It is with a creation that the Opéra national de Paris has found its audience.
A part, at least, as the Palais Garnier seems sparse, with 35% of spectators separated by two seats.
We are far from the usual beehive of a premiere, especially in intermissions, where bays and stairs seem quite empty.
All the more so at 2 p.m., curfew obliges, and in the absence of refreshments.
But here is at least the applause which salutes the performers and gives a raison d'être to their presence on stage: it is already won.
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After
Trompe-la-mort
by Luca Francesconi, according to Balzac, and
Bérénice
by Michael Jarrell, according to Racine, here is the third of the orders placed by Stéphane Lissner when he was director of the Paris Opera, with commissioned to make an opera based on a great text from French literature.
At just sixty years old, Marc-André Dalbavie tackles the
Soulier de satin
, by Paul Claudel: sacred piece!
He does so with respect and humility.
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