The Athenians draw the curtain back on their happy days
After the pandemic, the Geneva event has regained iron health with increasing attendance and convincing concerts. Back to his last salvos.
The young Ensemble Jupiter, with mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, made an impression on Saturday, during the last evening of the festival.
BASTIEN GALLAY
The end-of-festival press releases are unmistakably similar to the declarations of politicians on election night: no one is ever a loser, everything is fine and the sun is shining on everyone’s head. The final words of Athenians most likely escape the unflattering comparison, those who attest to a real renaissance after two years, to say the least, complicated. With the pandemic that we know being behind us, or almost, the Geneva meeting has regained an iron health with an 11e tonic and accomplished edition. On the attendance front, first of all, the figures show an 11% increase in tickets won by the public. Suffice to say that the formula put in place by the programmers – a winding musical all-terrain – continues to be successful.