It is called the command post.
No need to ask why.
No sooner have we taken our seats in the narrow cabin, hidden at the junction of the stage and the backstage on the courtyard side, than the ballet begins.
No pointe shoes, but technicians in their little shoes as they parade one by one in front of her as they take up their positions.
Addressing its occupant, like an immutable ritual, their cordial greeting accompanied by a warm handshake, and a “toï toi toi” full of solicitude… It feels like a military parade on the 14th of July.
More smiles.
Less stiffness.
The occupant in question is Sabine Blachère.
Fifteen years of experience in management, and a coolness in all circumstances which is matched only by his communicative good humor.
On March 19, she was acting as general manager on the revival of Verdi's
Simon Boccanegra
, directed by Calixto Bieito at the Opéra Bastille.
In other words, the boss, in the pit and on stage, is the boss…
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