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- ↑ Le Balcon at hottellotheatre
- ↑ Roméo et Juliette on OperaForum
- ↑ Rayon des Soieries (Anaclase)
- ↑ Au Festival Messiaen de la Meije, la voix est libre ! ( La Croix , 16 July 2015)
- ↑ La valse perdue d'Offenbach on ForumOpera
- ↑ Le Remède de Fortune (diapason d'Or de l'année and Choc du Monde de la Musique)
