Organization

Conductor

Sébastien Rouland

Singer

Soprano

Bing Bing Wang

Tenor

Warren Mok

Mezzo-soprano

Marie Karall

Samuel Huang

Orchestra

Saarländische Staatsorchester

Salle Gaveau

Les chemins de l'amour

Paris

France

The paths of love: Concert

Public

Concert

Approved

Les Chemins de l’amour est un concert réunissant des artistes distingués et des étoiles montantes de Chine, de France et d'Allemagne, œuvrant pour la paix dans le monde. Présentant des airs d'opéra et des duos de compositeurs parmi les plus aimés au monde, ce concert de grands classiques est accompagné par le Maestro Sébastien Rouland et l'Orchestre d'État de la Sarre. Nous vous invitons à voyager avec nous à travers le monde intemporel et sans frontières de l'opéra au fil d’un répertoire qui nous rappelle que l'amour est ce qui nous relie tous.


La soprano chinoise Bing Bing Wang, artiste collaboratrice de Sony, qui a une carrière lyrique internationale, basée en Italie à Milan, est diplômée du Conservatoire de musique Giuseppe Verdi de Milan, en Italie. À 21 ans, elle a fait ses débuts en tant que Liu au festival Torre del lago Puccini, en Italie. Ensuite, elle a commencé à chanter activement dans les importants théâtres d'Europe et du monde entier, tels que l'opéra de Rome, l'opéra de Sydney, l'orchestre symphonique de Melbeuon, Festival Puccini, festival Bellini, etc. France, Australie, États-Unis, Israël, Lettonie, Hong Kong, Singapour, Slovénie, Serbie, Macédoine. Au cours de la saison 2021-2022, elle a donné un concert au Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma avec un grand succès. elle a chanté un concert avec le London City Philharmonic à Londres. En octobre, elle a été invitée à donner un récital au festival Bellini à Catane, en Italie. Elle a chanté Cio Cio San dans Madame Butterfly avec Opera Hong Kong, dirigé par le maestro Yves Abel. En avril, elle a chanté la messe en ut de Beethoven à Bologne. A fait ses débuts au Théâtre national slovène de l'Opéra et du Ballet de Ljubljana dans le rôle de Nedda dans Pagliacci. En 2019, Sony Music Label a signé avec elle pour sortir son premier album italien Arias "un bel di", enregistré avec ochestra di Teatro Parma au Teatro Modena, en Italie. Produit par le célèbre producteur lauréat de la grammaire Christian Alder


Ténor de renommée mondiale originaire de la RAS de Hong Kong en Chine, M. Warren MOK se distingue par une carrière lyrique internationale de premier plan. Il est aussi l'un des trois ténors chinois. Titulaire d'une maîtrise en musique de la Manhattan School of Music, il a été nommé Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres en 2008 par le Gouvernement français. Depuis ses débuts européens en 1987 au Deutsche Oper Berlin, il a fait de fréquentes apparitions dans un répertoire comprenant plus de 60 rôles de premier plan dans de nombreuses maisons d'opéra majeures à travers le monde, dont l'Opéra National de Paris, le Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, l'Opera Australia de Sydney, le Teatro Comunale di Bologna, le Teatro Carlo Felice Genova, le Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, l’Opéra de Nice, l’Opéra de Lyon, le Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, l’Opéra National néerlandais, l’Opéra de Leipzig, l’Opéra Royal danois, le Teatro di San Carlos de Lisbonne, l’Opéra de Seattle, le Théâtre Bolchoï, l’Opéra de Varsovie, le Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, l’ABAO Bilbao, l’Opera Ireland, le Teatro Principal de Palma de Mallorca, l’Opéra de Nancy, le Bergen National Opera Norway, le Latvian National Opera, le Lithuanian National Opera, l’Opera Orlando en Floride. Il s’est également produit dans des institutions telles que : Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) de Pékin. Le journal londonien, The Guardian, a fait l'éloge de M. Mok en ces termes : « sa technique est solide comme un roc, avec un beau timbre uniforme et un enthousiasme engageant sur scène ; les notes aiguës retentissantes ont été attaquées et tenues dans le même esprit rock que Pavarotti ».


La mezzo-soprano française Marie Karall a remporté plusieurs distinctions et premiers prix lors de concours de chant, notamment au concours de Clermont-Ferrand, au concours du Centre Français de Promotion Lyrique, aux New York International Opera Auditions. Elle est aussi diplômée en lettres et en droit. Marie s’est produite sur les scènes de nombreux Opéras français (Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lille, Rouen etc) mais aussi à l’étranger. Parmi les rôles qu’elle a interprétés on compte Federica dans Luisa Miller à l’Opéra de Lausanne, Mallika dans Lakmé à l’Opéra National de Montpellier, la mère dans L’Enfant et les sortilèges enregistré à la Liederhalle de Stuttgart en Allemagne, Catherine dans Jeanne au bûcher à l’Opéra National de Lyon et au Festival Enescu en Roumanie. Elle a été Fenena dans Nabucco et Dalila dans Samson et Dalila aux arènes d’Avenches en Suisse. Elle a pris part à des concerts au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, aux Chorégies d’Orange, mais aussi en Turquie au Théâtre Antique d’Aspendos. Plus récemment, Marie Karall a été Carmen à l’Opéra National de Lettonie, à l’Opéra de Hong Kong en 2018, et au Theater Winterthur en 2020. Elle a incarné la Périchole à l’Opéra d’Avignon en 2019 et Suzuki dans Madama Butterfly à l’Opéra National du Rhin en 2021. On a pu l’entendre à Liège en Belgique ainsi qu’au Musikverein de Graz en Autriche en 2022. Marie a des projets à l’Opéra de Nice ainsi qu’à l’Opéra de Lausanne.


Samuel Huang est un jeune ténor lyrique originaire de Hong Kong en Chine. Il a interprété des rôles principaux dans des productions du monde entier tels que Roméo dans Roméo et Juliette, Don José dans Carmen, Gastone dans La Traviata, Yamadori dans Madama Butterfly, Silango dans Le Cinesi, Ruiz dans Il Trovatore. Samuel Huang a chanté à l’occasion de nombreux concerts importants et s’est aussi illustré avec succès dans des œuvres telles que le Messie de Haendel, la Création et la Messe de Lord Nelson de Haydn, la Crucifixion de John Stainer, Elie de Mendelssohn, Carmina Burana de Carl Orff et la Symphonie n°9 de Beethoven. Samuel est diplômé de la Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, spécialisé en voix, sous la direction de Brian Montgomery, du Dr Oliver Lo et de Jimmy Chan. Il est finaliste de l'IMA, le premier concours international de chant lyrique de Hong Kong en 2013 et il s’est vu décerner le prix spécial Italian Art Song. Il a récemment étudié avec le ténor chinois de renommée mondiale Warren Mok.

Sébastien Rouland
Depuis le début de la saison 2018/2019, Sébastien Rouland occupe le poste de directeur général de musique au Théâtre National de la Sarre et a su marquer les esprits grâce à son empreinte artistique innovante. Violoncelliste de formation, Sébastien Rouland se passionne dès son plus jeune âge pour la direction d'orchestre. Son vaste répertoire s'étend de la pratique historique du répertoire baroque à la musique contemporaine. Il a dirigé des productions d'opéra dans les plus grands théâtres à travers le monde, notamment à Copenhague, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Vienne, Lucerne, Saint-Gall, Berne, Lisbonne, Tel-Aviv, Mexico, Tokyo et il fut invité au Grand Théâtre de Genève, à Berlin, Hambourg, Stuttgart, WiesbadenetEssen. Il a récemment dirigé de nouvelles productions de «Carmen» de Bizet au AaltoTheater d'Essen, de «Così fan tutte» de Mozart et du «Postillon de Lonjumeau» d'Adolphe Adam à l'Opéra-Comique de Paris. En janvier 2021, il est invité à diriger « Manon » de Massenet à l'Opéra National de Hambourg. Il a également mené une reprise des « Contes d'Hoffmann » d'Offenbach au New National Theater de Tokyo. Il s'est produit avec des orchestres tels que le RSO de Francfort, l'Orchestre du Händelfestspiele de Halle, la Badische Staatskapelle de Karlsruhe, l'Orchestre philharmonique d'Essen, l'Orchestre Symphonique de Saint-Gall, la Camerata de Zurich, les Musiciens du Louvre de Grenoble et l'Orchestre National de Lyon, l'Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy et l'Orchestre National de Lyon ainsi que l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg. Lors de l’entrée en fonction de l’administrateur général Bodo Busse au Théâtre National de la Sarre en septembre 2017, Sébastien Rouland a rencontré un immense succès auprès du public et de la presse avec sa direction du Grand Opéra «Guillaume Tell» de Gioachino Rossini. Avec l'Orchestre National de la Sarre, il a marqué de son empreinte le répertoire de l'opéra la saison dernière avec «Don Carlos» et «Le Nozze di Figaro» et a réussi à séduire le public cette année, même en période de Covid-19, avec un «Il Trovatore» accueilli avec enthousiasme. Un DVD de «La Vie Parisienne» sous la direction de Sébastien Rouland à l'Opéra national de Lyon est sorti chez Virgin Classics en 2008 et un DVD du «Postillon de Lonjumeau» à l'Opéra-Comique Paris a été produit par Naxos en 2019.


Saarland State Orchestra
L'Orchestre National de la Sarre, fondé en 1912 et fort d'une tradition de plus de cent ans, connaît depuis peu une remarquable évolution et, outre les formidables productions de théâtre musical et de ballet du Théâtre National de la Sarre, offre régulièrement à son public de grands moments musicaux avec des concerts de haut niveau.

La série de concerts symphoniques au Palais des Congrès de Sarrebruck marque le point central de la saison concertante. Parmi les invités de l'orchestre figurent des stars internationales de la musique classique telles que Marc Minkowski, José Cura, Camilla Nylund, Christian Elsner, Simon Höfele et Daniel Müller-Schott, pour ne citer qu’eux.

En outre, un « Artist in Focus » est invité chaque année, avec des compositeurs et des musiciens tels que Jörg Widmann, Fazil Say, Christian Jost et Pascal Dusapin. La nouvelle série de concerts « Showcase », le concert de musique de film, le concert du Nouvel An et les concerts destinés au jeune public, sans oublier le très populaire concert en plein air à l'ouverture de chaque saison, viennent compléter le programme de l'orchestre.

Ces dernières années, l’orchestre s’est produit à l’international, notamment à la Philharmonie Luxembourg, au Mosel Musikfestival, en France à l'Arsenal de Metz et à Saint-Malo. Des invitations à Anvers, à l'Opéra royal du château de Versailles et au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ont suivi. Des partenariats médiatiques lient l'Orchestre National de la Sarre à la Radio sarroise (Saarländischer Rundfunk) et à Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

Parmi les anciens chefs d'orchestre et directeurs généraux de musique du Théâtre National de la Sarre figurent des noms de chefs d'orchestre remarquables tels que Christof Prick, Jun Märkl, Constantin Trinks et Toshiyuki Kamioka. Le répertoire de l'Orchestre National de la Sarre comprend plus de 900 œuvres, et sous la direction de Sébastien Rouland, directeur général de musique du Théâtre National de la Sarre depuis la saison 2018/2019, la musique orchestrale française tient une place de choix dans le calendrier des concerts.

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Les Chemins de l'amour is a concert bringing together distinguished artists and rising stars from China, France and Germany, working for peace in the world. Featuring opera arias and duets from some of the world's most beloved composers, this concert of great classics is accompanied by Maestro Sébastien Rouland and the Saarland State Orchestra. We invite you to travel with us through the timeless and borderless world of opera through a repertoire that reminds us that love is what connects us all.


Chinese soprano Bing Bing Wang, Sony collaborating artist, who has an international operatic career, based in Italy in Milan, graduated from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan, Italy. At 21, she made her debut as Liu at the Torre del lago Puccini festival in Italy. Then she began to actively sing in important theaters in Europe and around the world, such as Rome Opera, Sydney Opera, Melbeuon Symphony Orchestra, Puccini Festival, Bellini Festival, etc. France, Australia, United States, Israel, Latvia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia. During the 2021-2022 season she gave a concert at the Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma with great success. she sang a gig with the London City Philharmonic in London. In October, she was invited to give a recital at the Bellini Festival in Catania, Italy. She sang Cio Cio San in Madame Butterfly with Opera Hong Kong, conducted by maestro Yves Abel. In April, she sang Beethoven's Mass in C in Bologna. Made her debut at the Slovenian National Theater of Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana as Nedda in Pagliacci. In 2019, Sony Music Label signed with her to release her Italian debut album Arias "un bel di", recorded with ochestra di Teatro Parma at Teatro Modena, Italy. Produced by renowned grammar-winning producer Christian Alder Made her debut at the Slovenian National Theater of Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana as Nedda in Pagliacci. In 2019, Sony Music Label signed with her to release her Italian debut album Arias "un bel di", recorded with ochestra di Teatro Parma at Teatro Modena, Italy. Produced by renowned grammar-winning producer Christian Alder Made her debut at the Slovenian National Theater of Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana as Nedda in Pagliacci. In 2019, Sony Music Label signed with her to release her Italian debut album Arias "un bel di", recorded with ochestra di Teatro Parma at Teatro Modena, Italy. Produced by renowned grammar-winning producer Christian Alder


A world-renowned tenor from the Hong Kong SAR in China, Mr. Warren MOK is distinguished by a leading international operatic career. He is also one of the three Chinese tenors. Holder of a master's degree in music from the Manhattan School of Music, he was named Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters in 2008 by the French government. Since his European debut in 1987 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he has made frequent appearances in a repertoire comprising more than 60 leading roles in many major opera houses around the world, including the Opéra National de Paris, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Opera Australia Sydney, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Carlo Felice Genova, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Opéra de Nice, Opéra de Lyon, Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, the Dutch National Opera, the Leipzig Opera, the Royal Danish Opera, the Teatro di San Carlos in Lisbon, the Seattle Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, Warsaw Opera, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, ABAO Bilbao, Opera Ireland, Teatro Principal de Palma de Mallorca, Nancy Opera, Bergen National Opera Norway, Latvian National Opera , Lithuanian National Opera, Opera Orlando in Florida. He has also performed in institutions such as: Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The London newspaper, The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, ABAO Bilbao, Opera Ireland, Teatro Principal de Palma de Mallorca, Nancy Opera, Bergen National Opera Norway, Latvian National Opera, Lithuanian National Opera, Opera Orlando in Florida. He has also performed in institutions such as: Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The London newspaper, The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, ABAO Bilbao, Opera Ireland, Teatro Principal de Palma de Mallorca, Nancy Opera, Bergen National Opera Norway, Latvian National Opera, Lithuanian National Opera, Opera Orlando in Florida. He has also performed in institutions such as: Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The London newspaper, The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. the Teatro Principal de Palma de Mallorca, the Nancy Opera, the Bergen National Opera Norway, the Latvian National Opera, the Lithuanian National Opera, the Opera Orlando in Florida. He has also performed in institutions such as: Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The London newspaper, The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. the Teatro Principal de Palma de Mallorca, the Nancy Opera, the Bergen National Opera Norway, the Latvian National Opera, the Lithuanian National Opera, the Opera Orlando in Florida. He has also performed in institutions such as: Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The London newspaper, The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. Opera Orlando in Florida. He has also performed in institutions such as: Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The London newspaper, The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. Opera Orlando in Florida. He has also performed in institutions such as: Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The London newspaper, The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”. The Guardian, praised Mr. Mok as follows: “His technique is rock solid, with a beautiful even timbre and engaging enthusiasm on stage; the resounding high notes were attacked and held in the same rock spirit as Pavarotti”.


French mezzo-soprano Marie Karall has won several distinctions and first prizes in singing competitions, including the Clermont-Ferrand competition, the Center Français de Promotion Lyrique competition, the New York International Opera Auditions. She is also a graduate in literature and law. Marie has performed on the stages of many French Operas (Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lille, Rouen etc) but also abroad. Among the roles she has performed are Federica in Luisa Miller at the Opéra de Lausanne, Mallika in Lakmé at the Opéra National de Montpellier, the mother in L'Enfant et les sortilèges recorded at the Liederhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, Catherine in Jeanne au bûcher at the Opéra National de Lyon and at the Enescu Festival in Romania. She was Fenena in Nabucco and Dalila in Samson et Dalila at the Arènes d'Avenches in Switzerland. She took part in concerts at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, at the Chorégies d'Orange, but also in Turkey at the Théâtre Antique d'Aspendos. More recently, Marie Karall was Carmen at the Latvian National Opera, at the Hong Kong Opera in 2018, and at the Theater Winterthur in 2020. She embodied the Périchole at the Avignon Opera in 2019 and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly at the Opéra National du Rhin in 2021. We could hear her in Liège in Belgium as well as at the Musikverein de Graz in Austria in 2022. Marie has projects at the Opéra de Nice as well as at the Lausanne Opera.


Samuel Huang is a young operatic tenor from Hong Kong, China. He performed leading roles in productions around the world such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Don José in Carmen, Gastone in La Traviata, Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, Silango in Le Cinesi, Ruiz in Il Trovatore. Samuel Huang sang at many important concerts and was also successful in works such as Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation and Lord Nelson's Mass, John Stainer's Crucifixion, Mendelssohn's Elie , Carl Orff's Carmina Burana and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Samuel graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, specializing in voice, under the guidance of Brian Montgomery, Dr. Oliver Lo and Jimmy Chan. He is an IMA finalist, the first Hong Kong International Lyric Singing Competition in 2013 and was awarded the Italian Art Song Special Prize. He recently studied with world renowned Chinese tenor Warren Mok.

Sebastien Rouland
Since the start of the 2018/2019 season, Sébastien Rouland has held the position of general director of music at the Théâtre National de la Sarre and has made an impression thanks to his innovative artistic imprint. Trained as a cellist, Sébastien Rouland developed a passion for orchestral conducting from an early age. His vast repertoire ranges from the historical practice of the Baroque repertoire to contemporary music. He has conducted opera productions in major theaters around the world, including Copenhagen, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Vienna, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Bern, Lisbon, Tel Aviv, Mexico City, Tokyo and he was invited to the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden and Essen. He recently conducted new productions of Bizet's "Carmen" at the AaltoTheater in Essen, of “Così fan tutte” by Mozart and “Postillon de Lonjumeau” by Adolphe Adam at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. In January 2021, he was invited to conduct "Manon" by Massenet at the Hamburg National Opera. He also conducted a revival of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann at the New National Theater in Tokyo. He has performed with orchestras such as RSO Frankfurt, Orchestra of the Händelfestspiele Halle, Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Philharmonic Orchestra Essen, Symphony Orchestra St. Gallen, Camerata Zurich , the Musiciens du Louvre de Grenoble and the Orchester National de Lyon, the Orchester Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy and the Orchester National de Lyon as well as the Orchester Philharmonique de Luxembourg. When General Administrator Bodo Busse took office at the Sarre National Theater in September 2017, Sébastien Rouland met with immense success with the public and the press with his direction of the Grand Opera "Guillaume Tell" by Gioachino Rossini. With the National Orchestra of Saarland, he made his mark on the opera repertoire last season with "Don Carlos" and "Le Nozze di Figaro" and managed to seduce the public this year, even in times of Covid-19, with an enthusiastically welcomed “Il Trovatore”. A DVD of "La Vie Parisienne" conducted by Sébastien Rouland at the Opéra national de Lyon was released by Virgin Classics in 2008 and a DVD of "Postillon de Lonjumeau" at the Opéra-Comique Paris was produced by Naxos in 2019. Sébastien Rouland met with immense success with the public and the press with his direction of the Grand Opera “Guillaume Tell” by Gioachino Rossini. With the National Orchestra of Saarland, he made his mark on the opera repertoire last season with "Don Carlos" and "Le Nozze di Figaro" and managed to seduce the public this year, even in times of Covid-19, with an enthusiastically welcomed “Il Trovatore”. A DVD of "La Vie Parisienne" conducted by Sébastien Rouland at the Opéra national de Lyon was released by Virgin Classics in 2008 and a DVD of "Postillon de Lonjumeau" at the Opéra-Comique Paris was produced by Naxos in 2019. Sébastien Rouland met with immense success with the public and the press with his direction of the Grand Opera “Guillaume Tell” by Gioachino Rossini. With the National Orchestra of Saarland, he made his mark on the opera repertoire last season with "Don Carlos" and "Le Nozze di Figaro" and managed to seduce the public this year, even in times of Covid-19, with an enthusiastically welcomed “Il Trovatore”. A DVD of "La Vie Parisienne" conducted by Sébastien Rouland at the Opéra national de Lyon was released by Virgin Classics in 2008 and a DVD of "Postillon de Lonjumeau" at the Opéra-Comique Paris was produced by Naxos in 2019. Orchester National de la Saar, he left his mark on the opera repertoire last season with "Don Carlos" and "Le Nozze di Figaro" and managed to seduce the public this year, even in times of Covid-19 , with an enthusiastically received “Il Trovatore”. A DVD of "La Vie Parisienne" conducted by Sébastien Rouland at the Opéra national de Lyon was released by Virgin Classics in 2008 and a DVD of "Postillon de Lonjumeau" at the Opéra-Comique Paris was produced by Naxos in 2019. Orchester National de la Saar, he left his mark on the opera repertoire last season with "Don Carlos" and "Le Nozze di Figaro" and managed to seduce the public this year, even in times of Covid-19 , with an enthusiastically received “Il Trovatore”. A DVD of "La Vie Parisienne" conducted by Sébastien Rouland at the Opéra national de Lyon was released by Virgin Classics in 2008 and a DVD of "Postillon de Lonjumeau" at the Opéra-Comique Paris was produced by Naxos in 2019.


Saarland State Orchestra
The Saarland State Orchestra, founded in 1912 and with a tradition of more than a hundred years, has recently undergone a remarkable development and, in addition to the wonderful musical theater and ballet productions of the Saarland State Theater , regularly offers its audience great musical moments with high-level concerts.

The series of symphony concerts at the Saarbrücken Congress Center marks the highlight of the concert season. Among the guests of the orchestra are international stars of classical music such as Marc Minkowski, José Cura, Camilla Nylund, Christian Elsner, Simon Höfele and Daniel Müller-Schott, to name but a few.

In addition, an "Artist in Focus" is invited every year, with composers and musicians such as Jörg Widmann, Fazil Say, Christian Jost and Pascal Dusapin. The new "Showcase" concert series, the film music concert, the New Year's concert and concerts for young audiences, not to mention the very popular open-air concert at the opening of each season, complete the program. of the orchestra.

In recent years, the orchestra has performed internationally, notably at the Philharmonie Luxembourg, at the Mosel Musikfestival, in France at the Arsenal de Metz and in Saint-Malo. Invitations to Antwerp, the Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées followed. Media partnerships link the Saarland National Orchestra to Saarland Radio (Saarländischer Rundfunk) and Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

Among the former conductors and general music directors of the Saarland National Theater are names of notable conductors such as Christof Prick, Jun Märkl, Constantin Trinks and Toshiyuki Kamioka. The Orchester National de la Sarre's repertoire includes more than 900 works, and under the direction of Sébastien Rouland, general music director of the Théâtre National de la Sarre since the 2018/2019 season, French orchestral music holds a special place. in the concert calendar.

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