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
Paris Opera Bastille
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Opéra Bastille
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