Colin Clarke

A rather surprisingly low-voltage evening of Vivaldi and Pergolesi at Versailles

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FranceFrance Vivaldi & Pergolesi – Stabat Mater pour Deux Castrats: Bruno de Sá (male soprano), Cameron Shahbazi (countertenor), Orchestra of the Opéra Royal / Andrés Gabetta (director / violin). Chapelle Royale, Versailles, 6.4.2023. (CC)

From l-r: Andrés Gabetta (director / violin), Bruno de Sá (male soprano) and Cameron Shahbazi (countertenor)

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Some unforgettable singing of Couperin and Delalande from Leite and Carlier at Versailles

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FranceFrance Couperin – Leçons de Ténèbres: Ana Vieira Leite, Adèle Carlier (sopranos); Orchestre de l’Opéra-Royal / Gaétan Jarry (conductor / keyboards). Chapelle Royale, Versailles, 5.4.2023. (CC)

From l-r: Ana Vieira Leite, Adèle Carlier (sopranos) and  Gaétan Jarry  (conductor/keyboards)

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Dramatic grasp and drive from Shokhakimov’s concert performance of Carmen in Strasbourg

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FranceFrance Bizet, Carmen (concert performance): Soloists, Maïtrise de l’Opéra National du Rhin, Chorus of the Opéra National du Rhin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg / Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor). Salle Érasme, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, 4.4.2023. (CC)

Aziz Shokhakimov © Nicolas Roses

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Accentus – 30 ans! was a stimulating, refreshing and magnificent Insula Orchestra concert

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FranceFrance Accentus, 30 ans!: accentus, Hélène Carpentier (soprano), Hilary Summers (mezzo-soprano), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor), Florian Sempey (baritone),  Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor), Cécile Trelluyer (lighting). La Seine Musicale, Paris, 18.3.2023. (CC)

Laurence Equilbey conducts accentus and the Insula Orchestra © Julien Benhamou

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