Salome

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A masterpiece of modern opera as much for its orchestral flamboyance as for its glowing sensuality, the score of Salome is steeped in a world of cruelty and perversion from beginning to end. But what a work! A subtle hint of obsession permeates the score, moving from one protagonist to another. In Strauss's work, Krzysztof Warlikowski finds an ideal backdrop for a dramaturgy with multiple areas of exploration. Role-playing or reality, everyone will either find their way or get lost in it. This powerful production was premiered at the Munich Opera last season. Its performance at the Théàtre des Champs-Elysées this season will feature performers who are well-versed in the Straussian repertoire, including Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Gábor Bretz and Sophie Koch, and will also provide an opportunity for Patricia Petibon to take on the title role, one of the most demanding in the 20th century repertoire. A role in which the whole psychological spectrum is summoned, from ingenuity to mystical madness. And then of course, there is the famous Dance of the Seven Veils, a pivotal moment in the work before Salome's final monologue between delirium and confession, ending with the observation that "the mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death". Truly grandiose.


COPRODUCTION Bayerische Staatsoper / Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
France Musique broadcasts this opera.

Program and cast

Paris Opera Orchestra

Salomé

Lyric drama in one act (1905)

After Oscar Wilde's eponymous play, in German translation by Hedwig Lachmann

Music

Richard Strauss

(1864 - 1949)

Libretto

Richard Strauss

Conductor

Mark Wigglesworth

Director

Lydia Steier

Set design and video

Momme Hinrichs

Costume design

Andy Besuch

Lighting design

Olaf Freese

Dramaturgy

Maurice Lenhard

Cast

Herodes

Gerhard Siegel

Herodias

Ekaterina Gubanova

Salomé

Lise Davidsen

Jochanaan

Johan Reuter

Narraboth

Pavol Breslik

Page der Herodias

Katharina Magiera

Erster Jude

Matthäus Schmidlechner

Zweiter Jude

Éric Huchet

Dritter Jude

Maciej Kwaśnikowski

Vierter Jude

Nicholas Jones

Fünfter Jude

Florent Mbia

Erster Nazarener

Luke Stoker

Zweiter Nazarener

Yiorgo Ioannou

Erster Soldat

Dominic Barberi

Zweiter Soldat

Bastian Thomas Kohl

Ein Cappadocier

Alejandro Baliñas Vieites

Ein Sklave

Ilanah Lobel-Torres

Photo gallery
Agathe Poupeney / OnP
© Agathe Poupeney / OnP
Jasmin Sander
© Agathe Poupeney / OnP

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A great modern theatre


The Opéra Bastille is the work of the Canadian-Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott, who was chosen in November 1983 after an international competition that attracted entries from some 1,700 architects. The theatre was inaugurated on July 13th 1989.
Its architecture is marked by transparent façades and by the use of identical materials for both the interiors and the exteriors.
With its 2,700 acoustically consistent seats, its unique stage facilities, its integrated scenery, costume and accessory workshops, as well as its numerous work areas and rehearsal rooms, the Opera Bastille is a great modern theatre.
Stage facilities

Orchestra pit, mobile and adjustable, can be covered; at its largest it can house 130 musicians
Main stage, 45 m high, 30 m wide, 25 m deep, made up of 9 elevators allowing several levels to be created and supported by three main elevators, which bring scenery up from below stage
Clearing zones, 4 storage areas with the same dimensions as the stage
Backstage area, with its scenery turntable
Circulation area, scenery temporarily stored between the stage, workshops and rehearsal stage
Rehearsal stage, the Salle Gounod, with its orchestra pit and dimensions identical to those of the main stage

 

The building

Area at ground level: 22,000 m²
Floor area: 160,000 m²
Total height: 80 m (including 30 m below street level)

 

The auditoriums
The main auditorium

Area: 1,200 m², 5% of the total for the building
Dimensions: 20 m high, 32 m deep, 40 m wide
Number of seats: 2,703
Materials: blue granite from Lannelin in Brittany, pearwood from China, glass ceiling

 

The amphitheatre

Area: 700 m²
Depth : 21.4 m
Number of seats : 450
Materials: white breccia marble from Verona, staff ceiling

 

The Studio

Area: 280 m²
Depth: 19,5 m
Number of seats: 237
Materials: white breccia marble from Verona and pearwood

 

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