Jean-Philippe Rameau: Samson (Festival d'Aix-en-Provence) (2024)
When, in 1733, Voltaire, the most brilliant mind of his day, collaborates with Rameau, its greatest composer, in undertaking an ambitious reform of operatic practice, the result is the biblical opera Samson. But the libretto is condemned and the score lost – possibly reworked here and there in later compositions. Claus Guth and Raphaël Pichon, haunted by this interesting project that had turned into one of the most intriguing failures in operatic history, have tried, not to recreate the letter, but to revive the spirit: to marry a strong, noble libretto with the most eloquent music.
Directors: Claus Guth, Corentin Leconte.
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Jarett Ott as Samson |
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Jacquelyn Stucker as Dalila |
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Lea Desandre as Timna |
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Nahuel Di Pierro as Achisch |
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Laurence Kilsby as Elon |
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Julie Roset as L'Ange |
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Antonin Rondepierre as Premier juge / un convive |
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René Ramos Premier as Deuxième convive |
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Andréa Ferréol as La mère de Samson |
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Gabriel Coullaud-Rosseel as Samson jeune |
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Gabriel Coullaud-Rosseel as Un sans abri |
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Raphaël Pichon as |
| Sound | Pygmalion | Musician |
| Directing | Claus Guth | Director |
| Sound | Raphaël Pichon | Music Director |
| Writing | Jean-Philippe Rameau | Musical |
| Directing | Corentin Leconte | Director |
| Sound | Jean-Philippe Rameau | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Voltaire | Writer |
| Lighting | Bertrand Couderc | Lighting Director |
| Sound | Mathis Nitschke | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Kudrna | Costumer |
