Nicolas Cavallier

Les Indes Galantes (2004)

"William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents the four exotic love stories vibrantly. In 'Le Turc généreux' Osman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Serban  •  Thomas Grimm
CAST:  Danielle de Niese  •  João Fernandes  •  Valérie Gabail  •  Anna Maria Panzarella

"William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents the four exotic love stories vibrantly. In 'Le Turc généreux' Osman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Serban  •  Thomas Grimm
CAST:  Danielle de Niese  •  João Fernandes  •  Valérie Gabail  •  Anna Maria Panzarella

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila (2016)

Lightning streaks through the skies as Dalila declares her love to Samson in one of the finest arias of romantic opera. “My heart awakens to your voice like a flower to the kiss of dawn.” An enchanting yet treacherous beauty… When the thunder at last rumbles, ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Aleksandrs Antonenko  •  Anita Rachvelishvili  •  Egils Silins  •  Nicolas Testé

Lightning streaks through the skies as Dalila declares her love to Samson in one of the finest arias of romantic opera. “My heart awakens to your voice like a flower to the kiss of dawn.” An enchanting yet treacherous beauty… When the thunder at last rumbles, ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Aleksandrs Antonenko  •  Anita Rachvelishvili  •  Egils Silins  •  Nicolas Testé

Lucie de Lammermoor (2002)

Gaetano Donizetti's tragic masterwork Lucie de Lammermoor (French version) is performed at the Lyon Opera House in 2002. Natalie Dessay sings the title role of the opera staged by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, and conducted by Evelino Pido.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Natalie Dessay  •  Sebastian Na  •  Ludovic Tézier  •  Marc Laho

Gaetano Donizetti's tragic masterwork Lucie de Lammermoor (French version) is performed at the Lyon Opera House in 2002. Natalie Dessay sings the title role of the opera staged by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, and conducted by Evelino Pido.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Natalie Dessay  •  Sebastian Na  •  Ludovic Tézier  •  Marc Laho

L'étrangère (2007)

Sophie left her homeland, the United States, after a secret tragedy. In Paris, she divides her time between an opera house, where she is the dresser for a great Swedish singer, and amateur theater. David, her director, pushes her to her limits: she cannot refuse, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florence Colombani
CAST:  Clément Sibony  •  Sarah Pratt  •  Philippe Morier-Genoud  •  José Neves

Sophie left her homeland, the United States, after a secret tragedy. In Paris, she divides her time between an opera house, where she is the dresser for a great Swedish singer, and amateur theater. David, her director, pushes her to her limits: she cannot refuse, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florence Colombani
CAST:  Clément Sibony  •  Sarah Pratt  •  Philippe Morier-Genoud  •  José Neves

Lucie de Lammermoor (2004)

Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Kent
CAST:  Patrizia Ciofi  •  Roberto Alagna  •  Ludovic Tézier  •  Nicolas Cavallier

Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Kent
CAST:  Patrizia Ciofi  •  Roberto Alagna  •  Ludovic Tézier  •  Nicolas Cavallier

Bizet: Carmen (Anna Caterina Antonacci/The Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner) (2010)

About the Director: John Eliot Gardiner is one of the most versatile conductors of our time. Acknowledged as a key figure in the early music revival, he is the founder and artistic director of the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Roussillon
CAST:  Anna Caterina Antonacci  •  Andrew Richards  •  Nicolas Cavallier  •  Anne-Catherine Gillet

About the Director: John Eliot Gardiner is one of the most versatile conductors of our time. Acknowledged as a key figure in the early music revival, he is the founder and artistic director of the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Roussillon
CAST:  Anna Caterina Antonacci  •  Andrew Richards  •  Nicolas Cavallier  •  Anne-Catherine Gillet

Les Contes D'Hoffmann (2008)

Among DVDs of "Hoffmann" currently available, this is the only one that even begins to stand comparison with the superlative Powell and Pressburger film (whose ideas it occasionally borrows). Olivier Py's baroque imagination, which sometimes leads him into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Py  •  Philippe Béziat
CAST:  Marc Laho  •  Stella Doufexis  •  Nicolas Cavallier  •  Eric Huchet

Among DVDs of "Hoffmann" currently available, this is the only one that even begins to stand comparison with the superlative Powell and Pressburger film (whose ideas it occasionally borrows). Olivier Py's baroque imagination, which sometimes leads him into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Py  •  Philippe Béziat
CAST:  Marc Laho  •  Stella Doufexis  •  Nicolas Cavallier  •  Eric Huchet