In 2014, here is the time for Verdi on july 9th and 12th at 21h45 : Nabucco, huge piece and basics of Verdi's style conducted by Pinchas Steinberg who already conducted Rigoletto and Nabucco. Jean-Paul Scarpitta , who already directed verdi's masters in Rome in 2001 will start in Orange for the first time. With Martina Serafin (Abigaïlle), Karine Deshayes (Fenena), and baritone George Gagnidze as the main charactere
In this festival, we also will see : Otello, Verdi's last tragedy, dark and emorionnal, conducted by Myung Whun Chung with radio France philharmonic orchestra directed by Nadine Duffaut. This production has been already created at the opera of Marseille and replayed at the Savonlinna festival in Finland in 2016. With both stars Roberto Alagna (main character) Inva Mula ( Desdemona ), and Seng-Hyoun Ko (Iago) ... on august 2nd & 5th 2014.
Other pieces :
- Carmina Burana from Carl Orff, on july 17th at 21h45, coducted by Michel Plasson with the Bordeaux-Aquitaine orchestra. With Sonya Yoncheva, Max-Emanuel Cencic and French baritone Alexandre Duhamel.
- Soloist soprano Patricia Ciofi, and mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona with a program dedicated to the queens of opéra.
Philharmonic orchestra of Marseille conducted Luciano Acocella, on august 4th 2014.
09/07/2014 18H00 - Concert of classical revelations of the l'Adami Saint-Louis place 09/07/2014 21H45 Nabucco - Verdi Antic theater 12/07/2014 21H45 Nabucco - Verdi Antic theater 17/07/2014 21H45 Carmina Burana , Antic theater August 2014 02/08/2014 21H30 Otello - Verdi Antic theater 04/08/2014 21H30 Lyrical concert , Antic theater 05/08/2014 21H30 Otello - Verdi , Antic theater