Name: The Ghosts of Versailles
Start: 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opéra Royal

Organization

Glimmerglass Festival

Conductor

Joseph Colaneri

Stage director

Jay Lesenger

Choreographer

Eric Sean Fogel

Set designer

James Noone

Costume designer

Nancy Leary

Lighting designer

Robert Wierzel

Singer

Soprano

Teresa Perrotta

Marie Antoinette

Baritone

Jonathan Bryan

Beaumarchais

Mezzo-soprano

Kayla Siembieda

Susanna

Ben Schaefer

Figaro

Tenor

Brian Wallin

Almaviva

Joanna Latini

Rosina

Bass

Peter Morgan

King Louis XVI

Christian Sanders

Begearss

Emily Misch

Florestine

Spencer Britten

Leon

Opéra Royal de Versailles

Others

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The Ghosts of Versailles

Versailles

France

Opéra Royal

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Opera of Versailles in this historical journey, with hints of Mozart and Rossini! Trapped in limbo, the victims of the French Revolution—still traumatized by their executions on Earth—await their ultimate fate with apprehension. To come to the aid of the unfortunate souls, the playwright Beaumarchais enlists his most famous creations to restage the revolution and offer a happier ending.

Rediscover some of your favorite opera characters—Count Almaviva, Figaro and Susanna, as well as Rosine and Chérubin—in this delightful and suspenseful adventure that skillfully blends comic opera with historical narrative. Originally commissioned for the centenary of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, with music by John Corigliano and a libretto by William M. Hoffman, The Ghosts of Versailles makes its striking debut in the city where it all started…

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