Laurent Pelly News
French theatre director
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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
[…] of Verdi's Don Carlos (Photo: Étienne Dupuis)Another director whose name crops up in our conversation is Krzysztof Warlikowski whose work Étienne adores. Warlikowski's 2006 production Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride at the Paris Opera was booed at first but came to be appreciated after it was revived [Étienne sang in the 2016 revival, see the review on Bachtrack], and again, the element of re-casting for revivals played a role. He has a similar admiration for Laurent Pelly's work, and Étienne took part in Pelly's production of Ravel's two operas at Glyndebourne in 2015.What is true is that with different directors, some people thrive and others do not. With Robert Wilson's production of Pelléas et Melisande, Étienne had difficulty because the stylised movement gave him physical pain (something I have heard from other singers in Wilson's productions), whereas his Melisande, Elena Tsallagova, simply seemed to thrive, she fitted in. Born in Montreal, […]
2022-10-06 14:00:05
Lakmé
Léo Delibes’ opera, streamed from the Opéra Comique in a production staged by Laurent Pelly and featuring Sabine Devieilhe.
2022-08-07 12:30:43
Glyndebourne, SussexPairing Poulenc’s one-acters La Voix Humaine and Les Mamelles de Tirésias allows Laurent Pelly to explore opposite extremes of emotion and desire in this passionate, full-blooded and hilarious staging that is superbly sung and played. Heartbreak and farce collide in
2022-04-30 05:07:00
Classical Music News of the Week, April 30, 2022
[…] Kaplan; and Lines of Desire for bass clarinet, viola, and cello by Jack Vees.For details, visit https://noexitnewmusic.com/ and https://www.theccollective.org/composers/lias--Beth Holub, Repeat MediaMay on PBS: CinderellaContinuing this season of “Great Performances at the Met: Cinderella” premieres Sunday, May 8 on PBS (check local listings) as part of #PBSForTheArts. The New York metro area premiere is Sunday, May 15 at 12 p.m. on THIRTEEN.Hosted by Anthony Roth Costanzo, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard stars as the rags-to-riches princess in Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s “Cendrillon.” Featuring an all-new English translation by Kelley Rourke and conducted by Maestro Emmanuel Villaume, the cast also includes mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as Cinderella’s Prince Charming, soprano Jessica Pratt as her Fairy Godmother, and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri as her feuding guardians.--Elizabeth Boone, WNET34th Chicago Duo Piano Fest Returns In PersonThe Music Institute of Chicago presents the 34th season of its Chicago Duo Piano Festival featuring four […]