Much to Enjoy and to Provoke in The Fiery Angel

FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [4] – Prokofiev, The Fiery Angel: Soloists, Dancers, Chorus of the Polish National Opera (chorus master: Miroslaw Janowski), Orchestre de Paris / Kazushi Ono (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix, 15.7.2018. (MB)

The Fiery Angel © Pascal Victor / artcompress

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A Loeffler Discovery and a Charlotte Bray Premiere Impress in Aix-en-Provence

FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [1], ‘L’Alto à l’honneur’ – Loeffler, Bray, Liszt, Kodály, and Brahms: Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Andrea Hill (soprano), Edwige Herchenroder (piano). Conservatoire Darius Milhaud, Aix, 13.7.2018. (MB)

Tabea Zimmermann (c) Marco Borggreve
Tabea Zimmermann (c) Marco Borggreve

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Cavalli – L’Erismena in Aix: A True Company Achievement

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FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [5] – Cavalli, L’Erismena: Soloists, Cappella Mediterranea / Leonardo García Alarcón (conductor). Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix, 15.7.2017. (MB)

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2017 © Pascal Victor / artcompress
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence’s L’Erismena © Pascal Victor/artcompress

 

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Tcherniakov’s Carmen Makes Music Drama Come Alive at Aix

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FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [3] – Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône (chours master: Samuel Coquard), Chœur Aedes (chorus master: Mathieu Romano), Orchestre de Paris / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix, 13.7.2017. (MB)

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Carmen at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence © Patrick Berger/artcompress

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