Lille Opera
(AFTER) THE FAIRY QUEEN
PURCELLIntroduction
The narrative thread of this comedy extravaganza follows the journey of four young people in the throes of love, each searching for the other and searching for themselves in the enchanted atmosphere of the forest of Oberon and Titania, the fairy king and queen. This new production is being performed in Lille and on tour with young soloists from the vocal and instrumental ensemble Le Concert d’Astrée.
Cast
The artistic team
Emmanuelle Haïm : Conductor
Jonathan Cohen : Assistant to the Conductor
Wouter Van Looy : Stage Director
Vivian Cruz : Choregraphy
Freija Van Esbroeck : Sculptures
Sascha van Riel : Settings
Johanna Trudzinski : Costumes
Peter Quasters : Light
Philippe Grisvard : Assistant to the Conductor
Ian Burton : Texts
Jonathan Cohen : Assistant to the Conductor
Liesbeth Bodyn : Assistant to the Stage Director
With
Susan Gilmour Bailey, Hanna Bayodi-Hirt,Elise Caluwaerts, Elodie Fonnard : sopranos
Owen Willetts : contre-tenor
Daniel Auchincloss, Ben Breakwell, Simon Wall : tenors
Neil Bellingham, John Mackenzie, Nicholas Warden : basses
Erika Méndez Ureña, Sheila Rojas*, Alejandro Chávez, Luis Villanueva : dancers
Price
+ Tarif - de 16 ans
Duration
1H30
Notes
Opera in 5 acts after Shakespeare (A Midsummer night’s dream)
First performance in London (1692)
Production
Coproduction opera de lille, la clef des chants, duo dijon, muziektheater transparant. with the support of the city of calais. le concert d’astree is in residence at the opera de lille.
le concert d’astree is supported by mecenat musical societe generale and benefits from subsidies from ministry of culture and communication - drac nord-pas de calais.
