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Le Domino Noir

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber

March 26 to April 05, 2018

135, 125, 97, 75, 50, 30, 16, 6 € 
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Opéra-comique in three acts. Libretto by Eugène Scribe. Premiered on 2 December 1837 at the Opéra Comique (Salle des Nouveautés)

Before taking the veil, the Queen of Spain’s niece leaves the convent incognito to dance one last time at the ball. But when the time comes to return, she finds herself locked out of the convent. During a crazy night, she will have to change her identity several times as well as her plan, and finally, her vocation.

The ninth most played work at the Opéra Comique, Le Domino noir is emblematic of its Romantic repertoire and Auber’s best title according to Berlioz: “Light, brilliant, joyful, oftentimes full of biting witticism and charming intentions.” Onstage, misunderstandings and disguises follow one another while the score combines Spanish pages, cheerful ensembles and virtuosic arias.

Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq designed a staging of metamorphoses full of fantasy and poetry. Patrick Davin returns to defend Auber’s art at the Opéra Comique after having rehabilitated La Muette de Portici in 2012.

Music direction, Patrick Davin • Staging, Valérie Lesort, Christian Hecq, sociétaire de la Comédie-Française • With Anne-Catherine Gillet, Cyrille Dubois, Antoinette Dennefeld, François Rougier, Marie Lenormand, Laurent Kubla, Sylvia Bergé, Laurent Montel • Choir, accentus • Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France

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2h35 (entracte inclus) - Salle Favart
135, 125, 97, 75, 50, 30, 16, 6 € 

 

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Cast

Music direction
Patrick Davin
Staging, Puppets
Valérie Lesort
Staging
Christian Hecq
Sociétaire de la Comédie Française
Choregraphy
Glysleïn Lefever
Scenery
Laurent Peduzzi
Puppets
Carole Allemand
Costumes
Vanessa Sannino
Lights
Christian Pinaud
Staging assistant
Laurent Delvert
Scenery assistant
Valérie Martin
Costumes assistant
Sylvie Barras
Vocal coach
Marine Thoreau La Salle
Angèle de Olivarès
Anne-Catherine Gillet
Horace de Massarena
Cyrille Dubois
Brigitte de San Lucar
Antoinette Dennefeld
Comte Juliano
François Rougier
Jacinthe
Marie Lenormand
Gil Perez
Laurent Kubla
Ursule
sociétaire de la Comédie-Française
Lord Elfort
Laurent Montel
La Tourière
Valérie Rio
Melchior
Olivier Déjean

Dancers: 

Anna Beghelli, Sandrine Chapuis, Margaux Dufour, Mikaël Fau , Gaëtan Lhirondelle, Guillaume Rabain

Choir: 

Accentus

Orchestra: 

Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France

 

Coproduction: 

Opéra Comique, Opéra Royal de Wallonie crée le 23/02/2018 à Liège, Opéra de Lausanne

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