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"Comédie héroïque", in five acts (1910) after Jacques le Lorrain, inspired by the novel by Miguel Cervantes , music byJules Massenet, libretto by Henri Cain.
After Cendrillon, Jules Massenet’s music is once again in the limelight with Don Quichotte, his last opera – created in 1910 for the Russian bass Shaliapin – a work that has not been performed at the Opéra Bastille for over 20 years. The composer retained only a few of the main emblematic episodes of Cervantes’ lavish novel: Don Quixote’s love for Dulcinea, his knightly ways that lead him to pursue brigands in order to recover her necklace, his battle with the windmills and his death as he lies beside his servant Sancho Panza. Inspired by this refined and moving music, director Damiano Michieletto’s new production seeks to reveal the poetry of Don Quixote, but also his suffering. That of a deeply lonely man, haunted by his memories.
La Belle dulcine: Gaëlle Arquez; Don Quichotte: Christian Van Horn; Sancho Pança: Étienne Dupuis
Conductor Patrick Fournillier ; Stage Director: Damiano Michieletto; Set design: Paolo Fantin; Lighting design: Alessandro Carletti; Costume design: Agostino Cavalca;
French
English
Production compagny : La Belle Télé
Coproduction compagny : Opera national de Paris -
Running Time : 120'
Production Year : 2024
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution