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Opera

Les Huguenots
Giacomo Meyerbeer

Presentation
Opera
Anyone who cares about opera should see this production— The New York Times

As much a historical panorama as an intimate drama, Les Huguenots tells the story of the impossible love between a Catholic and a Protestant in the context of the religious wars that set France ablaze in the sixteenth century, reaching a bloody climax with the St Bartholomew’s day massacre. The 2011 La Monnaie production was a major event, presenting the score in all its extravagance, rich in dramatic contrasts, and altering perceptions of the length of the performance. It helped to usher in a return to the international music scene of ‘French grand opera’, a key musical genre that was omnipresent for much of the nineteenth century. More than a decade after he first offered his vision of the work, the director Olivier Py will bring his influential production back to life with an entirely new cast. Following his success in our production of Robert le diable in 2019, the conductor Evelino Pidò will lead the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra.

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Location

La Monnaie

Prices

Dynamic ticket prices
Starting from € 12 to € 162
-30 years old: € 10 / € 50

Language

Sung in French
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Presentation

Introductions in Dutch and French 30' before each performance

Running time

± 4h45 :
Act I & II - 1h45
Pause - 25'
Act III - 1h
Pause - 20'
Act IV & V - 1h05

“A total success which should convince even the most reluctant” 
– Le Figaro

“A spectacle as visually eclectic as Meyerbeer’s music.”
– NRC Handelsblad ★★★★★

“This opera leaves the audience utterly flabbergasted after five hours.”
– De Standaard

“La Monnaie, audacious as ever, was right to resurrect this excessive grand opéra.”
– Le Vif

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Cast
Cast

ConductorEVELINO PIDÒ DirectorOLIVIER PYRevival of the staging & ChoreographyDANIEL IZZO

Set design & costumesPIERRE-ANDRÉ WEITZ LightingBERTRAND KILLY Chorus masterEMMANUEL TRENQUE

Marguerite de ValoisLENNEKE RUITEN ValentineKARINE DESHAYES UrbainAMBROISINE BRÉ Raoul de NangisENEA SCALA Comte de Saint-BrisNICOLAS CAVALLIER Comte de NeversVITTORIO PRATO De RetzYOANN DUBRUQUE MarcelALEXANDER VINOGRADOV CosséPIERRE DERHET° TavannesVALENTIN THILL ThoréPATRICK BOLLEIRE MéruJEAN-LUC BALLESTRA Dame d’honneurBLANDINE COULON°° Une bohémienne FIORELLA HINCAPIE Une bohémienne MARGAUX DE VALENSART°, LOUISE FOOR (21, 23, 26.06)Une coryphée MARGAUX DE VALENSART°, ALESSIA THAIS BERARDI (21, 23, 26.06) Maurevert & 3e moineLUCA DALL’AMICO Bois-Rosé & 1er moineMAXIME MELNIK° Un moineEMMANUEL JUNK°° Un valetALAIN-PIERRE WINGELINCKX Deux jeunes filles catholiquesALESSIA THAIS BERARDI, MARTA BERETTA Un archer du guetRENÉ LARYEA Un étudiant catholiqueALAIN-PIERRE WINGELINCKX Trois coryphéesALAIN-PIERRE WINGELINCKX, PASCAL MACOU, EMMANUEL JUNK°°

○ MM Laureate
○○ MM Soloist

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
La Monnaie Choral Academy, led by Benoît Giaux

Opéra en cinq actes
Livret d’Eugène Scribe & Émile Deschamps

Premiere Académie Royale de Musique Salle Le Peletier
Paris, 29.2.1836

In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter

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