tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post7437929713666454648..comments2023-04-07T17:34:49.276+02:00Comments on Pêcheurs de perles: Preview; Faust in OrangeExtatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906819247524941384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post-91407534604815543012008-06-30T20:06:00.000+02:002008-06-30T20:06:00.000+02:00Jean-François Lapointe isn't an unknown at all ! H...Jean-François Lapointe isn't an unknown at all ! <BR/>He has already sung the role of Valentin a lot of times and you can hear him singing Valentin's aria with Youtube. <BR/>Enjoy !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post-78766544112925614302008-01-05T09:42:00.000+01:002008-01-05T09:42:00.000+01:00You are of course right! I was thinking of the 200...You are of course right! I was thinking of the 2002 Romeo and Juliette mixed up with the 2003 Otello. Thanks for clearing that up!mostly opera...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05653818157295091506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post-2601827008571206392008-01-05T02:52:00.000+01:002008-01-05T02:52:00.000+01:00I don't know which Faust you're talking about, but...I don't know which <I>Faust</I> you're talking about, but the last production in Orange dates back from 1990.<BR/><BR/>Nicolas Joël did indeed direct an opera in 2003 in Orange, but it was Verdi's <I>Otello</I>.<BR/>http://www.operabase.com/fr/critiques/20030712-Orange-Otello.htm<BR/><BR/>Alagna, Georghiu and Pape were in Orange in 2002 for Gounod's <I>Roméo et Juliette</I> though.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the concept of Orange (supposedly eating 20% of the French annual average budget for Opera) is having two new productions each year (explaining why Orange's schedule has only two operas per year).Extatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12906819247524941384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36075461.post-57173925144705441112008-01-05T00:08:00.000+01:002008-01-05T00:08:00.000+01:00Interesting post, and thanks for the info esp. abo...Interesting post, and thanks for the info esp. about the August 2nd performance since I am considering going..<BR/>By the way, isn´t it a revival of the old Faust that showed here in 2003 (with Alagna/Gheorghiu/Pape) or is it a new production by Joel?mostly opera...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05653818157295091506noreply@blogger.com