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MAESTRO VILLAUME CONDUCTS ANNUAL RICHARD TUCKER GALA - November 6, 2011
Emmanuel Villaume conducted the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in this year's Richard Tucker Foundation Gala. The event was held in New York on November 6 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.
With Stephanie Blythe, Marcello Giordani,
Maria Guleghina, Jonas Kaufmann,
Yonghoon Lee, René Pape,
Marina Poplavskaya, Bryn Terfel,
Dolora Zajick
2011 Richard Tucker Foundation Gala
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GOYA
Placido Domingo, Michelle Breedt,
Iride Martinez
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Emmanuel Villaume
Recording available from hbdirect.com
NEW CD: MAURICE EMMANUEL
les symphonies - suite française
ouverture pour un conte gai
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Emmanuel Villaume
Recording available from Amazon France
Michel Tibbaut, ResMusica
New to the label, the Slovenian Philharmonic of Lubljana and Emmanuel Villaume have done a superb job at a very difficult task, offering us an admirably structured rendering. It easily surpasses the Marco Polo label version of the two symphonies, with the help of the splendid sound capture which produces perfectly balanced sound layers.
Read complete article here (in French)
OPERA NEWS: THE BEST OF THE YEAR
Complete Pleasures:
Emmanuel Villaume's recording of
Il Crociato in Egitto (Naxos)
In the press
Kultura.Pravda.sk, Ivan Marton
Conductor Emmanuel Villaume's interpretation of the hymns of the Beethoven Ninth Symphony provided a dramatic challenge which galvanized the audience from the rapid first beat through the slow and lyrical parts of the work.
Villaume's conducting is passionate, precise and clear - and he is a talented interpreter of the piece as well. He knew exactly what he wanted and was successful in achieving it.
Read complete article here (in Slovak)
Kultura.Pravda.sk, Pavel Unger
The opening concert of the Bratislava Festival was successful beyond expectation. Our representative body, the Slovak Philharmonic, and its principal conductor, Emmanuel Villaume, have set the bar very high for this year's event.
Read complete article here (in Slovak)
Opera News, Mark Thomas Ketterson
Conductor Emmanuel Villaume has this music in his genes, and it showed in his propulsive reading of the score; the strings did some gorgeous things for him in the "Pour conjurer le danger" trio.
San Francisco Chronicle, Mike Silverman
The annual [Richard Tucker Foundation Gala] concert at Avery Fisher Hall was conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, who opened by leading members of the Met orchestra in a rousing "Bacchanale" from Saint-Saens'"Samson et Dalila."
New York Times, Anthony Tommasini
A Starry Roster Singing Arias Fiery and Hilarious
Chicago Tribune, John von Rhein
A master of Gallic style in the pit, Emmanuel Villaume has the fine Lyric orchestra speaking fluent Offenbach, within flowing lines, vivacious tempos and airy textures that sparkle with flair and sensuality.
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