Excellent reviews for Kazushi Ono’s Rusalka in Paris
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There has been much praise for Kazushi Ono’s musical direction of Dvořák’s Rusalka at Opéra national de Paris, directed by Robert Carsen
‘This radiant beauty blends perfectly with the constant sumptuousness of Antonín Dvořák’s orchestration, enhanced by the ever-magnificent Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris: those shimmering surges of the strings, those fragrances of the woodwinds, those enchanting melodic curves, that silken sound that delights and intoxicates — under the fluid direction of Kazushi Ono’
‘Under the baton of Kazushi Ono (who had not returned to the podium of the Opéra de Paris since 2009, for Le Roi Roger by Karol Szymanowski), the orchestra gives itself over completely in one unified sweep. Under the Japanese conductor’s direction, Antonín Dvořák’s music radiates in all its brilliance from the very first act, blazing and filled with an absolute richness of timbre. The commitment remains total throughout the performance and makes hearts tremble’
‘Kasushi Ono's direction is characterised by his fluidity and constant attention to the singers, creating a delicate balance between delicacy and power that gradually refines during the performance’
‘Kazushi Ono works miracles, obtaining a particularly finely-chiseled playing from the house orchestra... His conducting is precise, his gesture is economical, and the symbiosis with the stage is total’
‘Kazushi Ono displays a fluid and refined direction and underlining the subtle colors and dramatic tensions of the score. His reading magnifies the dark lyricism of the work’