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Le postillon de Lonjumeau


Reviews (4)


BBC music magazine

2020 October

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George Hall (musikanmelder)

2020 October

"Opera choice: It's an unashamedly lightweight entertainment ... Adam's neat, charming writing is impeccable, and one recognises the sinuous melodic lines of the composer of Giselle ... Michael Spyres possesses exactly the supple, agile voice required for the title-role, and revels in the role's delicious top notes. As his wife Madeleine, Florie Valiquette offers character in abundance and a technical fluency equivalent to her tenor partner ... Conductor Sébastien Rouland supplies the lightest of touches, while the chorus and orchestra are excellent".


Diapason

2020 octobre

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Emmanuel Dupuy

2020 octobre

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or".


The gramophone

2020 September

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Mark Pullinger

2020 September

"As befits the genre, it's a light-hearted bit of froth which gently mocks opera itself ... Michel Fau's production is eye-poppingly gaudy, capturing the silliness of the plot to perfection ... from the pink wedding day confection of the opening ... and the baroque extravagance of the French court. With his wide range from baritone to high tenor, Michael Spyres is perfectly cast in the title-role ... Florie Valiquette is splendid as Madeleine ... Sébastien Rouland keeps the Orchestre de l'Ópera de Rouen Normandie bubbling along sweetly and everyone looks like they're having good fun, as should receptive audiences of this slice of French operatic farce".


Fono Forum

2020 Dezember

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Manuel Brug

2020 Dezember

"Lohnender ist die Begegung mit dem ... Postillon de Lonjumeau ... Und der [Michael Spyres] singt sein "Ah mes amis, qu'il était beau, le postillon de Lonjumeau!" mit der ganzen ihm zur Verfügung stehenden Fülle des tenoralen Wohllauts. Der Rest ist eine dreiaktige, harmlose Ehefarce ... mit putzigen Melodien, rossinihaft koloraturhüpfenden Duetten und schmackigen Arien. In Paris inszenierte das Michel Fau als farbenüberbordende, barockschnörkelige, blumenüberladene Ausstattungsorgie ... Interpretation als Dekor, das lieben die Franzosen noch immer. Neben Spyres ist die liebreizende Koloratursopranistin Flori Valiquette als Medeleine zu erleben ... Am Pult ... lässt Sébastien Rouland das Stück strahlen".