"The very warm female parts particularly support the grand nature scenes at the beginning, well accompanied in one by Iolanta's two friends, Lise Nougier's Brigitta and Anne-Lise Polchlopek's Laura. (Resmusika)" Lise Nougier and Anne-Lise Polchlopek are excellent as Brigitta and Laura – the pages that link them to Martha, especially the lullaby, are very beautiful. (Diapason) Anne-Lise Polchlopek (Laura) and Lise Nougier (Brigitta) form a close-knit duo where the amber voi

May 18 - Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle (soloist) The Elements Choir, directed by Joël Suhubiette Nancy - Salle Poirel at 8 p.m. https://poirel.nancy.fr/agenda/details-agenda?uuid=edacfa92-4a87-11f0-a96f-df24da178174 May 24 - Concert Masterclass with Susan Manoff Lieder and French Melodies Les saisons de la voix in Gordes at 6pm https://lessaisonsdelavoix.com/ June 27 - Soprano and Harp Recital With Sujata Chapelain (harpist); Program of French melodies Temple of Orlé

"Lise Nougier is back and presents the show 'My First Love Letter' alongside pianist Ramon Theobald. A supposed heartbreak prompts the singer, a former member of the Paris Opera Academy, to reread her lover's letters, creating a musical narrative through operatic works that reflect this situation: Werther, Eugene Onegin, La Traviata, but also operettas by Jacques Offenbach and songs by Barbara and Anne Sylvestre. Für Elise, sometimes caricatured, serves as a recurring motif.