Concert-rencontre – Massenet

ENCOUNTER-CONCERT

Massenet

ABOUT

From his beginnings at Opéra Comique to his latest post-romantic successes, Massenet has always maintained a keen sense of theater and textual prosody. Following in the footsteps of Puccini and the verismo composers, Massenet’s operas marked a new era in operatic writing on a par with the playwrights of his day and the great tragédiennes such as Sarah Bernhardt. To deepen this relationship between musical writing and theatrical intensity, David Stern inaugurates the series of masterclasses of the 6th generation of the Opera Fuoco Young Artists Program with an exploration of scenes from Massenet's operas. From Don César de Bazan to Amadis and from Le Roi de Lahore to Don Quichotte, the full range of the composer's expressions will be presented by the young vocal soloists under the guidance of two highly talented and renowned artists: Laurent Naouri, for the vocal part, and Elsa Rooke for theater and dramaturgy.

This masterclass marks a new long-term collaboration with Laurent Naouri and Elsa Rooke, both long-standing guest artists with Opera Fuoco. We are delighted to work with them as associate artists and with the 6th generation of the Opera Fuoco Young Artists Program.

ARTISTS

David Stern - Artistic Direction

Guest Artists

Laurent Naouri

Elsa Rooke

Soloists of the 6th generation of the Opera Fuoco Young Artists Program

Clara Barbier-Serrano, soprano

Thaïs Raï-Westphal, soprano

Cécile Madelin, mezzo-soprano

Marion Vergez-Pascal, mezzo-soprano

Vincent Guérin, tenor

Max Latarjet, bass-baryton

Kevin Arboleda, basse

Rodolphe Lospied, piano

PROGRAM

Scenes from the operas by Massenet

Extracts from the operas of Amadis, Don César de Bazan, Don Quichotte, Roi de Lahore, Cendrillon, Le portrait de Manon and Arianne.