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"Jean Baptiste Lully's acknowledged masterpiece, PERSÉE was composed for Louis XIV, and is lovingly recreated here by the early music specialists of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Marshall Pynkoski's lush production features mesmerizing scenery and effects, which evoke the opera's original 17th-century performances."
Persée (Lully)
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Where : Elgin Theatre, Toronto
Released : 2008
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"Laquerre [has a] commanding bass voice that never sounds harsh."
- Brian J Hay (Amazon Reviews)
"Laquerre is a versatile singing-actor"
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"Laquerre [is] equally convincing as the dignified King of Ethiopia or as the whimpering Medusa"
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"Laquerre takes control of the stage with his presence"
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"Laquerre [is] gifted with good looks, wit, plenty of charisma, and a deep voice of pleasant timbre"
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"Laquerre plays on this through effective moves and color in the voice."
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"[Laquerre's] Medusa stands above the croud in terms of interpretation and wit."
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"Laquerre's Medusa is amusing and amused about “her” misfortune."
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"[Laquerre] runs the gamut of facial expressions and grandiose body language."
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
"Céphée's “Je perds ma fille, hélas!” is hearfelt"
- Wes Blomster (OperaToday.com)
