At first I was a bit puzzled by the succession of black and white silent movies and the colored characters on stage but after a while, you are taken by the quality of the singing and dancing of “Singin’ in the rain” directed by Robert Carsen at the Lido. Entering this famous cabaret on the Champs Élysées is already an … Read More
Val d’Orcia, a music paradise hidden away in Tuscany
The 38 th Incontri in Terra di Siena is a chamber music festival set in La Foce, in the heart of the Val d’Orcia, 90 minutes south of Florence, where outstanding performances by top rate musicians meet the timeless beauty of the southern Tuscan landscape. Founded in 1988 by cellist Antonio Lysy (1963-2024) and his mother Benedetta Origo, the … Read More
L’Objet du Délit, THE film to see
I had by chance invited a young barytone to see the film with me and it made it even more fun! “L’Objet du Délit” is a hysterically funny movie about the rehearsals of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro after Beaumarchais’s comedy, which premiered in 1786. The director Agnes Jaoui, well known for her comedies with Jean Pierre Bacri, her companion … Read More
Double bill in Chantilly with rare Plants and exceptional Music
With the “canicule” (heat wave) temperatures and the presence of two very much loved stars, Christian Louboutin and François Leleux, the “Journées des plantes” and “Coups de coeur” in Chantilly were a huge success. After the Easter miracle, there was the Pentecost World Premiere of 16 year old Tsotne Zedginidze‘s sonata for oboe and piano which transcended the public in … Read More
An Easter miracle, the pianist Martina Meola in Chantilly
There are moments in life when you think how lucky you are to be at the right time in the right place. And that was last Sunday in the Galerie des Peintures in Musée Condé, Chantilly. The 13 year old Martina Meola, was spotted by Martha Argerich at the 2025 Young Chopin competition in Switzerland, where she presided the Jury. … Read More
Starting the year with good surprises is very uplifting
Jim Jarmush’s new film, Father Mother Sister Brother, is very disconcerting at first but once you’ve been warmed up by Tom Waits, Mayim Bialik and Adam Driver in a father daughter and son relationship, you discover Charlotte Rampling in one of the best parts of her life, as a mother living in Dublin who receives her dysfunctional daughters for tea. … Read More
I look forward to so many shows in 2026!
I look forward to the concert by Opera Fuoco, David Stern‘s orchestra, at the Philarmonie on January 22. They will play Anatomy of love, a mini opera (1h15) ‘Trouble in Tahiti” and “Arias and Barcarolles” composed by Leonard Bernstein during his honeymoon. While these musicians usually play baroque music, they also bring to us rare American works and two of … Read More