The very dear orchestras of Radio France

2023-04-19 08:00:00

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INVESTIGATION. Pinned by the Court of Auditors, the musical formations of the public group cost around forty million euros per year.

Pair Olivier Ubertalli

Published on 04/19/2023 at 08:00

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« Chut! » In the Radio France auditorium, a magnificent setting in noble wood with a surface area of ​​2,300 m² and with 1,461 seats, a few privileged spectators are asking for silence. They are employees of the public group who take advantage of some free time to listen to some classical music. On the renovated stage as part of the colossal works of the Round House (total cost, around 500 million euros), Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, dressed all in black, conducts 70 musicians from the philharmonic orchestra. house which will perform works by Ligeti and Stravinsky that same evening. “Let’s go back to measure number 54!” » commands the artist.

The evening concert is sold out. Barbara Hannigan, companion of actor and director Mathieu Amalric, has her fans…