Nicolas Joel’s affinity for certain artists brings back Pinchas Steinberg at the head of an Orchestre de l’Opera national de Paris in great form.
If one remembers an exceptional Tristan and a magnificent Frau ohne Schatten at the Capitole (…) , it is no surprise that here there is also a spectacular rendering of he score down to the smallest details.
Mixing strength and subtlety, with attention to all solo nuances encompassed in a pertinent dramatic vision, he greatly inspires this Tote Stadt.
Translated from BERTRAND BOLOGNESI, ANACLASE.COM, 9 OCTOBER 2009