SmallShips.travel - Le Diamant - 5th Festival at Sea 101010

A magical musical moment between the Dolce Vita and Greek Mythology

A cruise in the wake of the Bel Canto masters (Puccini, Verdi, Rossini...), under the spell of Napolitan melodies. We are offering you a rendez-vous in the heart of the tales of Offenbach.
Florence and Pisa: discover Tuscany and these great cities of art.
Pompeii: asleep for so long under the ashes, the city tells its story.

THE ARTISTS

The artists reserve the right to withdraw at the last minute in the case of force majeure.

Jean-François VINCIGUERRA - Bass baritone / Artistic Director

Artistic Director of the “In Opera Mode” Festival, Jean-François studied at France’s CNSMP national academy of music and the Ecole d’Art Lyrique de l’Opéra, both in Paris. At the same time he was continuing his career as a director.

Raymond DUFFAUT - Honoured Sponsor

An internationally renowned name in the opera world, Director General of the Chorégies d’Orange Festival, he is Artistic Consultant for the Opera Theatre in Avignon and the Pays de Vaucluse department, the Massy Opera and Director General of the Vaucluse Auditorium Jean Moulin.

Jean-Philippe LAFONT - Baritone - Special Guest

A world renowned opera singer, Jean-Philippe Lafont has sung on the big international scene. He is one of few French singers to perform at the mythical Bayreuth Festival.

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Cécile PERRIN - Soprano

Awarded 1st Prize by unanimous vote at the CNSMP, national academy of music in Paris, she has won several international competition prizes. She has performed at the Chorégies d’Orange festival, the Paris opera, Montevideo, Liège, Lyon and more recently at the new Beijing Opera.

Patricia FERNANDEZ- Mezzo-Soprano

Having studied singing at the Ecole d’Art Lyrique de l’Opéra in Paris, she has sung Cherubino, Dorabella, Rosina, La Cenerentola, Carmen and Nicklausse at the Châtelet Theatre, the Comic Opera, the National Opera in Paris, La Scalain Milan and the Dublin Opera, with distinguished conductors.

Catherine DUNE - Soprano

In 1983, she was chosen by Antoine Vitez to sing Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda at the Chaillot National Theatre. She has also directed several works, notably Massenet’s Sophie Arnould de Pierné (in which she sung the title role), Le Portrait de Manon and La Grand’tante.

Florian LACONI - Tenor

Winner of the 2002 New Voices Competition and nominated at the 7th Victoires de la Musique Classique in France, he has already made his mark on the Mozart and Rossini repertoires, as well as singing numerous roles in the French Operas. Invited by Placido Domingo, he made his debut in the United States at the Los Angeles Opera.

Jean-Francis MONVOISIN - Tenor

1st Prize for singing and 1st Prize for Chamber Music at the CNSMP, national academy of music in Paris, Jean-Francis Monvoisin sings as much in France as he does abroad under the direction of distinguished conductors. He is equally at home with classical, romantic or contemporary opera, in concert or as chamber music.

Jérôme VARNIER - Bass

His repertoire extends from traditional music to the 20th Century composers. He has performed in concert with the most distinguished conductors and orchestras: W.M. Chung (Paris Opera orchestra), Bernard Haitink (National orchestra of France) and Zoltan Kocsis (National Orchestra of Hungary).

Thomas PALMER - Pianist

1st Prize for Piano, Theory and Style at the Faculty of Musicology and Academy in Toulouse, he is guest singing master at the Comic Opera for Pascal Dusapin’s Romeo and Juliet, by Eve Ruggieri at the Journées Lyriques of Chartresand Eure-and-Loir.

Martin SUROT - Pianist

Accepted by a unanimous decision into the CNSMP, national academy of music in Paris, at the age of 17, he obtained the Piano, Chamber Music and Vocal Accompaniment prizes with very high marks.

Geneviève SOUBIROU - Lighting Designer (Lecturer)

For her two lectures, Geneviève Soubirou will give us an insight into her fascinating life as France’s first female lighting director, in the theatre and opera.