Médée
175, 145, 115, 80, 50, 35, 15, 6 € Price

Médée

Luigi Cherubini

February 08 to 16, 2025

175, 145, 115, 80, 50, 35, 15, 6 € Price
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Sessions

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 +33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com

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 +33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com

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 +33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com

Audio description (EN) - Some operas are available in audio description. "Image whisperers” are also available on demand. More info on this page
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 +33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com
Visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing - Headsets and magnetic loops are available at the ticket inspection desk, on deposit of your ID. Material in Braille and large prints is available free of charge, on site.

Audio description (EN) - Some operas are available in audio description. "Image whisperers” are also available on demand. More info on this page
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 +33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com
Visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing - Headsets and magnetic loops are available at the ticket inspection desk, on deposit of your ID. Material in Braille and large prints is available free of charge, on site.
Relax sessions - Relax sessions offer a inclusive caring environment for people whose disability (autism, multiple disabilities, mental or psychic disability, Alzheimer…) may give rise to atypical and unpredictable behaviour during the show. Relax sessions

The Opéra-Comique invites Laurence Equilbey and Marie- Ève Signeyrole to seize the opportunity of this « dramatic music summit » – dixit Brahms – to create the tragic setting and dialectic for Joyce El-Khoury’s Médée. How does one approach this femme fatale archetype in the twenty-first century? Laurence Equilbey and Marie-Éve Signeyrole certainly honoured her.

Médée thought nothing of sacrificing her family for her beloved Jason. Ascended to the throne of Beotia thanks to her, the venturesome Jason strengthens his power by marrying the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. Médée unleashes her fury, committing the unthinkable crime of killing their two children.

Based in Paris for the last ten years, Cherubini synthesises comic opera drama and lyric tragedy in one of his most powerful scores. Created at the Théâtre Feydeau, a rival institution the Opéra-Comique would soon absorb, Médée was hailed as a European triumph in view of the composer’s reputation.

The Opéra-Comique invites Laurence Equilbey and Marie- Ève Signeyrole to seize the opportunity of this « dramatic music summit » – dixit Brahms – to create the tragic setting and dialectic for Joyce El-Khoury’s Médée. How does one approach this femme fatale archetype in the twenty-first century?
Laurence Equilbey and Marie-Éve Signeyrole certainly honoured her.

Comic Opera in three Acts. Libretto by François-Benoît Hoffman. Created on 13th March 1797 at the Théâtre Feydeau

Musical direction, Laurence Equilbey • Stage direction, Marie-Ève Signeyrole • With Joyce El-Khoury, Julien Behr, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Lila Dufy, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, soloists from the Académie, children from Maîtrise Populaire of the Opéra-Comique • Orchestra, Insula orchestra • Choir, accentus

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Estimated duration : 2h40, including intermission - Salle Favart
175, 145, 115, 80, 50, 35, 15, 6 €

Show performed in French with French and English surtitles

The doors of the opera-house open 45 minutes before the performance.

Audio description (EN)

Some operas are available in audio description. "Image whisperers” are also available on demand.
More info on this page

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
+33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com

Visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing

Headsets and magnetic loops are available at the ticket inspection desk, on deposit of your ID. Material in Braille and large prints is available free of charge, on site.

Relax sessions

Relax sessions offer a inclusive caring environment for people whose disability (autism, multiple disabilities, mental or psychic disability, Alzheimer…) may give rise to atypical and unpredictable behaviour during the show.

Aged 10 and older

Les Pléiades

Around the show
Each lyrical production is accompanied by our Pléiades, which extend and enrich the content of the performances in accessible, offbeat, prospective or intimate formats.

Before the show

To discover

45 minutes before the performance : The keys to the show with the dramaturge of the Opéra Comique (in French).
Salle Bizet | Free

To relax

The intermission bar offers drinks and light refreshments as soon as the theatre doors open.

Accessibility

 

Audiodescription (In French) | Friday 14 February at 8 pm and Sunday 16 February at 3 pm
This opera is available in audio description. "Image whisperers” are also available on demand.

Relax session | Sunday 16 February at 3 pm
Relax sessions offer a inclusive caring environment for people whose disability may give rise to atypical and unpredictable behaviour during the show.

 

Cast

Opera-comique by Luigi Cherubini in three acts. Libretto by François-Benoît Hoffman. Premiered on March 13, 1797, at the Théâtre Feydeau.

Musique
Luigi Cherubini
Livret
François-Benoît Hoffman

Equipe artistique

Musical direction
Laurence Equilbey
Stage direction and video conception
Marie-Ève Signeyrole
Decor
Fabien Teigné
Costumes
Yashi
Lights
Philippe Berthomé
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Video
Artis Dzērve
Stage direction and video live
Céline Baril
Playwright
Louis Geisler
Assistant to musical direction
Christophe Grapperon
Stage assistant
Sandra Pocceschi
Costume assistant
Claire Schwartz
Artist of the Académie de l'Opéra-Comique | Assistant musical director
Guillemette Daboval
Choirmaster
Yoan Héreau
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Médée
Joyce El-Khoury
Jason
Julien Behr
Créon
Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Dircé
Lila Dufy
Néris
Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
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Dircé's maid
Michèle Bréant
Dircé's maid
Fanny Soyer
Children
Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique
Inès Emara, Félix Lavoix Donadieu (8, 12, 14 février) | Edna Nancy, Erwan Chevreux (10, 16 février)
Membres de la Maîtrise Populaire
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Choir
accentus
Orchestra
Insula orchestra
Coproduction
Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie
Production
Opéra-Comique
Coproduction
Insula orchestra

Critical edition Heiko Cullmann / Boosey & Hawkes

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