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Oper Frankfurt

Regisseur

Regisseur (+2)

Hans Walter Richter

Kostuum ontwerper

Set designer (+1)

Kaspar Glarner

Set designer

Licht ontwerper

Jakob Bogensperger

Dramaturg

Dramaturg (+1)

Mareike Wink

Tenor (+1)

Francesco Demuro

Chapelou

Saint Phar

Sopraan (+1)

Monika Buczkowska

Madame De Latour

Ava Dodd

Bariton (+3)

Jarrett Porter

Le Marquis de Corcy

Bas (+2)

Morgan-Andrew King

Bourdon

Bas (+1)

Wolfgang Gerold

Louis XV

Orchestra

Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

Opernhaus

Choreograaf

Librettist (+3)

Gabriel Wanka

Koor meester

Koor meester (+2)

Álvaro Corral Matute

Rose

Chorus

Choir of the Frankfurt Opera

Répétiteur

Dirigent (+4)

Takeshi Moriuchi

Pianist (+2)

Anne Larlee

Dirigent (+3)

Felice Venanzoni

Dirigent

Dirigent (+1)

Beomseok Yi

Madeleine

Assistent Koorleider

Joonhee Lee

Assistent Toneelregisseur

Orest Tichonov

Bas-bariton (+2)

Joel Allison

Bijou

Alcindor

Assistent-dirigent

In Sun Suh

Bas (+3)

Barnaby Rea

Coachman Chapelou gets an offer he can’t refuse, on his wedding day: The intendant of the Royal Opera wants to sign him up for the French King’s »smaller scale entertainments« … How will Chapelou’s newly wedded wife Madeleine react? Does a great singing career beckon the coachman in Paris? Will the bride and groom ever meet again?

Adolphe Adam’s sparkling Opéra comique was an international box office hit after its world premiere in Paris in 1836: People whistled the catchy tunes along streets in European capitals and quoted punchlines from the dialogues in taverns. Even Richard Wagner sometimes hummed the well-known »Postillion song«, with its spectacular high D, when he couldn’t sleep at night. The score of this all but forgotten, masterful comedy, reveals cleverly crafted ensemble and chorus numbers in addition to fiendishly high notes and coloratura.

Hans Walter Richter and Kaspar Glarner set this charming, heart-warming piece in a late baroque world of theatre, quoted in the libretto, allowing its timeless humour and wonderful theatrical parodied sidekicks come to life with much love and attention to detail.

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