Crimp and Benjamin have created a delicate, poignant and radiant masterpiece capturing scenes. Performed without intermission by outstanding artists under the composer’s baton, the creation proves that the contemporary opera scene can be innovative, poetic and accessible.
Picture a day like this : la bande-annonce
An ordinary day. A horrific event: the death of a child makes a woman beg for a miracle. «All you need to do is find a genuinely happy person before nightfall
and take a button from their sleeve». Promising and disappointing encounters follow one another to the threshold of a wondrous garden.
Created in 2023 at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence on a text by Martin Crimp, this lyric fable is George Benjamin’s fourth opera. As in 2012 with the historic success of Written on Skin, the Opéra-Comique co-produced this creation, directed by Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie- Christine Soma, to host the premiere in Paris.
Crimp and Benjamin have created a delicate, poignant and radiant masterpiece capturing scenes. Performed without intermission by outstanding artists under the composer’s baton, the creation proves that the contemporary opera scene can be innovative, poetic and accessible.
Opera in one act. Original text by Martin Crimp. Created on 5th July 2023 at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Musical direction & composer, George Benjamin • Stage direction, Marie-Christine Soma and Daniel Jeanneteau • With Marianne Crebassa, Anna Prohaska, Beate Mordal, Cameron Shahbazi, John Brancy • Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
See all the castEstimated duration : 1h15, no intermission - Salle Favart
110, 85, 75, 55, 30, 25, 12, 6 €
Show performed in English with French and English subtitles
The doors of the opera-house open 45 minutes before the performance.
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Accessibility
Audiodescription (In French) | Friday 25 October at 8 pm and Sunday 27 October at 3 pm
This opera is available in audio description. "Image whisperers” are also available on demand.
Relax session | Sunday 27 October at 3 pm
Relax sessions offer a inclusive caring environment for people whose disability may give rise to atypical and unpredictable behaviour during the show.
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