Opening Night
Rivoluzione e Nostalgia
LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Opera
Giuseppe Verdi
Rivoluzione e Nostalgia
Rivoluzione e Nostalgia
Presentation
Three old friends remember 1968 and almost get it right.
This ambitious, two-part production brings together musical highlights from the sixteen first operas of Giuseppe Verdi to tell a new story. We meet three friends during two key years of their lives: the protest years after May 1968 and a reunion forty years later. Separated by time but linked by their shared past, these friends take stock of what remains of the unrest, violence and idealism of their youthful years, and try to uncover the truth behind an unsolved mystery. The project unfolds over the course of two separate opera performances, Rivoluzione and Nostalgia. With compelling arias, emblematic overtures and such memorable choral parts as ‘Va, pensiero’ (Nabucco), these performances will take you to the heart of Verdi’s musical genius.
Rivoluzione
Late 1960s. Growing social tensions are spreading across Europe. Three young men, Carlo, Lorenzo and Giuseppe, find themselves involved in a protest movement. All three gravitate towards Laura, a committed activist who is studying violin. As the revolution gradually turns into a physical confrontation with the authorities, personal and emotional conflicts break out between members of the group and Laura's ideal of peaceful resistance is overtaken by reality. How far will she go for her beliefs?
Nostalgia
Late 2000s. A vernissage in a plush art gallery. Among the hand-picked guests, Carlo, Giuseppe and Lorenzo, three old friends, meet again after many years. Within the installation on display, a documentary showing footage of their revolutionary youth is being screened. Each of them seems to remember that time differently, but they do share one feeling: the shadow of Laura, who disappeared without a trace forty years earlier, still looms over them …
Are you under 30? Then attend this opera's on the Young Opera Nights (29.3.2024 and 5.4.2024) and enjoy a free reception and exclusive after-event.
Dates & tickets
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Location
Prices
Dynamic ticket prices
Starting from € 12 to € 165
-30 years old: € 10 / € 50
Language
Sung in Italian
Surtitles in Dutch and French
Presentation
Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance: in Dutch by David Vergauwen (Grand Foyer) and in French by Delphine Clarinval (Bonbonnière)
Running time
Rivoluzione : 3h30
Part I (2h) - Interval (40’) - Part II (50’)
Nostalgia: 2h
without interval
Streaming
29.3 & 30.3 : Livestream on OperaVision
More info
'Rivoluzione' makes use of intense and rapid lighting effects. People who are sensitive to these may experience discomfort.
Both performances stand on their own and can also be enjoyed separately.
Gallery
Magazine
Dates
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Fri 22 Mar 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosRivoluzione
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Sat 23 Mar 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosNostalgia
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Sun 24 Mar 2024
Time15:00
VenueInfosRivoluzione
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Tue 26 Mar 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosRivoluzione
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Wed 27 Mar 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosNostalgia
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Fri 29 Mar 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosRivoluzione
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Sat 30 Mar 2024
Time15:00
VenueInfosNostalgia
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Tue 02 Apr 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosNostalgia
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Wed 03 Apr 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosRivoluzione
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Fri 05 Apr 2024
Time19:30
VenueInfosNostalgia
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Sat 06 Apr 2024
Time15:00
VenueInfosRivoluzione
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Sun 07 Apr 2024
Time15:00
VenueInfosNostalgia
Cast
Cast
Text and music selected from Giuseppe Verdi’s early operas (1840-49)
ConductorCARLO GOLDSTEIN Script, Director, Set & Video DesignerKRYSTIAN LADA
Costume DesignerADRIAN STAPF Lighting DesignerALEKSANDR PROWALIŃSKI ChoreographerMICHIEL VANDEVELDE Set Design CollaboratorŁUKASZ MISZTAL Video Collaborator JÉRÉMY ADONIS Chorus MasterEMMANUEL TRENQUE
PART I - RIVOLUZIONE
CarloENEA SCALA GiuseppeVITTORIO PRATO LorenzoJUSTIN HOPKINS LauraNINO MACHAIDZE CristinaGABRIELA LEGUN ArminioHWANJOO CHUNG
PART II - NOSTALGIA
CarloSCOTT HENDRICKS GiuseppeGIOVANNI BATTISTA PARODI LorenzoDENNIS RUDGE DonatellaHELENA DIX VirginiaGABRIELA LEGUN IcilioPARIDE CATALDO
LauraSATÉNIK KHOURDOIAN
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
La Monnaie Choral Academy led by Benoît Giaux
Production LA MONNAIE
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
In partnership with Sonuma
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