“World premiere of Luca Francesconi's creation live at the Palais Garnier, Paris on March 13, 2017”
An impressive masked figure, Trompe‑la‑mort reveals his true character through his impalpable latent energy and a plot abounding in tragic twists of fate. An ambivalent character, both regal in bearing and warmly protective, cruel and yet loving, rapacious and indomitable even in the face of madness, this ’Machiavelli among miscreants’ destined to become chief of police, uses his conquests to advance relentlessly in the pursuit of his aims whilst keeping his hand closely hidden. Guy Cassiers, working for the first time with the Paris Opera, portrays a three-tiered society where some rise and others fall.
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Laurent Naouri
Vautrin / Trompe-la-mort / Jacques Collin
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Julie Fuchs
Esther
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The Amorous Indies
"L'Opera Seria" @ Teatro alla Scala Milan
Cyrille Dubois
Lucien de Rubempré
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Le Devin du Village
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Marc Labonnette
Le Baron de Nucingen
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La Bohème - Opéra National de Paris
Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse
Ildikó Komlósi
Asie
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Roberto Devereux
Philippe Talbot
Eugène de Rastignac
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Susanna Mälkki
Conductor
Guy Cassiers Director · Luca Francesconi Writer Honoré de Balzac Story
First release March 13, 2017 · Produced in France
Production
Opéra National de Paris
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 13, 2017
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