Titon et l'Aurore
#TitonEtlAurore
Salle Favart
from 18
to 27 January 2021
Dates
18 January 2021 8.00 pm
19 January 2021 8.00 pm
24 January 2021 3.00 pm
25 January 2021 8.00 pm
27 January 2021 8.00 pm
Information
+33 1 70 23 01 31 / billetterie@opera-comique.com / Estimated duration : 2h
All audiences
Titon et l’Aurore is a tale and an allegory. Titon, the shepherd, and Aurore, the fugitive, are in love, despite the passage of time and the envy of Gods. Confusion sets is, nymphs and faunas get involved.
Pastoral spirit enabled XVIIIth century music to develop its emotive power while depicting nature in all its forms. Among deities and shepherds, a philosopher ponders on the condition of mankind…
This opéra-ballet came out in January 1753 during the “Quarrel of the Comic Actors” triggered by Italian art supporters. Opera matters were political affairs then: Protected by the Pompadour, Mondonville rallied the French supporters around the refinement of the chants, the expressive range of its orchestra and the variety of its effects. All the more so because Jélyotte and Mlle Fe were Rameau’s favourite performers.
Aurore and her shepherd will open this 2021 season in a feast for the senses. Mondonville proponent, William Christie, comes back to the Opéra Comique with this key music score. Trained in France in puppetry, Basil Twist performs visual prodigies. Statutes, deities and elements come to life to the sound of the Art Florissants.
Musical direction William Christie
Stage direction, decor, costumes, puppetry Basil Twist
With Reinoud Van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Emmanuelle de Negri, Marc Mauillon, Julie Roset, Renato Dolcini, Virginie Thomas, Maud Gnidzaz et Juliette Perret
Choir and orchestra Les Arts Florissants
Around the show
Musical Direction William Christie
Stage direction, decor, costumes, puppetry Basil Twist
Video Daniel Brodie
Lights Jean Kalman
Stage artistic collaboration Constance Larrieu
Costumes assistant Alain Blanchot
Singing coach Benoît Hartoin*
Titon Reinoud Van Mechelen
L’Aurore Gwendoline Blondeel
Palès Emmanuelle de Negri
Éole Marc Mauillon
Amour Julie Roset
Prométhée Renato Dolcini
Nymphes Virginie Thomas*, Maud Gnidzaz* et Juliette Perret*
Choryphées NN, NN
Marionnettistes Valentin Arnoux, Coline Fouilhé, David Girondin Moab, Cristina Iosif, Sylvain Menard, Diana-Elizabeth Neva Jaramillo, Candice Picaud, Philippe Rodriguez-Jorda
Choir and orchestra Les Arts Florissants
Production Opéra Comique
Coproduction Les Arts Florissants, Opéra Royal - Château de Versailles Spectacles
With the support of Institut International de la Marionnette dans le cadre de son dispositif d’aide à l’insertion professionnelle des diplômés de l’ESNAM
*Artists from Arts Florissants
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