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Lyrical tragedy with a prologue and five acts (1693) ; libretto by Thomas Corneille
Possibly mythology’s most unfathomable character: Medea, the sorceress, betrayed by her husband Jason, takes revenge by offering the latter’s lover a poisoned dress and then killing her own children. Such a destiny, so often portrayed in the arts, could not but be embodied at the Opera. In 1693, Marc-Antoine Charpentier premiered his only “tragédie lyrique”, based on a libretto by Thomas Corneille, at the Académie royale de Musique – forerunner of the Paris Opera – in the presence of Louis XIV. Three centuries after its creation, this baroque score of great orchestral wealth returns for the first time to the stage of the Paris Opera, under the baton of William Christie. Renowned for his exceptionally articulate interpretations, director David McVicar transposes the action to the Second World War, thus reinforcing the heroine’s tragic character.
Stage Director: Damiano Michieletto; Set design: Paolo Fantin; Lighting design: Alessandro Carletti; Costume design: Agostino Cavalca; Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra national de Paris
Médée: Lea Desandre; Jason: Reinoud Van Mechelen; Créon: Laurent Naouri; Créuse: Ana Vieira Leite; Gordon Bintner, Emmanuelle de Negri; Élodie Fonnard, Lisandro Abadie;
French
English
Production compagny : François Roussillon & associés
Coproduction compagny : Opera national de Paris -
Running Time : 180'
Production Year : 2024
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution