Francis Poulenc

22 March 2013 – “La Voix humaine”, piano version – DVD release

Poulenc : “La Voix Humaine”. Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano). DVD edited by Champs Hill Records. Public projection at Ciné Lumière in the Institut Français of London, 8pm, followed by a Q&A session led by James Jolly (Gramophone)...

17 to 29 March 2013 – “La Voix humaine” by Antonacci – Opéra Comique, Paris

Poulenc : “La Voix Humaine”; Wolf-Ferrari : “Il Secgreto du Susanna”. Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), Pascal Rophé (conductor), Ludovic Lagarde (stage dir.). Opéra Comique, Paris 2e : Sun 17/03 3pm; Wed 20/03, Sat 23/03, Tue 26/03, Fri 29/03...

17 to 29 March 2013 – Complete Songs Recital- Opéra Comique, Paris

Chanteurs de l’Académie. Sun 17/03 11am; Sat 23/03 2:30pm; Wed 20/03, Tue 26/03, Fri 29/03 1pm. 13 euros. Salle Bizet, Opéra Comique, Paris 2e.

11 March 2013 – Laurent Naouri sings Poulenc – Zurich, Switzerland

Poulenc : “Calligrammes”; mélodies de Rachmaninov et de Roussel. Laurent Naouri (baryton), Sarah Tysman (piano). 19:30, Tonhalle, Zurich.

8 to 16 February 2013 – Dialogues des Carmélites – Bordeaux, France

Jean-Marie Frémeau (Le marquis de la Force), Sophie Marin-Degor (Blanche de la Force), Xavier Mas (le chevalier de la Force), Sylvie Brunet (Mme de Croissy), Géraldine Chauvet (Mère Marie), Hélène le Corre (Soeur Constance). Nader Abassi (direction), Mireille Delunsch...

30 January 2013 – Special Anniversary Concert – Holborn, London

Mass in G, Cantata “Un soir de neige”, Choral motets, “La courte paille” (song cycle), flute and piano sonata, clarinet and piano sonata. Joyful Company of Singers, Peter Broadbent (conductor), Elliott Devivo (clarinet),  Lucy Hall (soprano),...