FORGOTTEN IS NOT LOST

PHILIPPE JAROUSSKY — FORGOTTEN ARIAS — 2023

Since his dazzling appearance in the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2004 in Pariis as the lyrical artist revelation of the year, Philippe Jaroussky has been in the limelight of the stage in his various fields where he has competition but which he constantly elevates with him, hand in hand, together, side by side. He collaborates on so many projects with so many other singers and musicians, including of course other countertenors, that he knows more than anyone that no two voices are identical, equal, because they are all superior, and step by step rise, each at their own pace, from the pavement of some boulevard to storm I don’t know what stadium, opera house, and concert hall. In 2020 he even obtained a Victory of Honor for all of his work, as if he were going to retire at 42. But don’t worry, he’s still there and he’s still singing. His latest opus, as some aesthetes would say, has just been released and you will meet here with a few surprises now and there in the thirteen arias that he performs, supported by Le Concert de la Loge conducted by violinist Julien Chauvin. Received this morning in my mailbox in my mountain, I will devote two or three complete listens to immerse myself in his work and I will then talk about it. The same way I whistle the calls of my favorite blackbird in my gardens, I will fly away on the swirls…