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Dutch singer
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2023-10-09 07:22:00
Not quite Massenet the modernist, but his late grand opera Ariane is full of wonderful things and intrigues in the way he weaves 19th and 20th century together
[…] they move from lyricism to more dramatic writing. His main solo is his fine opening one, and thereafter he spends much of his air-time duetting, commenting and generally being sensible. Bou does this finely, and makes a vivid fourth presence on the disc.Julie Robard-Gendre makes a fine, dramatic Perséphone, completely holding her own in Act Four. Whilst the smaller roles are all well taken with Marianne Croux as Eunoé and a Siren, plus Judith Van Wanroij, Yoann Dubruque, and Philippe Estèphe in smaller roles.But this opera's focus is on the principals, and on the orchestra. Even at the height of his 19th-century career, Massenet's operas were about the orchestra as much as the voices. A work like Werther requires first class orchestral playing. Ariane is the same, not just in the various moments where the orchestra comes to the fore, such as the tempest in Act Two, but throughout the […]
2020-10-11 12:00:00
Giuseppe Pennisi listens to 'Phèdre' - a rare opera by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. 'The distinct feature of Lemoyne's opera is the weight and importance given to the protagonist. The role is sung by the Dutch soprano Judith Van Wanroij: it fits her perfectly as can be felt in her initial major arias, with chorus as well as with other members of the cast.'
2019-08-31 16:39:00
[…] violin Wednesday March 11 @ 7:30 pm | Bing Concert Hall, Palo Alto Friday March 13 @ 8 pm | Herbst Theatre, San Francisco Saturday March 14 @ 8 pm | First Congregational Church, Berkeley Sunday March 15 @ 4 pm | First Congregational Church, Berkeley Leclair’s Scylla et Glaucus April 15–19, 2020 LECLAIR Scylla et Glaucus Nicholas McGegan, conductor Chantal Santon, soprano (Scylla) Aaron Sheehan, haute-contre (Glaucus) Véronique Gens, soprano (Circé) Judith Van Wanroij, soprano (Vénus, Témire, Dorine) Douglas Williams, baritone (Licas) New York Baroque Dance Company Les Chantres de la Maîtrise du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles Catherine Turocy, stage direction & choreography Marie Anne Chiment, costume design Pierre Dupouey, lighting & set design A co-production of Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Wednesday April 15 @ 7 pm | Herst Theatre, San Francisco Friday April 17 @ 7 pm […]
2018-09-30 06:00:48
Christophe Rousset conducts a fine recording of Les Horaces – then turns his hand to Couperin’s harpsichord suites • Antonio Salieri has had a renaissance as a composer famous for being not quite as good as Mozart. Partly as a result of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, his grand operas Les Danaïdes and Tarare have been revived. They were successful in their own time; now comes a fine account of Les Horaces (Aparte), which was not. Composed in 1786 (the year of Figaro), it was destined for the French court at Fontainebleau, but the queen rejected it, and in spite of adjustments it never found favour. The libretto, about a power struggle in ancient Rome, is awkward, but there is enough dramatic impetus to produce some terrific music, especially for the unfortunate Camille (Judith Van Wanroij), who is caught up in the conflict. Horace is the fresh-voiced Julien Dran, and his implacable father […]
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