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After its premiere at the Opéra National de Bordeaux in 2024 and its revival at the Opéra de Limoges, Clara Olivares and Chloé Lechat's production has arrived at the Salle Favart.

Published on 10 April 2025
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The composer and director are betting on the opera form to portray an original subject, protagonists and contemporary issues.

Opera in two acts. Composition by Clara Olivares. Libretto by Chloé Lechat. First performed on 10 November 2024 at the Opéra National de Bordeaux, then at the Opéra-Comique in April 2025.

Composer, Clara Olivares • Musical direction, Lucie Leguay • With Anne-Catherine Gillet, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Noémie Develay-Ressiguier • Stage direction, Chloé Lechat • Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

Les Sentinelles

Clara Olivares & Chloé Lechat

April 10 to 13, 2025

Clara Olivares and Chloé Lechat build on the opera form to camp the characters and raise the contemporary issues of this unconventional topic. Resulting from their collaborative writing process, their mesmerising immersive project’stage and music directions bring together three singers, an actress and a narrative orchestra. With their help, the opera genre intends to capture all the nuances of intimate life.

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