Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort (2017)
An impressive masked figure, Trompe‑la‑mort reveals his true character through his impalpable latent energy and a plot abounding in tragic twists of fate. An ambivalent character, both regal in bearing and warmly protective, cruel and yet loving, rapacious and indomitable even in the face of madness, this ’Machiavelli among miscreants’ destined to become chief of police, uses his conquests to advance relentlessly in the pursuit of his aims whilst keeping his hand closely hidden. Guy Cassiers, working for the first time with the Paris Opera, portrays a three-tiered society where some rise and others fall.
Director: Guy Cassiers
https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-16-17/opera/trompe-la-mort
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Laurent Naouri as Vautrin / Trompe-la-mort / Jacques Collin |
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Julie Fuchs as Esther |
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Cyrille Dubois as Lucien de Rubempré |
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Marc Labonnette as Le Baron de Nucingen |
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Ildikó Komlósi as Asie |
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Philippe Talbot as Eugène de Rastignac |
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Susanna Mälkki as Conductor |
| Directing | Guy Cassiers | Director |
| Sound | Luca Francesconi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Susanna Mälkki | Conductor |
| Writing | Luca Francesconi | Writer |
| Writing | Honoré de Balzac | Original Story |
