The Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is an opera house in Bordeaux, France, first inaugurated on April 17, 1780. We'll visit this historic theater for the Aug 21st @ 1pm broadcast of Anton Rubinstein's The Demon.
8/7 R. Strauss: Elektra (in German) (Swedish Royal Opera)
CAST:
Elektra Birgit Nilsson
Klytaemnestra Barbro Ericson
Chrysothemis Berit Lindholm
Orest Erik Saedén
Aegisth Kåge Jehrlander
Orest's tutor Erik Sundquist
Klytaemnestra's confidante Kjerstin Dellert
Klytaemnestra's trainbearer Maj-Lis Tollbo
Young servant John-Erik Jacobsson
Old servant Sven-Erik Jacobsson
An overseer Margareta Bergström
First Maid Ileana Peterson
Second Maid Margot Rödin
Third Maid Ingeborg Kjellgren
Fourth Maid Eva Prytz
Fifth Maid Laila Andersson
8/14 Massenet: Manon (in French) (Paris Opera)
CAST:
Manon Pretty Yende
Le Chevalier des Grieux Benjamin Bernheim
Lescaut Ludovic Tézier
Le comte des Grieux Roberto Tagliavini
Guillot de Morfontaine Rodolphe Briand
de Brétigny Pierre Doyen
Poussette Cassandre Berthon
Javotte Alix Le Saux
Rosette Jeanne Ireland
Innkeeper Philippe Rouillon
First Guard Julien Joguet
Second Guard Laurent Laberdesque
8/21 Anton Rubinstein: The Demon (in Russian) (Opéra National de Bordeaux)
CAST:
Old Servant of Prince Sinodal Luc Bertin-Hugault
Nanny Svetlana Lifar
Prince Gudal Alexandros Stavrakakis
The Angel Ray Chenez
Prince Sinodal Alexey Dolgov
Tamara Evgenia Muraveva
The Demon Nicolas Cavallier
Messenger Paul Gaugler
8/28 Wagner: Parsifal (in German) (Opéra du Capitole de Toulouse)
CAST:
Parsifal Nikolai Schukoff
Kundry Sophie Koch
Gurnemanz Peter Rose
Amfortas Matthias Goerne
Klingsor Pierre-Yves Pruvot
Titurel Julien Véronèse
First Flowermaiden Andreea Soare
Second Flowermaiden/First Squire Marion Tassou
Third Flowermaiden Adèle Charvet
Fourth Flowermaiden Elena Poesina
Fifth Flowermaiden Céline Laborie
Sixth Flowermaiden/Second Squire/Voice from Heaven Juliette Mars
First Knight of the Grail Kristofer Lundin
Second Knight of the Grail Yuri Kissin
Third Squire Enguerrand de Hys
Fourth Squire François Almuzara
