"A people who sing is a standing people" affirms Stéphane Sénéchal, 43, professional lyric singer. Confined to his apartment located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, the tenor offers free concerts to his neighbors.
Every evening at 7 p.m., he opens his window wide and sings a piece of opera.
Stéphane inaugurated this ritual Tuesday evening with "la Marseillaise". "I started with our national anthem," he said head up. "The day the confinement is finished, I will sing it again."
This very difficult period linked to the Covid-19 epidemic shakes up our daily lives "even more our seniors, so if I can give them a little comfort by singing an operetta to them, I do it willingly" continues the one who is also a volunteer rescuer to the Red Cross.
Disciple of Michel Sénéchal, a great figure in the lyrical world from which he inherited the name, Stéphane performs on many European and international stages in a repertoire ranging from French melody, operetta, opera-comic and opera.
On Wednesday, at the first note, the neighbors rushed to the balcony to listen to "I gave you my heart" from the Land of Smiles by Franz Lehár, which ended with a thunderous applause.
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His repertoire is very varied, and Stéphane chooses his songs in relation to the subject. This Thursday “Caruso” is on the program “in solidarity with our Italian friends” specifies the artist. Then an operetta tune Friday, "Piensa en mi" Saturday, extract from the film by Pédro Almodovar, in homage to the Spanish who also suffer from the epidemic, or "Panis Angelicus" a prayer sung next Sunday.
Listen to Stéphane Sénéchal in our video above.