Travel Pick: Opera in Netherlands
Saint François d’Assise

Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d’Assise

Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Pierre Audi, director 
Sets and Lighting: Jean Kalman
Costumes: Angelo Figus

Orchesrta and Chrous of De Nederlandse Opera

Cast:
Camilla Tilling (L’Ange) Rodney Gilfry (Saint François) Hubert Delamboye (Le Lépreux) Henk Neven (Frère Léon) Tom Randle (Frère Massée) Donald Kaasch (Frère Élie) Armand Arapian (Frère Bernard) Jan Willem Baljet (Frère Sylvestre) André Morsch (Frère Rufin)

The opera’s key scenes are the Appearance of the Angel, the Healing of the Leper and the Sermon to the Birds.