Company

Singer

Soprano

Julie Roset

Amour

Emmanuelle de Negri

Nérine

Bass-baritone

Lisandro Abadie

Arcas

Gordon Bintner

Oronte

Elodie Fonnard

Cléone

Paris

France

Opéra National de Paris

William Christie

Conductor

Stage director

David McVicar

Set designer

Bunny Christie

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Paule Constable

Choreographer

Lynne Page

Palais Garnier

Choeur Les Arts Florissants

Orchestre Les Arts Florissants

French

Médée - Medea

Mariasole Mainini

Character/Vocal

Médée Charpentier,M

Public

Private

Opera

Medea

English

Approved

She is perhaps the most unfathomable character in mythology: Medea, the magician, betrayed by her husband Jason, takes revenge by offering his lover a poisoned dress and then killing her own children. Such a destiny, repeated many times in the arts, could only be embodied at the Opera. In 1693, Marc-Antoine Charpentier premiered at the Royal Academy of Music – ancestor of the Opéra national de Paris – his only lyrical tragedy, to a libretto by Thomas Corneille, in the presence of Louis XIV. Three centuries after its creation, this baroque score of great orchestral richness returns for the first time to the stage of the Opéra national de Paris, carried by the musical direction of William Christie. Renowned for its highly readable readings,

Possibly mythology’s most unfathomable character: Medea, the sorceress, betrayed by her husband Jason, takes revenge by offering the latter’s lover a poisoned dress and then killing her own children. Such a destiny, so often portrayed in the arts, could not but be embodied at the Opera. In 1693, Marc-Antoine Charpentier premiered his only “tragédie lyrique”, based on a libretto by Thomas Corneille, at the Académie royale de Musique – forerunner of the Paris Opera – in the presence of Louis XIV. Three centuries after its creation, this baroque score of great orchestral wealth returns for the first time to the stage of the Paris Opera, under the baton of William Christie. Renowned for his exceptionally articulate interpretations, director David McVicar transposes the action to the Second World War, thus reinforcing the heroine’s tragic character.

Medea by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, From Opéra National de Paris (2024/2024), Directed by David McVicar,, Conductor William Christie

Credits (Cast & Crew)

Opéra National de Paris

William Christie

David McVicar

Cast

Julie Roset

Emmanuelle de Negri

Lisandro Abadie

Gordon Bintner

Elodie Fonnard

Mariasole Mainini

Crew

Bunny Christie

Bunny Christie

Paule Constable

Lynne Page

Ensemble

Choeur Les Arts Florissants

Orchestre Les Arts Florissants

Program, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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