Organization

Festival d'Aix en Provence

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Elizabeth DeShong

Fidès

Conductor

Mark Elder

Tenor

John Osborn

Jean de Leyde

Soprano

Mané Galoyan

Berthe

Valerio Contaldo

Jonas

Bass-baritone

Guilhem Worms

Mathisen

Bass

James Platt

Zacharie

Edwin Crossley-Mercer

Le Comte d'Oberthal

Maxime Melnik

Soldats

Hugo Santos

David Sánchez

Conductor assistant

Pierre Vallet

Pianist

Marine Thoreau La Salle

David Zobel

Chorus master

Benedict Kearns

Samuel Coquard

Others

Chœur Aedes; Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône

Lyon Opera Choirs

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

L’Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée

French

Le prophète -  (The Prophet)

Aix-en-Provence

France

Palazzetto Bru Zane

Grand Théâtre de Provence

Le prophète Meyerbeer

Public

Private

The Prophet

English

Approved

"Unbeknownst to him, this genius encapsulates in his works the feeling of the times in which he works, and says the word that everyone else whispers." Théophile Gautier on Meyerbeer's Le Prophète

This is a true story: during the French Wars of Religion, a charismatic innkeeper manipulated by a religious sect finds himself crowned Emperor of Germany and placed at the head of a puppet kingdom of depraved fanatics, before being killed. Add to this a bride who is a real fighter, and the most formidable mother figure ever shown on an operatic stage. Le Prophète is the quintessential grand opera, a spectacular large-scale genre that made the Paris Opera the leading stage in Europe, and Meyerbeer a composer admired and envied by the greatest. This visionary historical drama, with its unique theatrical and vocal power and musical inventiveness, succeeds like no other in capturing the spirit of its time – which is very similar to our own. For the occasion, the best singers – John Osborn, Anita Rachvelishvili and Mané Galoyan – and exceptional orchestral and vocal forces will perform under the expert baton of Sir Mark Elder.

The Prophet by Meyerbeer, From (2023/2023), Conductor Mark Elder, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France

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