In the operatic repertoire, the characters of domestic servants are far from occupying a subordinate position when you see the plot through their eyes and listen to them talk about what's really going on. These characters, along with the men and women who work to maintain the theatre before it opens to the public, inspired a text by Emmanuelle Cordoliani and a score by Pierre-Emmanuel Faye. The creation of their cantata will be accompanied by extracts from the repertoire, all performed by singers and musicians from the CNSMDP and illustrated live by twelve scientific illustrators from the École Estienne. Graphic gestures and projected images resonate with the music of words, voices and instruments in an immersive setting.
Artistic conception Emmanuelle Cordoliani and Patrick Pleutin • Direction Marie Célérier • Pianist Félix Moussiegt • Technical installation and photo direction Nicolas Pfeiffer
Singers (CNSMDP students) Sara Brunel (soprano), Lisa Van Meenen (soprano), Madeleine Bazola-Minori (mezzo), Tsanta Ratianarinaivo (ténor), Matthias Deau (ténor), Félix Merle (baryton-basse), Charles Fraisse (baryton), Pierre-Yves Cras (baryton)
Illustrators (Ecole Estienne students) Éline Besnard, Ninon Chauveau, Ema Dias, Kevin Forest, Aurélien Guillot, Noémie Lahorgue Poulot, Mario Marcel, Ludwig Maroulier, Mady Mathais, Lou Meslin, Ethel Reymond, Hélène Trinh
In partnership with the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, the École Estienne, the École Pratique des Hautes Études and the Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique
Free entry upon registration
People with reduced mobility
16 seats are dedicated to people with reduced mobility, on reservation at the box office or by phone. Access to the lift is located 5 rue Favart
+33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com
Programme
La Liste des Tâches / Malo Evrard
Le Petit-déjeuner /Ô mon Bel Inconnu / Reynaldo Hahn
Monologue de Catherine-Rose / Emmanuelle Cordoliani
Choeur des Domestiques / Cendrillon / Jules Massenet
La Profession de foi / Yes ! / Maurice Yvain
La Tarte aux pommes / Servir chez les riches/ Alizée Delpierre
Le Rôle d’une camériste / La Tendre Alyne / Marc Berthomieu
Couplets de Catherine / Pomme d’Api / Jacques Offenbach
J’aime pas les Bonnes / L’Amour masqué / André Messager
Nuit et jour / Les Contes d’Hoffmann / Jacques Offenbach
La valse des adieux / Yes ! / Maurice Yvain
Cantate / Pierre-Emmanuel Faye
Les Pléiades
Around the show
Each lyrical production will be supported by “Pléiades” extending and enriching its content in accessible, offbeat, prospective or intimate formats.