Review | Peter Sellars’ Unhip Castor et Pollux in Paris
Nothing is less hip than a strenuous attempt to be hip. This is how polite society would describe Paul Sellars’ take on Rameau’s Castor et…
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Review | Joyce El-Khoury Triumphs as Médée in Paris
Premiered in Paris in 1797, Cherubini’s Médée was originally presented with a French libretto, based on Euripides’ play from Greek antiquity. It’s this version that is currently…
CD Review | Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts Massenet’s Grisélidis
Jules Massenet: Grisélidis Vannina Santoni, soprano; Julien Dran, tenor; Thomas Dolié, Tassis Christoyannis and Thibault de Damas, baritones; Antoinette Dennefeld and Adèle Charvet, mezzo-sopranos; Adrien…
Video Review | Deepa Johnny as Carmen, Palazetto Bru Zane
Bizet: Carmen Deepa Johnny, mezzo-soprano; Stanislas de Barbeyrac, tenor; Nicolas Courjal, bass; Iulia Maria Dan, soprano; Choeur d’enfants de la Maîtrise du Conservatoire de Rouen;…
