France Gounod Gala: Elsa Dreisig, Jodie Devos (sopranos), Kate Aldrich (mezzo-soprano), Yosep Kang (tenor), Patrick Bolleire (bass), Olivier Latry (organ), Orchestre National de France / Jesko Sirvend (conductor). Auditorium of the Maison de la Radio France, Paris, France, 16.6.2018. (CC)
Paris
Musical Maritime Depictions Sensitively Juxtaposed by Vasily Petrenko
France Takemitsu, Chausson, and Zemlinsky: Michel Rousseau (alto flute), Nicolas Tulliez (harp), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie, Paris, 4.5.2018. (MB)
Laurence Equilbey Reveals the Delights of Louise Farrenc’s Third Symphony
France Beethoven, Farrenc: Alexandra Conunova (violin), Natalie Clein (cello), David Kadouch (piano), Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). La Seine Musicale, Paris, 17.2.2018. (CC)
Jonas Kaufmann Returns from Illness in a Perplexing Production of Lohengrin
France Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: José Luis Basso) and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 21.1.2017. (MB)
Mascagni and Hindemith Form an Unlikely Double Bill in Paris
France Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana, and Hindemith, Sancta Susanna: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: José Luis Basso) and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 3.12.2016. (MB)
Iphigénie en Tauride Gluck’s Great Opera Thoughtfully Staged and Splendidly Sung in Paris
France Gluck, Iphigénie en Tauride: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Alessandro di Stefano) and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris / Bertrand de Billy (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 2.12.2016. (MB)
Palais Garnier Celebrates Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary with Reimann’s Lear
United Kingdom Reimann, Lear: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Alessandro di Stefano) and Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris, Fabio Luisi (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 29.5.2016. (MB)