Comédie lyrique in four acts to a libretto by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers based on Le Chandelier by Alfred de Musset
Premiered at the Opéra Comique in 1907
The wife of an old notary yields to the advances of a dashing soldier. To divert the husband’s attention, they manipulate a young clerk, Fortunio. But Fortunio loves the lady of a passionate love.
Who knows what love is? Alfred de Musset constantly brought into play all the ways to live it, burn from it or assuage it, inspiring so many composers. His Le Chandelier had already appealed to Offenbach, as well as his Fantasio, because of its combination of humor and sincerity. During the Belle Époque, Messager was also drawn to this piece with the freedom he enjoyed through his reputation as a conductor. The freedom to produce a comic art form whose lightness is in harmony with its profundity.
In 1907 the premiere of Fortunio at the Opéra Comique was acclaimed by operetta aficionados and opera lovers alike. In 2009 this comédie lyrique inspired Denis Podalydès and Louis Langrée to devise a funny, elegant and magnificent production.
The Opéra Comique is glad to schedule it anew and end 2019 with a flourish thanks to outstanding performers for whom singing and acting originate in the same passion.
Music direction, Louis Langrée • Staging Denis Podalydès • With Cyrille Dubois, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Franck Leguérinel, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Thomas Dear, Aliénor Feix, Luc Bertin-Hugault • Choir, les éléments • Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
See all the cast2h20 (entracte inclus) - Salle Favart
138, 122, 97, 75, 50, 34, 16, 6 €
Spectacle en français, surtitré en français et en anglais
Before the show
Meet the artists, Monday 25 November at 7 pm
Presentation of the production 45 minutes prior to the performance :
- Keys to the production, salle Bizet
- Sing Fortunio, Foyer Favart
Cast
Children:
Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra Comique : Malcolm Namgyal, Suzanne Laurens (représentations des 12, 14 et 22 décembre 2019), Madeleine Dumas-Primbault, Solal Dages-des-Houx (représentations des 16, 18 et 20 décembre 2019)
Choir:
Choeur les éléments
Orchestra:
Orchestre des Champs-Elysées
Production:
Opéra Comique
Coproduction:
Opéra national de Lorraine
Reprise :
Reprise de la production de 2009
The tours
Opéra national de Lorraine • Avril 2022
