Various - Gioachino Rossini: Le Comte Ory

Rossini�s penultimate opera, premiered in 1828 at the Op�ra National de Paris, is a musical comedy about a love triangle set during the Crusades. At the Op�ra Comique its plot is transported to the time of the works� creation with France�s military expeditions to Algeria. It is staged by a first-rate creative team: Stage director Denis Podalyd�s and costume designer Christian Lacroix provide stunning visuals, whilst conductor Louis Langr�e leads the Orchestre des Champs-�lys�es, the Ch�ur Les �l�ments and a stellar cast of soloists in this delightful fool�s game. Mezzo-soprano Ga�lle Arquez shines with her �superlative technique� (Le Monde) and Julie Fuchs�s Ad�le performance elicits �more than just admiration, namely enthusiasm in the etymological sense of the word: inspired by the divine� (Le Monde). �A masterpiece!� (T�l�rama), �Pure pleasure!� (Les �chos). Le Comte Ory at the Op�ra Comique is �a true musical and theatrical celebration where everything sparkles!� (Bachtrack)