Surf. Accordion notes evoking the whistling of the wind in the sails. Percussions imitating the creaking of the deck of a boat… From the first seconds, Patricia Petibon sets the tone. Love, Death, the Sea , his new album, the first by Sony Classical (and first after seven years of absence in the bins), is anything but conventional. The purists will abstain. They know it anyway: the soprano, who in recent years has multiplied recitals punctuated with theatrical eccentricities, only listens to his desire. Operating on instinct. “Musical favorites have always been my credo. Much more than pretending to prove anything, ”she explains.
»READ ALSO - A divine Manon, far from the source
The result is a program dominated by eclecticism. The forgotten composer and naval officer, Jean Cras, rubs shoulders with our contemporaries Nicolas Bacri or Thierry Escaich. The great French melodists (Poulenc, Hahn, Satie, Fauré), John Lennon and Yann Tiersen. And melancholy
This article is for subscribers only. You still have 60% to discover.
Subscribe: € 1 for 2 months
cancellable at any time
Enter your emailAlready subscribed? Login