Celui qui dit oui, celui qui dit non by Weill, Du (2023/2023), Théâtre de Caen, Caen, France

The opera He who says yes, he who says no sees the reunion of the famous duo Brecht-Weill again. Bertold Brecht signs here a didactic text which tells the two possible outcomes of the same story, between acceptance of the established order or rejection of ancient customs and societal rules. This opera is unique in that Kurt Weill only wrote the music for the text part of He Who Says Yes . This is why the Théâtre de Caen, the Orchester Régional de Normandie and the Maîtrise de Caen are offering a grand premiere today with the writing of an original score which completes that of Weill for the other part of the libretto who says no . It is Martin Matalon, composer in residence at the Orchester de Normandie for the 2022-2023 season, who responds to this special order by keeping the same instrumental staff as the first part. This new production is the promise of a key event of the 22-23 season, certainly not to be missed!