Palais Garnier, Paris © Photo: Christian Leiber Les Brigands: Paris Opera
Paris, Palais Garnier
About the Event
Brigands seeking a new exploit, a Spanish delegation, a massive heist, a not‐so‐honest cashier, carabinieri always arriving too late: the disguises, twists, and turns in Offenbach's opéra‑bouffe, first performed in 1869 at the Théâtre des Variétés, are so abundant that they create an utterly extravagant story. Set to Meilhac and Halévy's lively libretto, the composer of La Belle Hélène delivers a hilarious gem, while also satirizing the financial circles of the Second Empire.
Absent from the Paris Opera for more than thirty years, Les Brigands storms the Palais Garnier for the first time in a new production directed by Barrie Kosky. An aficionado of Offenbach's music, Kosky, who finds a kinship with Dadaism in this zany comedy, brings to life the rhythm and folly of a joyously amoral society.
Cast / Production
Opéra‐bouffe in three acts (1869)
Creative team
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Henri Meilhac
Libretto
Ludovic Halévy
Libretto
Stefano Montanari
Conductor sept., oct.
Michele Spotti
Conductor juin, juil.
Ching‐Lien Wu
Chorus master
Barrie Kosky
Director
Rufus Didwiszus
Set design
Victoria Behr
Costume design
Ulrich Eh
Lighting design
Otto Pichler
Choreography
Antonio Cuenca Ruiz
Dramaturgy
Cast
Marcel Beekmann
Falsacappa
Marie Perbost
Fiorella
Antoinette Dennefeld
Fragoletto
Yann Beuron
Le Baron de Campo‐Tasso
Laurent Naouri
Le Chef des carabiniers
Mathias Vidal
Le Duc de Mantoue
Philippe Talbot
Le Comte de Gloria‐Cassis
Adriana Bignagni Lesca
La Princesse de Grenade (Sept, Oct.)
Eugénie Joneau
La Princesse de Grenade (June, Jul.)
Leonardo Cortellazzi
Carmagnola
Éric Huchet
Domino
Franck Leguérinel
Barbavano
Rodolphe Briand
Pietro
Ilanah Lobel‐Torres
Zerlina (Sept., Oct.)
Héloïse Poulet
Zerlina (June, Jul.)
Clara Guillon
Fiametta
Maria Warenberg
Bianca
Doris Lamprecht
La Marquise
Hélène Schneiderman
La Duchesse
Luis Felipe Sousa
Le Précepteur
Marine Chagnon
Cincinella
The Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Address
Palais Garnier, 8, rue du Scribe, Paris, France — Google Maps
