135, 125, 97, 75, 50, 30, 16, 6 €

La Nonne Sanglante

Charles Gounod

June 02 to 14, 2018

135, 125, 97, 75, 50, 30, 16, 6 €
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Opera in five acts. Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne. Premiered on 18 October 1854 at the Opéra (Salle Le Peletier)

In a medieval Bohemia troubled by hereditary conflicts, Rodolphe defies his father and challenges his ancestors out of love for the rival clan’s daughter, offered as a pledge of peace to his own brother. But Agnès is astoundingly like the ghost who haunts Moldaw’s castle.

On a libretto drawn on The Monk by Matthew Lewis, a Gothic novel in vogue among the Romantics, La Nonne sanglante inspired Gounod with his second opera. The prudish director of the Opéra cancelled it despite its polished, gloomy and labyrinthine score, serving a text that highlighted impulses still unexplored.

The Opéra Comique has entrusted the revival of La Nonne sanglante to three great enthusiasts of Romantic torments: Laurence Equilbey as conductor, David Bobée as stage director and Michael Spyres who played a fiery Masaniello in La Muette de Portici.

Music direction, Laurence Equilbey • Staging, David Bobée • With Michael Spyres, Vannina Santoni, Marion Lebègue, Jérôme Boutillier, Jodie Devos, Jean Teitgen, Luc Bertin-Hugault, Enguerrand De Hys, Olivia Doray, Pierre-Antoine Chaumien, Julien Neyer, Vincent Eveno • Choir, accentus • Insula Orchestra

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3h (entracte inclus) - Salle Favart
135, 125, 97, 75, 50, 30, 16, 6 €

People with reduced mobility

16 seats are dedicated to people with reduced mobility, on reservation at the box office or by phone. Access to the lift is located 5 rue Favart
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Aged 10 and older

Cast

Music direction, dramaturgy
Laurence Equilbey
Staging, dramaturgy and scenery
David Bobbé
Artistic collaboration
Corinne Meyniel
Scenery
Aurélie Lemaignan
Alain Blanchot © Simon Larvaron
Costumes
Alain Blanchot
Lights
Stéphane Babi Aubert
Video
José Gherrak
Dramaturgy
Anaelle Lebovits Quenehen
Dramaturgy
Catherine Dewitt
Biographie Christophe Grapperon © Mario Le Sergent
Choir direction
Christophe Grapperon
Costume assistant
Camille Lamy
Coach singing
Nicolaï Maslenko
Michael Spyres © Marco Borrelli
Rodolphe
Michael Spyres
Agnès
Vannina Santoni
Photo Marion Lebègue
La Nonne
Marion Lebègue
Jérôme Boutillier
Luddorf
Jérôme Boutillier
Biographie Jodie Devos
Arthur
Jodie Devos
Pierre l’Ermite
Jean Teitgen
Le baron de Moldaw
Luc Bertin-Hugault
Fritz, Le Veilleur de nuit
Enguerrand de Hys
Photo d'Olivia Doray
Anna
Olivia Doray
Arnold
Pierre-Antoine Chaumien
Norberg
Julien Neyer
Theobald
Vincent Eveno

Dancers:

Stanislas Briche, Arnaud Chéron, Simon Frenay, Florent Mahoukou, Papythio Matoudidi, Marius Moguiba

Choir :

accentus

Orchestra :

Insula Orchestra

New production: Opéra Comique

Coproduction: Insula Orchestra, Bru Zane

Score edited by: le Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française​

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