Zylan ne chantera plus by Soh, Du (2023/2023), Dirigé par Richard Brunel,, Grand Théâtre, Dijon, France

Zylan, a rising pop star, suspected of homosexuality, is arrested on his way to a wedding. This opera for a singer, on a terribly current subject of society, takes us on a journey into the sensitive, the dream and the human. On stage, a single man locked in a small room whose walls are covered with bars, like a cage. Three musicians accompany him on electric guitar, cello and percussion: halfway between opera and theatre, the score creates a dialogue between words, song and music, to enter into intimate emotions. A small form, interpreted by a new generation of artists, who proposes to make opera accessible to all and to deal with essential societal themes, such as discrimination and homophobia. Like the didactic pieces of Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill, the work resonates with everyone, and viewers can empathize with this poignant story: another facet of opera today.