With a keen sensitivity to the demands and specificities of the American “musical”, and after the triumph of Sondheim’s Follies in 2015, the Opéra de Toulon once again embarked on a Broadway adventure with the French premiere of Bernstein’s Wonderful Town, and brought back for the occasion stage director Olivier Bénézech, a major connoisseur of the genre. A true declaration of love to the city of New-York, Wonderful Town tells the tale, with a boisterous rhythm and vast amounts of jazzy tunes, of two sisters from Ohio looking for success and glory in the big city. Lighter in tone than later works like West Side Story or Candide, its smart combination of the different musical traditions one could hear when wandering in the streets of New-York, its accomplished orchestral writing and colouring, and its vivid sense of comedy earned it no less than five Tony awards when it premiered in 1953.
On the New York stage, Maxime made his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Priest Inquisitor in the production of Don Carlo (directed by Nicholas Hytner). Prior to that, Maxime was heard in Showboat (Carnegie Hall), Camelot (Live from Lincoln Center on PBS, with the New York Philarmonic) and Yank (Mitch, opposite Bobby Steggert). Other credits include the off-Broadway productions of Oh Lady Lady! (Willoughby), and Mademoiselle Modiste (René), and guest soloist in many gala concerts and cabaret venues such as the Triad or the Metropolitan Room.
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