Echoing his concert version of Così fan tutte , Christophe Rousset has designed a concert program also dedicated to Mozart.
Christophe Rousset knows the Orchester de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège well, having conducted it several times, already in Mozart programs. Under his baton, he will also find baritone Leon Košavić, already conducted on our stage in a brilliant production of Nozze di Figaro in 2018, as well as tenor Cyrille Dubois. Regular collaborator of Christophe Rousset, the latter is also a faithful of our scene.
For this concert, the Orchestra will be honored with the Paris and Haffner Symphonies. These are not among the most performed of Mozart's works: nevertheless, the composer deploys all his art of sophistication, both in harmony and melodic curves, and his always dazzling sense of orchestration. .
The four concert arias on the program are even more rarely heard. Of exceptional quality, these could have appeared in Mozart's best operas! “Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo” was also planned for Così fan tutte : interpreted by Leon Košavić, who also plays Guglielmo, it is an ideal opportunity to put him in perspective with the opera.