"Mitridate Re di Ponto" from Paris

[David-G]

Broadcast live (I think) on France Musique on Saturday evening from the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, a performance of Mozart's youthful opera "Mitridate Re di Ponto" with a starry cast.

Emmanuelle Haïm direction

Clément Hervieu-Léger, de la Comédie-Française mise en scène
Frédérique Plain dramaturgie
Eric Ruf décors
Caroline de Vivaise costumes
Bertrand Couderc lumières

Michael Spyres Mithridate
Patricia Petibon Aspasie
Myrtò Papatanasiu Xipharès
Christophe Dumaux Pharnace
Sabine Devieilhe Ismène
Cyrille Dubois Marzio
Jaël Azzaretti Arbate
Le Concert d’Astrée

Exciting stuff, and a fine performance.

Click "ECOUTER L'EMISSION" on this page:

http://www.francemusique.fr/emission/samedi-soir-l-opera/2015-2016/mithridate-de-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-02-20-2016-19-00

Available until the 27th only.

[french frank]

Thanks very much for that, David-G - vaut le voyage

[David-G]

Thanks ff. It actually starts about half an hour in, by the way.