Simon Boccanegra - Opéra national de Paris (2018)

Shadowy Psyche: Simon Boccanegra at the Opéra national de Paris
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Dec 08, 2018

Shadowy Psyche: Simon Boccanegra at the Opéra national de Paris

“This new production of Simon Boccanegra, of which tonight was the eight performance in a run of ten, marks Calixto Bieito’s third collaboration with the Opéra national de Paris, following Reimann’s Lear and his well-travelled Carmen. In this Boccanegra, Bieito actually deals quite expertly with the difficulties of working in the aircraft-hangar-dimensioned Opéra Bastille. He confined most of the interaction between the principals to a narrow strip at the front of the stage, affording the cast a chance to be heard in this exceptionally voice-unfriendly acoustic, but also used the huge dimensions of the super-sized stage to create a visually and dramatically highly intelligent and cogent staging...The individual performances were always reliable and competently sung. Mikhail Timoshenko’s Pietro brought a healthy, handsome bass-baritone of youthful promise....”

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Nov 18, 2018

Dans la tête de Simon Boccanegra : les idées noires de Bieito

“Aux côtés de Ludovic Tézier, ​Anita Hartig -nouvelle interprète dans la seconde distribution de Simon Boccanegra à Bastille- est la figure de proue vocale du bateau conçu par le metteur en scène Calixto Bieito...Très en place et appliqué sur sa ligne, Mikhail Timoshenko en Pietro est particulièrement droit et face au public. Sa voix est couverte par le mezzo forte de l'orchestre mais il sait esquisser des regards sourcilleux comme des sourires narquois. Son attitude surtout glaciale sied particulièrement à sa dernière scène, celle d'un psychopathe égorgeant froidement Paolo Albani au-dessus de son sceau (mais hélas sans hémoglobine aucune, la mise en scène manquant ainsi l'image puissante qu'aurait été celle du sang se mêlant au poison)...”

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