (concert performance)
Maxime Pascal, Conductor
Le Balcon
Bucharest National Opera Choir
Antoin Herrera-López Kessel, Saint François
Elena Tsallagova, L'Ange
Rodolphe Briand, Frère Elie
Safir Behloul, Frère Massée
Damien Bigourdan, Le Lépreux
Mathieu Dubroca, Frère Léon
Andriy Gnatiuk, Frère Bernard
Romanian Radio Academic Chorus
Choir of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
Bucharest National Opera Orchestra
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