The famous tenor Roberto Alagna invites himself to churches and cathedrals for a series of concerts

Nine dates are planned for this extraordinary tour in France and Belgium. Roberto Alagna performs sacred songs and more popular songs.

Roberto Alagna, who has an international career spanning almost 35 years, has just released a new album entitled the master. A record imbued with spirituality, several titles of which he presents on the occasion of his so-called tour Sacred songs. The first recital of the opera star was inaugurated in Rouen Cathedral.

Meeting with another audience

“When you are in the cathedral, there is a certain serenity that moves into your soul. I have the same feeling when I go to the theater.” confides Roberto Alagna, who was born into a family of very religious Sicilian origins. So when the producer suggested him to come and sing in churches, the tenor thought the idea was brilliant, but not only because he felt good there.

For Robert Alagna, who sang in Milan’s Scala and New York’s Metropolitan, it is also an opportunity to meet an audience that does not go to operas. “There is a possibility to enter them much more easily. It’s very simple, it’s not suffocating.” he says.

Revolutionary song Bella ciao again

In this adventure full of spirituality, Roberto Alagna sings accompanied by Jean-Félix Lalanne on guitar and Marek Ruszczyński on piano. Two artists with whom he released his last album. The tenor interprets religious texts such as Our fatherworks from the opera as well as more well-known titles.

“I didn’t want to present a program that was aimed at the elite or the community, it affects everyone a little bit.” explains the tenor. Indeed, on stage Roberto Alagna revisits revolutionary Italian singing Bella bye which celebrates the dedication of resistance fighters during World War II against German troops. “In the beginning it is a song in Yiddish, truly religious, that touches the soul” he recalls.

tour Sacred songs Roberto Alagna – Until May 14, 2024.

After Rouen and Lisieux, the tour continues in Metz (April 30), Yonne near Sens (May 2), Brussels (May 3), Bourges (May 7), Chartres (May 8), Reims (10 . May) and ends in the north at Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (May 14).