Madame Favart
#MadameFavart
Salle Favart
from 20
to 30 June 2019
Dates
20 June 2019 8.00 pm
22 June 2019 8.00 pm
24 June 2019 8.00 pm
26 June 2019 audiodescription 8.00 pm
28 June 2019 8.00 pm
30 June 2019 audiodescription 3.00 pm
Information
+33 (0)1 70 23 01 31
All public
Opéra comique in three acts to a libretto by Alfred Duru and Henri Chivot
Premiered at the Folies-Dramatiques in 1878
The Maréchal de Saxe wants Charles-Simon and Justine Favart to split and the actress to become his mistress. They are forced to live apart and hidden. Will their genius for intrigue save the couple?
Justine, the huge actress of the Age of Enlightenment, was also a heroine. Fleeing to the Netherlands to avoid the Maréchal’s advances in France, Justine changes identity to save her honor, her friends’ happiness, her husband’s career and, unknowingly, the future of the Opéra Comique. The anecdote, barely romanticized, mingles with history to end with a show within the show.
With Madame Favart, Offenbach managed to combine a picaresque narrative and a celebration of opéra comique in an operatic piece. Almost forgotten after decades of success, this great comedy is revived for the bicentennial of the composer.
To do justice to a thorough theater woman, only another such woman could play her role: Anne Kessler. Laurent Campellone makes Offenbach’s genius glow in the wake of a Fantasio that marked the 2017 season. By acting the protagonists of this adventure, Marion Lebègue and the artists of the Nouvelle Troupe Favart will give a spirited performance!
Music direction, Laurent Campellone
Staging, Anne Kessler
With Marion Lebègue, Christian Helmer, Anne-Catherine Gillet, François Rougier, Franck Leguérinel, Éric Huchet, Lionel Peintre, Raphaël Brémard
Choir of the Opéra de Limoges
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
Cast
Music direction Laurent Campellone
Staging Anne Kessler, Sociétaire de la Comédie Française
Dramaturge Guy Zilberstein
Scenery Andrew D. Edwards
Costumes Leah Lieber
Choregraphy Glyslein Lefever
Lights Arnaud Jung
Madame Favart Marion Lebègue
Charles-Simon Favart Christian Helmer
Suzanne Anne-Catherine Gillet
Hector de Boispréau François Rougier
Major Cotignac Franck Leguérinel
Marquis de Pontsablé Éric Huchet
Biscotin Lionel Peintre
Sergent Larose Raphaël Brémard
Choir Chœur de l’Opéra de Limoges
Orchestra Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
New production Opéra Comique
Co-production Bru Zane, Opéra de Limoges, Théâtre de Caen
As part of the 6th Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane Paris
Before the show
Meet the artists, Tuesday 4 June at 7 pm
Presentation of the production 45 minutes prior to the performance :
- Keys to the production, salle Bizet
- Sing Madame Favart, Foyer Favart
Running time
2 hours (intermission included)
Doors open Opera120 min End of the event
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