Lille Opera
THESEE
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLYIntroduction
This new production of Lully’s Thésée is exceptional in many ways : a
masterpiece of French baroque opera, Thésée made a huge splash when it first premiered, only to disappear from view. Exhumed some 10 years ago by William Christie, with the assistance of Emmanuelle Haïm, it was rediscovered in a semi-staged version. Now Emmanuelle Haïm and the Concert d’Astrée, along with Jean-Louis Martinoty as director, have taken up the challenge of bringing to the stage the full visual and musical splendours of this tragédie en musique written in the Grand Siècle style.
Cast
The artistic team
Emmanuelle Haïm : Musical Direction
Jean-Louis Martinoty : Stage Direction
Hans Schavernoch : Decors
Sylvie de Segonzac : Costumes
François Raffinot : Choregraphy
Denis Comtet : Chorus Director
With
Paul Agnew
Salomé Haller
Sophie Karthäuser
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Jaël Azzaretti
Nathan Berg
Aurélia Legay
Françoise Masset : A Priestress
Cyril Auvity
Price
Duration
3 h
Notes
Tragedy in music in a prologue and five acts
Libretto by Philippe Quinault based on The Metamorphosis by Ovid
Created the 15 January 1695 at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Production
Coproduction théâtre des champs-élysées (paris), lille opera
the concert d’astrée is supported by the musical support of société générale and benefits from assistance under the auspices of the ministry of culture and communication - drac nord-pas de calais
