“… In five acts with 56 scenes, Bollon offers a rich panorama that not only demands changing tasks from the orchestra, but also requires the numerous singers to act quickly. Some of the parts are also extensive and require formed voices that are up to the task. Fortunately, it can be said that the ensemble of the Freiburg Opera, despite the large number of singers involved, performs this opera with great and successful commitment in a uniformly unified, high-quality cast. The three choirs also offer their parts with a gripping joint effort, balanced and beautiful in sound as well as rhythmically secure. As with the singers, the fact that the composer also conducts the orchestra also contributes to the instrumentalists’ precise and committed playing.” ****