Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Il viaggio a Reims

(Photo: Amati Bacciardi / ROF 2025) Although conceived as a one-act opera, “Il viaggio a Reims” has monumental proportions: it lasts nearly three hours and was therefore divided into three parts at its premiere. It is Rossini’s last opera in Italian, before he devoted himself exclusively to French. Its initial success was remarkable, fueled both by the high expectations surrounding {…}

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season

Les Talens Lyriques releases its 2025-26 season. Lully’s “Proserpine” opens the 2025 season. Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Ambroisine Bré, Laurent Kilsby, Apolline Raï-Westphal, Nick Pritchard, Olivier Cesarini, and David Witczak make up the cast. They are joined by Chœur de Chambre de Namur led by Thibaut Lenaerts, and Les Talens Lyriques under the direction of Christophe {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival 2025 Review: Il viaggio a Reims

Marie Lys, Francesca Aspromonte, Key’mon Murrah, & Jeremy Ovenden Star in Les Talens Lyriques’ 2025-26 Season