An "electrifying" Saül at Théâtre du Châtelet conducted by Laurence Cummings

Photographer: Robert Workman

A renowned interpreter of Handel, Laurence Cummings has been highly praised for his fresh interpretation and energy that he brings to the pit:

"Conducted by the British Laurence Cummings, who also plays a pivoting organ in the middle of the stage at the opening of the second part, the musicians excel, whether in the clarity of the tutti or in the intimacy of a speech between lutes or theorbos."
Guillaume Tion, Libération

"Led by a lion-like Laurence Cummings, the 42 musicians in the pit make this music roar with a consummate sense of grandiose, a fleshy continuous bass and a remarkable synchronisation with the scene."Guillaume Saintagne, Forum Opera

"Laurence Cummings is undoubtedly at home in the Handelian universe. Under the expert baton, the ample gestures and the motivating looks of the British conductor, the orchestra pushes the excitement to its peak while delicately supporting the poetry of lamentations."
Claire de Oliveira, Olyrix

"with the alchemy of the English Laurence Cummings [the orchestra] has visibly taken a quarter turn: under its galvanized direction, the great strength of the orchestra sounds of the fire of God, with a very British majesty, but also a magnitude, a brilliance and a tone that we are not always used to hearing from a baroque orchestra. Electrifying evening for a delirious room: it feels good."
Christian Merlin, Le Figaro