Suonno ‘E Fuoco is a piano and tenor voice concert dedicated to Neapolitan music from the 18th to the 20th century, highlighting the profound influence this music had on the greatest Italian opera composers such as Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and on the birth of the song genre.
A Neapolitan singer and actor who displays a full and sweet voice in the high register and impressive acting qualities, far above the average of today’s opera singers’ – Connessi all’opera.
He performs a repertoire ranging from Baroque music to Classicism.
Collaborating with some of the most important ensembles, musical directors, and stage directors of the current music scene, he is invited to perform in the most prestigious venues and festivals across Europe: Opéra Comique, Opéra de Bordeaux, Palau de la Música Catalana, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Teatro Olimpico, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, among others.
In the past three years, he has been touring with Les Musiciens du Louvre for Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (filmed by FranceTV from the Opéra de Bordeaux), and is currently touring with La Petite Bande in the Mozartian role of Ferrando in Così fan tutte.
He is also the creator of the concert/performance Contretemps, which premiered in April 2023 during the Night of Museums at the Petit Palais in Avignon, as well as the recitals Alba di Luna and Suonno ’e fuoco.
Natallia Yeliseyeva
At a very young age, Laetitia Mengus began studying piano. She quickly showed great talent, winning over a dozen national competitions by the age of eight. During the winners’ concerts, she played several times on prestigious Parisian stages of the time, such as Salle Gaveau, Salle Cortot, and Maison de la Radio.
At the age of thirteen, she participated in a series of concerts in Hungary, sponsored by the great virtuoso Gyorgy Cziffra, who also enrolled her in the eponymous Foundation aimed at promoting young piano talents. That same year, she performed Beethoven’s 2nd Concerto with the Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-France in Paris, after winning the Kingdom of Music Competition against nearly a thousand candidates.
In 1986, she entered the National Conservatory of Music in Paris (CNSMP), where she prepared for her Piano Prize alongside future prominent names such as Emmanuel Strosser, François-Frédéric Guy, Alexandre Tharaud, and Vanessa Wagner. She left the CNSMP in 1989 with a First Prize in Piano and a First Prize in Chamber Music.
Then, unexpectedly, she turned to lyrical singing in the following years. She studied with Jean-Pierre Blivet, who was at that time the teacher of Natalie Dessay and Laurent Naouri. In 2002, she passed the international competition for the Chorus of the Paris Opera and was hired as a mezzo-soprano. She remained there for many years, while also giving several concerts with her husband, baritone Régis Mengus, whom she accompanies on the piano.
Among her upcoming projects is the programming of an original recital: fourteen melodies for voice and piano composed by Laetitia Mengus, inspired by some of Chopin’s most famous works, set to texts adapted from Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal.
*The entire proceeds is donated to the artists.
Full price: €30
Under 25: €15
Free – for children under 10 and the unemployed
(For children : Contact us before the show;
For all : payment on site possible depending on availability)
Concert duration: approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes
