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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
Massenet: Ariane; Amina Edris, Kate Aldrich, Jean-François Borras, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Munchener Rundfunk Orchester, Laurent Campellone; Palazzetto Bru ZaneReturning to the Paris Opera after a gap of 12 years, Massenet created an opera full of wonderful things as the magician wove his magic yet with modern elements from Wagner and beyond. The result, in this terrific recording is by turns seductive and thrillingWe tend to think of Massenet's later career as focusing far less on grand opera. After Thais (1894) he had a run of operas at the Opéra-Comique and Monte Carlo Opéra including works that have currency in the modern opera house, Cendrillon, Chérubin and Don Quichotte. But in 1906, he made a return to the Paris Opera with Ariane to a libretto by Catulle Mendes. Ariane and its companion, Bacchus represent Massenet's final operas for the Paris Opera, and they show no reduction in scale or grandeur.Massenet's Ariane has […]
2023-09-30 08:32:00
What is essential is that you have to be passionate about the work: Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, Don Carlo in the Royal Opera's revival of La Forza del Destino on his clutch of Verdi roles
Verdi: La Forza del Destino - Étienne Dupuis - Royal Opera 2023 (Photo: Camilla Greenwell)Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis is currently appearing as Don Carlo in the Royal Opera's production of Verdi's La Forza del Destino, directed by Christof Loy, with Sondra Radvanosky and Brian Jagde conducted by Sir Mark Elder (in repertory until 9 October) and I was lucky enough to be able to catch up with Étienne after the first night. This season, Verdi is something of a theme, Étienne is also singing Germont in La Traviata in Vienna and makes his role-debut in the title role of Verdi's Rigoletto at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Last year, he had huge success as Rodrigue in the Metropolitan Opera's first production of Verdi's Don Carlos in the original French. Étienne appeared in the Ravel double bill of L’Heure Espagnole and L’Enfant et les Sortilèges at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2015. […]
2022-05-18 18:19:00
San Francisco Opera Cast Change: Don Giovanni
War Memorial Opera House Photo by Lisa Hirsch Soprano Carmen Giannattasio, recovering from surgery and in need of more time and physical therapy before she will be ready for staged performances, has withdrawn from SFO's new production of Don Giovanni, which opens on June 4. She will be replaced as Donna Elvira by Nicole Car, who was scheduled to make her SFO debut in the end-of-season Verdi concert. Best wishes to Giannattasio, a memorable Tosca several years ago, for a full and complete recovery. Here's most of the press release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 18, 2022) — San Francisco Opera today announced a cast change for its new production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni, opening June 4. Soprano Nicole Car will make her San Francisco Opera debut as Donna Elvira, replacing Carmen Giannattasio who has withdrawn from the production. Giannattasio said: “I am incredibly sad to share that […]
2022-05-10 06:53:37
Boulevard des Italiens: tenor Benjamin Bernheim explores Paris' long love-affair with French composers
Boulevard des Italiens: arias in French by Cherubini, Spontini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni; Benjamin Bernheim, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Frédéric Chaslin; Deutsche GrammophonReviewed 9 May 2022 (★★★★★) Tenor Benjamin Bernheim bring style and passion to a recital that explores French opera's long love affair with Italian composers. With the opening number of his new recital, Benjamin Bernheim firmly sets a stake in the ground. 'Adieu, séjour fleuri' is from the French premiere of Puccini's Madame Butterfly, given in French translation but in a revised version by the composer which was then transferred to become the standard Italian one. This is a disc of music by Italian composers working in France and working in French. For Boulevard des Italiens, tenor Benjamin Bernheim joins the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, conductor Frédéric Chaslin on Deutsche Grammophon for arias by Cherubini, Spontini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, and Mascagni. This is a mix […]