This forgotten masterpiece by Rameau and Voltaire, first performed at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2024, will soon be revived in the Salle Favart, conducted by Raphaël Pichon and directed by Claus Guth. Here are a few previously unseen images from the rehearsals, before you see it again in the Salle Favart from 17 to 23 March.
Le petit théâtre (rehearsal room)
Creation by Claus Guth and Raphaël Pichon based on Samson. An opera creation project by Jean- Philippe Rameau, on a censored Voltaire libretto, created on 4th July 2024 at the Festival d’Aix-En-Provence
Cast
Musical direction, Raphaël Pichon • Stage direction, Claus Guth • With Jarrett Ott, Ana Maria Labin, Julie Roset, Mirco Palazzi, Laurence Kilsby, Camille Chopin, Richard Pittsinger, Andrea Ferréol, Pascal Lifschutz, a child from la Maîtrise Populaire of the Opéra-Comique • Choir and Orchestra, Pygmalion
