Cassandra Zoé Velasco

Valery Gergiev conducts Mariusz Trelinski’s thrilling new production of these rarely heard one-act operas. Anna Netrebko stars as the blind princess of the title in Tchaikovsky’s lyrical work, opposite Piotr Beczala as Vaudémont, the man who wins her love—and wakes her desire to be able to see. Nadja Michael and Mikhail Petrenko are Judith and Bluebeard in Bartók’s gripping psychological thriller about a woman discovering her new husband’s murderous past.

Kristine Opolais « offre une performance vocalement brillante et douloureusement vulnérable » (New York Times) dans le rôle qui a contribué à lancer sa carrière internationale, la mythique Rusalka, qui chante l'envoûtant « Chant à la lune ». La metteuse en scène Mary Zimmerman apporte sa merveilleuse imagination théâtrale au conte de fées de Dvořák sur l'amour et le désir, le rejet et la rédemption, donnant à l'œuvre « une mise en scène inspirée » (Huffington Post). Brandon Jovanovich, Jamie Barton, Katarina Dalayman et Eric Owens complètent « une distribution incomparable » (New York Times), et Sir Mark Elder dirige « une magnifique interprétation de la partition luxuriante du compositeur » (Huffington Post).

Opera in three acts, a prologue and an epilogue, by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), with a libretto in French by Jules Barbier (1825-1901), based on a work that Barbier himself and Michel Carré (1821-1872) had written based on stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822). Approximate duration: 2 h 45 min Recommended for those over 15 years old. The young poet Hoffmann, accompanied by Nicklausse, his alter ego and confidant, is in a tavern next to the theatre where Mozart's Don Giovanni is being performed. During the opera's intermission, some diners arrive at the bar who, upon seeing the poet, encourage him to sing and tell them the story of his famous love affairs. Hoffmann finally gives in and shares with them the stories of Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta. They, absorbed in the poet's stories, remain in the tavern, forgetting about the opera performance.