Olivier Py at La Monnaie
A video portrait
LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Opera
La Gioconda Amilcare Ponchielli
Presentation
The tragedy needs to be great; the tragedy needs to be true.
In his day, Amilcare Ponchielli was considered the most important Italian composer of the generation after Verdi, but today we know him primarily for La Gioconda, and in particular its famous ballet, ‘La danza delle ore’. The story, based on Angelo, tyrant of Padua by Victor Hugo, is set in 17th-century Venice, where conspiracies and regattas form the backdrop to the fortunes of the singer Gioconda. Harassed by the spy Barnaba, she sacrifices everything to save the man she loves and the woman he prefers over her. An expert on Hugo, the director Olivier Py offers us a dream-like version of this dark Romantic tragedy, presided over by sex and death. A flamboyant grande opera all’italiana conducted by Paolo Carignani and with an exceptional double cast for the six demanding main roles.
The Story
In 17th-century Venice, the singer La Gioconda rejects the advances of the spy Barnaba. She is in love with the exiled Enzo Grimaldi, but he, in turn, loves Laura, the wife of leading Venetian Alvise Badoero. Despite her feelings for Enzo, La Gioconda saves the lovers – denounced by Barnaba – a first time, when she recognises Laura as her mother’s protector. Nonetheless convinced that Laura is cheating on him, Alvise seeks revenge and decides to poison his wife. La Gioconda replaces the poison with a sleeping potion and has her rival taken to a safe place where she can be united with Enzo. Having persuaded Barnaba to help her in exchange for her love, she chooses to kill herself.
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Dates & tickets
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Location
Running time
3 hours 10 minutes (with interval)
Prices
Start ticket sale 18.12.2018
Gold - € 159
Cat 1 - € 129 / Cat 2 - € 99
Cat 3 - € 85 / Cat 4 - € 62
Cat 5 - € 34 / Cat 6 - € 10
Language
Sung in Italian
Surtitles in Dutch and French
Presentation
Pre-performance talks 30' before the start of the performances
Streaming
streaming on
www.lamonnaie.be/en/streaming
25.2 > 17.3.2019
livestream on
www.operavision.eu
12.2.2019
(this recording will remain available for six months)
Gallery
Magazine
In the spotlight
Dates
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Tue 29 Jan 2019
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Wed 30 Jan 2019
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Fri 01 Feb 2019
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Sun 03 Feb 2019
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Tue 05 Feb 2019
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Wed 06 Feb 2019
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Fri 08 Feb 2019
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Sun 10 Feb 2019
Time15:00
VenueInfoswith audio description
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Tue 12 Feb 2019
Time19:00
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Cast
Cast
ConductorPAOLO CARIGNANI
DirectorOLIVIER PY
Set and costume designPIERRE-ANDRÉ WEITZ
LightingBERTRAND KILLY
Chorus masterMARTINO FAGGIANI
La GiocondaBÉATRICE URIA-MONZON
HUI HE (30, 3, 6, 10)
Laura AdornoSILVIA TRO SANTAFÉ
SZILVIA VÖRÖS (30, 3, 6, 10)
Enzo GrimaldoSTEFANO LA COLLA
ANDREA CARÉ (3)
BarnabaFRANCO VASSALLO
SCOTT HENDRICKS (30, 3, 6, 10)
La CiecaNING LIANG
Alvise BadoeroJEAN TEITGEN
IsèpoROBERTO COVATTA
Zuane / Un pilotBERTRAND DUBY
Un Barnabotto / Una voceBERNARD GIOVANI Un cantoreRENÉ LARYEA
Una voceALEJANDRO FONTÉ
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
MM Academy led by Benoît Giaux
MM Academy & La Monnaie's Children's and Youth Chorus, led by Benoît Giaux Giaux
ProductionDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE
Co-productionTHÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE (TOULOUSE, 2020), TEATR WIELKI WARSZAWA (2020)
With the support ofNATIONALE LOTERIJ / LOTERIE NATIONALE; THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TAX SHELTER, IN COOPERATION WITH PROSPERO MM PRODUCTIONS SA/NV AND TAXSHELTER.BE, POWERED BY ING
Audio descriptionINTER, AUDIOSCENIC
In coproduction with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions With the support of taxshelter.be and ING With the support of the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government
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