Once upon a time, there was a young man named Peter who was tormented by unspeakable anguish... Raised by a mother steeped in superstition, Peter sought solace that neither his friend Clara nor the real world seemed able to offer him. Perhaps he could find it among the spirits of the forest and the night?
Inspired by a romantic tale by Wilhelm Hauff, Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg's libretto unfolds a dream with very contemporary resonances: trauma, beliefs, relationship with nature, between alienation and mysticism.
A major figure in contemporary music, Matthias Pintscher, composer of the work, conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, with staging by James Darrah Black.
The trailer
Nuit sans aube | La bande-annonce
Transcription
00:00 – 01:30
[MUSIQUE / EXTRAITS DE SPECTACLE]
Montage d’extraits de la production (captation montée), chant en allemand (spectacle donné en allemand au Staatsoper Berlin).
[AMBIANCES SCÉNIQUES]
Alternance possible de moments orchestraux, passages chantés, silences dramatiques et sons de scène selon le montage.
01:30 – 01:36
[TEXTE À L’ÉCRAN] Logo Opéra-Comique + site internet
The images in the trailer are from the production at the Staatsoper Berlin, where the opera premiered on January 11, 2026, under the title Das kalte Herz.
The pictures
Opera in twelve scenes | French translation by Catherine Fourcassié | World premiere on January 11, 2026 at the Berlin State Opera under the original title Das kalte Herz | French premiere
With
Composition and musical direction, Matthias Pintscher • Stage direction, James Darrah Black • With Evan Hughes, Marie-Adeline Henry, Katarina Bradić, Catherine Trottmann, Julie Robard-Gendre, Hélène Alexandridis, Pablo Coupry Kamara et Elias Passard de la Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique • Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Duration: 1:50 without intermission | Performance in french, with french and english subtitles
Recommended age: 14 and up (contains scenes of violence)
Accessibility: Relax session on Sunday, March 15 at 3 p.m.
