Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée (1693) is widely regarded as the crowning masterpiece of the French Baroque, and the composer's only opera. Set to a libretto by Thomas Corneille, the tragedy charts the story of a woman betrayed — abandoned by Jason, Médée exacts an unbearable revenge.
Contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux takes on the title role for the first time, facing Czech tenor Petr Nekoranec as Jason. The cast also includes Juliette Mey (Créuse), Frédéric Caton (Créon), Etienne Bazola (Oronte), Camille Poul (Nérine), and Claire Lefilliatre (Cléone). The Chœur de Chambre de Namur and Ensemble Les Épopées are conducted by Stéphane Fuget.
The opera runs approximately 3 hours 15 minutes with interval. Sung and surtitled in French. Tickets: 48 / 37 / 33 / 28 euros.
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玛丽-妮可·勒米厄
玛丽-妮可·勒米厄(Marie-Nicole Lemieux)是一位享誉盛名的加拿大女中音歌手，以其在古典音乐和巴洛克音乐中丰富而富有表现力的嗓音而闻名。她最著名的作品包括获得广泛赞誉的《圣母悼歌》(Vivaldi's *Stabat Mater*)和亨德尔咏叹调的录音版本，这些作品为她赢得了多个古典音乐胜利奖(Victoires de la Musique Classique)。
Petr Nekoranec
Petr Nekoranec is a Czech tenor performing the role of Jason in this production of Charpentier's Médée.
Juliette Mey
Frédéric Caton
Etienne Bazola
Camille Poul
Claire Lefilliatre
Chœur de Chambre de Namur
Ensemble Les Épopées
Stéphane Fuget
Stéphane Fuget serves as musical director, conducting Ensemble Les Épopées and the Chœur de Chambre de Namur in this production.
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