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The Exclusive Opera Lively Interview with Stéphanie d'Oustrac

Sorry, readers, this one was a long time in the making. We interviewed someone I've always admired a lot, the great French mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d'Oustrac in July of 2018, and submitted the interview to the singer's contacts for review via an opera house's Press Department, but never got an answer, after repeated attempts. At this point I'm considering the lack of an answer as a "no objection" so I'm publishing the interview. If the artist or her representatives wish to suggest or request corrections, I'll be very happy to immediately implement them, but I can't deprive our readers of this text any longer, given that the artist did accept the interview, did express her contentment with the interview (see her last line), and in our disclosures, it is established that by accepting to be interviewed by us, an artist implicitly gives permission to the publication of the interview. I did mention to Stéphanie how and where her words would be published, and she was happy to proceed. Besides, there isn't anything controversial in her answers. So, here it goes.

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Given that we never got the opportunity to collect from the singer or her representatives any additional approval for photos or video-clips, I will not include any of this here, unlike the customary Opera Lively style. I'll merely provide the link to the singer's website, and curious readers can click on it to learn more and to see pictures of this outstanding singer.

Click [here] for the singer's website, in English and French.

Questions by Luiz Gazzola, in French. Translation to English by Luiz Gazzola. Copyright Opera Lively. Reproduction is authorized as long as the source is quoted and a link to this original publication is given.

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What opera have you been listening to, lately?
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What opera have you purchased recently?
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Like the "what CD listening to lately" thread what opera DVD, Blu Ray or youtube are you watching lately, any comments always welcome...... - - -...
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Complete operas on youtube
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This thread is for complete YouTube operas. Some of the ones posted here sometimes get removed from YouTube so if you see a black screen that's what...
Last Post By: Florestan January 14th, 2020, 04:03 AM

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Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich Opera House) is streaming live two operas - L'elisir d'amore and Don Carlo. Details This is great news, just...
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I thought it might be nice if we had--as do our sister forums of MIMF and TC--a section devoted to what our members have recently purchased in the...
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These are the reviewers’ assessments of new or reissued recordings from the July issue of Opernwelt: http://www.opernwelt.de/ RECOMMENDED - ...
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What classical albums are you guys currently listening to which is orchestral? I am loving this one lately:
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I thought I'd start a thread. :) Countertenor - Douglas Dodson Bass - Nicolas Brooymans
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Yikes. Yeah, the news coverage was Armenian, so that's why I thought it could be overblown for patriotic sympathy. Either way, this is an immature response
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I can hear the sound of frantic back-pedalling from all parties. However YE should not have posted this in which he ridicules Ms. Mantashyan as an 'unknown
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I wonder if we'll ever learn what actually happened here. The statement from the Semper Opera seems to put the blame on the soprano's management, saying
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I think Karita Mattila once canceled appearances with Valery Gergiev because of the conductor's close association with Putin. But to cancel an appearance
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Florestan January 14th, 2020, 04:11 AM

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Florestan January 14th, 2020, 04:03 AM

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Yusif Eyvazov refuses to perform with Armenian soprano Ruzan Mantashyan for political reasons.

A slippery slope?
Ann Lander (sospiro) January 13th, 2020, 06:49 PM

New and upcoming CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays

DVD Release Date: January 17, 2020
www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZWBFHXY/ Review from Amazon listing:

Florestan January 12th, 2020, 09:09 PM

Did Beethoven Have a Daughter?

Nothing good, I fear. Stackelberg was a nasty one, turning up in 1814 to claim "his" children -- which, according to the laws of the time,
MAuer January 12th, 2020, 01:26 PM

Did Beethoven Have a Daughter?

Thank you for posting this, what a wonderful story! I wonder what happened to Minona.
Ann Lander (sospiro) January 12th, 2020, 08:22 AM

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Some eye-candy

Ann Lander (sospiro) January 12th, 2020, 07:40 AM

Did Beethoven Have a Daughter?

Fascinating story! I hope there will be a CD set, or even better, a DVD!
Florestan January 12th, 2020, 01:46 AM

Did Beethoven Have a Daughter?

The Estonian composer/librettist Jüri Reinvere thinks he did, and has written an opera about it, titled Minona, that will have its world premiere 25 January
MAuer January 11th, 2020, 06:23 PM

Streaming

A Verdi rarity - I masnadieri from La Scala.

https://www.operaonvideo.com/i-masna...rtori-pertusi/
Ann Lander (sospiro) January 11th, 2020, 02:41 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Oooh! That looks very tempting!
Ann Lander (sospiro) January 10th, 2020, 07:41 AM

The Critics’ Picks and Pans

Two new recordings of the same opera and several recital discs are among the releases reviewed in the January, 2020, issue of Opernwelt (http://www.opernwelt.de/
MAuer January 9th, 2020, 12:56 PM

News

La Monnaie/De Munt to stage Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte & Don Giovanni as a trilogy.

Now that's something I'd love to see!
Ann Lander (sospiro) January 9th, 2020, 12:29 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

I always wonder why this was not released on DVD.
Adrian January 9th, 2020, 12:16 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

This is all we have. Unfinished.

Florestan January 9th, 2020, 12:19 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Now these two from the 28-CD Rachmaninoff box set:

Florestan January 8th, 2020, 04:39 AM

What opera have you purchased recently?

This is awesome! All three Rachmaninoff operas.

Watch the video sample here.
Florestan January 7th, 2020, 05:41 PM

Miscellaneous YouTube videos

I wish I knew!
Ann Lander (sospiro) January 7th, 2020, 01:48 PM

Miscellaneous YouTube videos

I love it! I wonder who the roles of Figaro and the Contessa were sung by.
MAuer January 7th, 2020, 12:49 PM

Streaming

Les Contes d'Hoffmann from La Monnaie De Munt. Until 16 February 2020.

Ann Lander (sospiro) January 6th, 2020, 03:44 PM

Miscellaneous YouTube videos

I can only understand a bit but it still made me smile.

Ann Lander (sospiro) January 6th, 2020, 02:03 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

There is even a third set that I can pick up if I get that crazy about it. I'll have to report back but I am not much of a music critic. I can cite
Florestan January 6th, 2020, 12:19 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

I'll look forward to hearing your comments; I don't know these works but I am interested
Clayton January 6th, 2020, 04:43 AM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Having listened to the three complete operas in my big 28-disk Rachmaninoff set I liked them so much I decided to get another set of the operas, so:
Florestan January 6th, 2020, 12:28 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

A few years ago, I found a recording of Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor with Sherrill Milnes and Richard Lewis (yes! yes! yes!) on Presto Classical's
MAuer January 5th, 2020, 01:14 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

There is a superb performance somewhere out there on ewe tube with subtitles provided by our Canadian friend A nervous gentleman. I can't give you the
Clayton January 5th, 2020, 12:06 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Translations are almost always difficult (says Clayton relocated to a different country) but worth exploring.
Clayton January 5th, 2020, 12:01 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

The closest city is Sapporo which has a cultural arts theatre and is about a four hour drive away. Elina Garanca is scheduled for a concert performance
Clayton January 5th, 2020, 11:52 AM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Florestan January 5th, 2020, 05:37 AM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Florestan January 4th, 2020, 06:26 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

My 28 disk Rachmaninoff Complete Edition Arrived. Listening to:

Monna Vanna Act 1. A shame he never finished this one. Piano Concerto
Florestan January 4th, 2020, 05:00 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Milnes and Cossotto are on fire, my dessert island recording.
Adrian January 4th, 2020, 01:50 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

After such a long time, you must be enormously relieved to finally have all of your belongings back again. So happy you're able to listen to your opera
MAuer January 4th, 2020, 01:14 PM
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