Laurent Pelly had left us with the disappointment of his
Cosi Fan Tutte
at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.
The pure marvel that he achieves with Britten
's A Midsummer Night
's Dream at the Lille Opera does more than reassure us: not only has he not lost his touch, but he is still able to amaze us. !
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We had another reason to approach this evening with caution.
Since 1991,
A Midsummer Night's Dream has been
Robert Carsen.
By signing a production in Aix-en-Provence that was to travel around the world and remain in the repertoire for a quarter of a century, the Canadian had not only produced the most beautiful lyrical performance we have ever witnessed, but he had marked the work of his seal.
Enough to complex several generations of directors when it comes to taking up the challenge and taking the risk of comparison.
Shakespearian mix
If Lille production is to be marked with a white stone, it is also to remind us that live performance is never frozen, that nothing is…
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