‘The fourth movement featured tender, soaring singing from the young mezzo−soprano Mireille Lebel in Mahler’s setting of Nietzsche’s “Midnight Song” from “Also Sprach Zarathustra,”…’
New York Times
NEXT PERFORMANCE
Premiere: The Indian Queen (Purcell), April 26th 8pm, Schwetzinger Festspiele. Conducted by Hervé Niquet and directed by Joachim Schloemer. Don't miss this fantastical and unusual production in the historic Schwetzingen palace theater. With the participation of Le Concert Spirituel.
Latest
Here are some reviews from the world premiere production of Die Frauen der Toten by Alois Broeder. The premiere performance February 2nd was recorded by MDR Radio Thueringen and will be broadcast in June 2013.
Here is a link to a television reportage
Here are some links to complete reviews as well as excerpts.
'Der Abend ruht auf den Schultern der Frauen - der niederlaendischen Sopranistin Marisca Mulder (Mary) und des kanadischen Mezzos Mireille Lebel (Margaret) -, deren Spiel ohne Uebertreibungen und vokales Forcieren auskommt.'
OpernWelt
'Margaret dagegen ist ein lebhaftes und reizbares Temperament, und sie wird von Mireille Lebel enorm lebensecht gespielt. Nach der Begegnung mit dem Nachbar Parker, gesungen von Florian Götz, wird sie zu sängerischen Höchstleistungen herausgefordert. Die hohe Lage der Flöten unterstreichen das von ihr gesungene Hoffnungsmotiv, das in seiner Fragilität vergehen muss. Mireille Lebel atmet geradezu diese Kurzlebigkeit ihrer Gefühlsaufwallungen. Sie ist stimmlich das Gegenstück zu Mary'
Here are some reviews and photos from Mireille's role début as Sesto in Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto on November 3rd. This magnificent production was staged by Stephen Lawless, conducted by the Samuel Baechli, and designed by Gideon Davey.
‘One really can't get enough of these voices. Already wonderful in Handel's Agrippina in Erfurt in 2010, now Julia Neumann und Mireille Lebel are even better. And thanks to Stephen Lawless avoiding staging against the music, but rather knowing when the events on stage have to find sincerity and calmness, they can celebrate the real beauty of their arias... Remorse has never sounded as heartbreaking as in Lebel's mezzo arias.’ Thüringische Landeszeitung (Translated from German) Full review
Full review from the Thüringer Allgemeine
Full review from Theater Pur
L'angue offeso mai riposa
La giustizia ha già sull'arco (with Denis Lakey, right)
Following concert performances of Carmen with the Malaysian Philharmonic and conductor Bernard Labadie, Mireille made her stage début as Carmen in a brand new production at Theater Erfurt. Directed by Bernard Uzan, conducted by Joel Revzen, and designed by Hank Irwin Kittel. Final performance on June 23rd 2013.
Je commence. La la la la la...
Ou me conduirez-vous? (With Richard Carlucci)
Carmen, Carmencita, cela revient au même (With Nico Wouterse)
Tra la la la...Coupe-moi, brûle-moi, je ne te dirai rien (With Vazgen Gazaryan)
