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Forum Opéra – Jaroussky à nouveau touché par la grâce

2015-01-24, Forum Opéra

Le chanteur retrouve la grâce de ses débuts et apparaît comme l’interprète idéal des pages célestes que Steffani conçoit pour le fils de Zeus, poète et musicien avant que d’être monarque. Las de régner, Anfione n’aspire d’ailleurs qu’à la sérénité et voudrait céder le trône à Niobe, mais il est retenu par l’offensive du prince de Thessalie, Creonte, manipulé par le magicien Poliferno qui entend assouvir sa propre vengeance.

Source/Read more: Forum Opéra

2015-01-23-featured-press

The Times – Gauvin/Jaroussky: Niobe, Regina di Tebe

2015-01-23, The Times

Say what you like about this arcane baroque opera, there’s certainly no time to get bored. Recitatives and arias fly by. Theban rulers, lovers and enemies wrestle with power, vainglory, and their heart’s desires. A beast is slain; a monster metamorphoses into an army of warriors. This is an opera first performed during Munich’s winter carnival of 1688, and it wasn’t a time for restraint.

Source/Read more: The Times (paid content)

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Le Figaro – Un dernier verre avec Philippe Jaroussky

2015-01-22, Le Figaro

…”La phrase que vous aimez dire lumière éteinte?
‘C’était une journée intense aujourd’hui, n’est-ce pas?'”

Source/Read more: Le Figaro


 

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The night is his friend. Whether he is in Madrid or in Paris, the 36 year old countertenor enjoys those hypnotic moments of the small hours. We will see him on the 22nd at the Opéra Royal de Versailles and on the 24th at TCE, at the resurection of the very baroque Steffani’s Niobe, recently released on cd by Warner.

What should I order for you?
A Hendrick’s Tonic. Gin with a cucumber slice. If there’s a lemon slice, it is not a real one. This is what I like to have after a concert, not before!

Which song to go along with it?
“April in Paris” by Ella Fitzgerald. Continue Reading

2015-01-20-featured-press

Opera World – El Auditorio Nacional se rinde al barroco de Niobe

2015-01-20, Opera World

Un total de nueve artistas completaban el elenco de la ópera, pero el nombre que lleva resonando días antes de la interpretación y que brilló en el escenario del auditorio es el del contratenor francés Philippe Jaroussky. No es plato de buen gusto jerarquizar en un cartel donde aparecen varios intérpretes y todos de renombre, pero, en este caso, hizo una ‘sombra real’ a los demás.

via Opera World

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SWR – Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele: Philippe Jaroussky

2015-01-21, SWR

“‘Melodies françaises’, Lieder von Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Reynaldo Hahn und anderen französischen Komponisten nach Texten von Paul Verlaine. Konzert vom 29. Mai 2014 im Jagdsaal des Schwetzinger Schlosses.”

via SWR.de (edit, 07 Sept 2015: offline)

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ICMA – Philippe Jaroussky wins the ICMA’s category “Baroque Vocal”

2015-01-20, ICMA

A perfect technique, an angelic voice: Philippe Jaroussky’s Vivaldi performance is characterized by an intimate atmosphere. Instead of unnecessary dramatization, he sings the pieces almost with the naivety of a child. Some of the movements have an ethereal beauty: the singer and his own Ensemble Artaserse create an unexpected, sublime aura. 

Source/Read more: International Classical Music Awards site