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Thibault Courtois

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New York

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Chroniqueur depuis le 02 December 2014

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Depuis 2008, Thibault Courtois (@thibopera) habite à New York et y relève avec grand bonheur le même défi tous les ans : voir toute la saison du Metropolitan Opera, au moins 26 spectacles, avec patience pour le classicisme dont la maison fait parfois preuve et autant d’ouverture d’esprit possible lorsque le Met s’essaye avec plus ou moins de succès à l’Eurotrash. Cela pour laisser le plus de place possible aux grandes voix qu’on a la chance d’entendre dans ce fabuleux théâtre.

Thibault (@thibopera) has been living in New York since 2008. Every year, he takes on the same challenge with great enthusiasm: seeing the entire season at the Metropolitan Opera, which represents at least 26 performances. He demonstrates great patience for aging productions and tries to stay as open-minded as possible when the Met decides to go Eurotrash. In doing so, he hopes to leave more space for the great voices we are so lucky to hear in this magical opera house.

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Les Contes d’Hoffmann - Met Opera (jan 2015)

Thibault Courtois

            The perfect opera nights are what we are all craving for. How much does it take for your opera experience to feel perfect? Dozens of singers, musicians and technicians have to be perfectly in sync for several hours, which is already something: the basics we all agree on. Then, it gets more personal. Who is singing? Do you need this big name on the program for your night to be perfect? Your seat? Close enough? Does someone...

Published on the 28 of January, 2015

La Traviata with Sonya Yoncheva - Met Opera (jan. 2015)

Thibault Courtois

            Willy Decker’s Traviata premiered in Salzburg in 2005 with Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko. It had already generated huge DVD sales and had become one of the most iconic contemporary productions across the opera world when Peter Gelb picked it up in 2010 for the Metropolitan Opera, consequently getting rid of the cherished but aging 1996 Franco Zeffirelli’s production. Needless to say, even though New...

Published on the 20 of January, 2015

Sonya Yoncheva in the Met’s ‘La Bohème’

Thibault Courtois

You could sense fear in the audience when Peter Gelb, General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera showed up on the stage with a microphone when everyone was expecting Ricardo Frizza to appear in the pit. Gelb had bad news and good news, as he said. Ramon Vargas had cancelled last minute but fortunately, the Met was able to fly in Bryan Hymel from Chicago earlier the same day. Gelb also announced that Sonya Yoncheva, the lead soprano, had a new born five weeks ago (general “awwww”...

Published on the 02 of December, 2014