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19 May 2024

Résonances Lyriques

Pelléas et Mélisande at the Capitole in Toulouse

“The role of Mélisande seems made for Victoire Bunel. The fragile, mysterious woman of the first encounter with Golaud will develop into a real character through the trials and tribulations; the support of the voice contributes to this, as does the acting. The first part is diaphanous, ethereal, marked by a superb fluidity of register and particularly expressive vocal inflections; this purity nonetheless conveys all the affects of the role, which the actress literally lives. The death scene is of obvious beauty.”

17 May 2024

Forum Opéra

Poetry right down to the tips of your hair

“Victoire Bunel and Marc Mauillon gave an amazingly accurate performance this evening. She is a complex Mélisande, wild and fatal, distant and loving at the same time. The voice is solid, full of harmonics that enrich the discourse.”

3 March 2024

Classique News

Boris Godounov, Olivier Py - Théâtre des Champ Elysées

“The young heir, Fyodor, is played by Victoire Bunel, whose agility and phrasing, as well as the beautiful colour of her timbre, cannot be praised enough.”

27 November 2023

Diapason Mag

Boris Godunov, a Tsar is born in Toulouse

“Between flame and velvet, Victoire Bunel performs Fyodor’s transvestite with great sincerity”.

7 October 2023

Classique News

The Coronation of Poppea, Guillon/Huffman, Opéra de Rennes

“The fullness and warmth of the timbre of French mezzo Victoire Bunel (as Octavie) also arouse great emotion: her “Disprezzata regina”, like her farewell to Rome, are among the most intense moments of the evening”.

2 October 2023

Olyrix

The Coronation of Poppea or Love Triumphant at the Opéra de Rennes

“Victoire Bunel lends her voice to the noble and proud Octavie, as well as to Virtue in the Prologue. Her warm, caressing voice fully serves the incarnation of a woman wounded and humiliated, but proud and touching in her anger. Her lamentations are filled with long, heavy silences full of heart-rending sorrow”.

24 April 2023

Olyrix

La Traviata at the Capitole: The heart in the voice

“Victoire Bunel is the sultry and charming Flora, her warm voice matching the enchanting dimension of her character”.

10 October 2022

Télérama

Handel's Sémélé

“A remarkable vocal cast, with mezzo Victoire Bunel as a persuasive and twirling Ino…”.

6 October 2022

Opéra Online

A thunderous Sémélé...

“Victoire Bunel’s graceful vibrato traces the expressive pencil lines of her Ino. The line is invested over time, the voice is that of an intoxicating siren that we continue to listen to passionately, attracted by the storytelling facets and sparkling carats to which she gives free access”.

9 November 2019

Le Monde

Coronis, Le Poème Harmonique

“In the category of couples on the verge of a nervous breakdown, the stunning Anthéa Pichanick and Victoire Bunel will find an Olympian echo in the battle…”.

26 February 2019

Forum Opéra

Récital Elephant Paname

“…Surprisingly serene taking into account her youthfulness, Victoire Bunel follows on in the same footsteps. A mezzo-soprano, clear and with careful diction, she is Prince Charming to a Cinderella both returned to their true vocal identity…”

7 December 2018

Olyrix

“… By her side, the mezzo-soprano Victoire Bunel draws on well-mastered vocal material, great breath control and delivers a particularly convincing performance. The voice appears rich in harmonics, resonant, with relaxed low notes and varied colours: most certainly more than just grand promises!”

4 December 2018

Classic Agenda

“…Although we can write and think freely this evening, it is difficult to do other than congratulate the brilliance of the performers. Especially when we discover the two young singers Victoire Bunel and Clarisse Dalles. One, sober and gracious, the other sensitive and fascinating…”

1 June 2018

Olyrix

“… and Victoire Bunel touches the hearts of the public in the beautiful role of Théone, by her committed stage performance and the emotion with which she adorns each of her appearances, notably the magnificent first scene of Act III in which Théone tries desperately to stop Phaéton from leaving, with words and accents that, curiously, very clearly prefigure those of the Berlioz’s Dido.”

30 May 2018

Forum Opéra

“…Two young deep voices for the young princesses: attracting particular attention during her time at the CNSMDP, Victoire Bunel performs with great sensitivity the laments that give expression to Théone’s torments of being in love…”

29 June 2016

La lettre du Musicien

“…Among the main roles, one stands out in particular, that of the staggering talent of the mezzo Victoire Bunel, a perfect Mélisande, troubling and elusive: amplitude and richness of timbre, impeccable technique and intoxicating musicality, everything is there. She forms a vocally well-matched couple…”