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Work: Le Prophète

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ComposerMeyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
PeriodRomantic
Year1849
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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ParisLe ProphèteConcert performance

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Meyerbeer: Le Prophète
Marc Leroy-Calatayud; Geneva Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne; John Osborn; Marina Viotti
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An immensely dramatic opera: Le Prophète in Berlin

Meyerbeer's tale of the Anabaptist rebellion in the 16th-century religious wars proves to be a powerful thriller, with Clémentine Margaine and Gregory Kunde leading a very strong singing cast.
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A wing and a prayer: Le Prophète

Oliver Py's new Meyerbeer staging offers plenty of clichés, but is a solid show, backed up by a fine musical performance.
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Crime et châtiment pour un monumental Prophète

Point de cujus regio ejus religio au Capitole pour l’œuvre de Meyerbeer, illustrant la vie de Jean de Leyde d’après les écrits voltairiens. Saisi et bloqué dans la violence des guerres entre l’ancienne et la nouvelle religion, l’épisode est mis en scène de façon grandiose pour cette dernière et nouvelle production de la saison lyrique toulousaine. 
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Enrique Mazzola on Deutsche Oper's Meyerbeer trilogy

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Deutsche Oper Berlin is staging three Meyerbeer operas in three days. We talk to Enrique Mazzola, the conductor of two of them, about the composer, his work and these performances.