The soprano Denise Dupleix, whose death is reported today, burst onto the scene at Tours in 1950 with the Bell Song from Lakmé. For the next four decades she was a high-note star in both Paris opera houses. As you can hear below, she was astonishing in her prime.
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L’heure espagnole & Gianni Schicchi Palau de les Arts’s new production of this double bill is directed by the Belgian/French duo of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier. Since their debut at Covent Garden in 2001, […]
Kin – National Theatre At Home Click here to watch In 1932, Leah and her family escaped persecution and embarked on a journey from Yemen to Palestine.Ninety years later, her grandson Amit Lahav, Artistic Director […]
In his role as Artist-in-Residence at the Dresdner Philharmonie, I heard Gautier Capuçon in the Kupturpalast in Dresden in September 2023. The orchestra was conducted by Kahchun Wong, the Principal Guest Conductor there and now […]
