A selection of articles, interviews, reviews and resources documenting Sammy El Ghadab’s artistic path, recent productions and collaborations.
Olyrix reviews Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice at the Opéra de Vichy, a production conducted by Sammy El Ghadab with the Orchestre Symphonique de l’Opéra de Limoges Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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« D’une battue ferme, Sammy El Ghadab dicte un rythme tout en vivacité. »
Translation: “With a firm beat, Sammy El Ghadab sets a rhythm full of vitality.”
— Olyrix
Diapason looks back at the new production of Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice at the Opéra de Limoges, under Sammy El Ghadab’s musical direction.
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« En témoignent la netteté des accents, la franchise des attaques, et un geste qui varie comme il convient atmosphères et sentiments. »
Translation: “This is shown by the clarity of the accents, the directness of the attacks, and a gesture that varies atmospheres and feelings as required.”
— Diapason
ResMusica analyses this production of Gluck’s opera as an inward journey through the myth of Orpheus, presented at the Opéra de Limoges.
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« La direction de Sammy El Ghadab privilégie avant tout la respiration et la continuité du discours. »
Translation: “Sammy El Ghadab’s conducting places breath and continuity of discourse above all.”
— ResMusica
A review of Le Barbier de Séville at the Opéra de Reims, with the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Reims conducted by Sammy El Ghadab.
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« Sous la direction jubilatoire et l’œil bienveillant de Sammy El Ghadab, la phalange rémoise pétille de santé et s’épanouit dans le crescendo rossinien. »
Translation: “Under Sammy El Ghadab’s jubilant direction and benevolent eye, the Reims orchestra sparkles with vitality and flourishes in the Rossinian crescendo.”
— Première Loge
Première Loge reviews Hervé’s Le Petit Faust at the Théâtre de l’Athénée, with Les Frivolités Parisiennes conducted by Sammy El Ghadab.
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« Sammy El Ghadab s’impose comme un remarquable coordinateur : il dirige avec précision un orchestre […] et des chanteurs soumis à des déplacements constants. »
Translation: “Sammy El Ghadab stands out as a remarkable coordinator, conducting with precision both the orchestra and singers constantly moving on stage.”
— Première Loge
Cult.news highlights the energy of the production and the musical work carried out with Les Frivolités Parisiennes.
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« L’orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes est dirigé de main de maitre par Sammy El Ghadab qui valorise toutes les richesses de la partition. »
Translation: “The Frivolités Parisiennes orchestra is masterfully conducted by Sammy El Ghadab, who brings out all the richness of the score.”
— Cult.news
ClassiqueNews underlines the vitality of Les Frivolités Parisiennes and Sammy El Ghadab’s attention to both stage and orchestra.
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« Les Frivolités Parisiennes sous la direction de l’excellent Sammy El Ghadab sont comme toujours pétillantes de vie. »
Translation: “Les Frivolités Parisiennes, under the direction of the excellent Sammy El Ghadab, are as ever sparkling with life.”
— ClassiqueNews
Sceneweb presents the production of Hervé’s Le Petit Faust, conducted by Sammy El Ghadab with Les Frivolités Parisiennes.
Read the article on ScenewebIn 2024, Sammy El Ghadab was musical director for Au Loin, ma Ville, after Gustave Charpentier’s Louise, with Les Frivolités Parisiennes.
View the Opéra-Comique production pageWebThéâtre discusses the adaptation work around Charpentier’s Louise and the chamber form of Au Loin, ma Ville.
Read the article on WebThéâtreIn August 2023, Sammy El Ghadab took part in the production of Carmen presented at the Edinburgh International Festival.
View the production pageFilmed at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza, this televised concert brings together Egyptian soprano Fatma Said and Les Frivolités Parisiennes, conducted by Sammy El Ghadab.
Read the France Télévisions press releaseFor the new production of Le Barbier de Séville, this interview explores Sammy El Ghadab’s musical work: theatrical instinct, the place of the Italian language, comic tempo and dialogue with the singers.
Read the interview on ConcertclassicAn in-depth interview about Sammy El Ghadab’s career, the preparation of Le Barbier de Séville, rehearsals and dialogue with the artistic teams.
Open the interviewA presentation of the role of assistant conductor at the Opéra-Comique, illustrated through Sammy El Ghadab’s path within the Académie Favart.
Read the articleFrom 2023 to 2025, Sammy El Ghadab was a member of the Académie Favart at the Opéra-Comique, where he took part in several productions from the French and international operatic repertoire.
Read the profileWork alongside Louis Langrée on Stravinsky’s Pulcinella and Ravel’s L’Heure espagnole at the Opéra-Comique.
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