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World premiere by the Opera de Lyon in association with the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg. Libretto by Robert Badinter based on the novel by Victor Hugo “Claude Gueux”.
Inspired by Claude Gueux by Hugo, the story of Claude by Robert Badinter and Thierry Escaich deviates slightly from the original. This Claude actually existed, as testified by the legal archives of Troyes studied by Robert Badinter. Claude, a worker at la Croix-Rousse, leads a hard-working and contented life with his wife and daughter. He rejects the misery inflicted by his boss when he is laid off with his fellow workers to be replaced by machines. The issue at the time was not relocation but depersonalisation. Claude, with other canuts (silk workers) took to his gun and set up barricades. Sentenced to 7 years’ hard labour, he was imprisoned at the prison-workshop of Clairvaux. A study of injustice and violence: Claude kills the prison governor and is guillotined.
Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra de Lyon
Musical direction : Jérémie Rhorer, Staging : Olivier Py, Sets and costumes : Pierre-André Weitz, Lighting : Bertrand Killy, Choreography : Daniel Izzo, Chorus Master : Alan Woodbridge
French
French
Production compagny : Telmondis
Coproduction compagny : Arte France, Arte Live web, in association with France Télévisions
Running Time : 1x90'
Production Year : 2013
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution
Video Format : HDCAM, Digibeta, stereo sound and dolby 5.1