On the island of Ceylon, two pearl fishermen and childhood friends are separated by their love for the same woman, the young priestess Leïla. In this opera, which marks his debut, Bizet offers luminous and tender music with a subtle oriental flavour. For this new production, which features a cast of wonderful French singers directed by the brilliant Victorien Vanoosten, choreographer Thomas Lebrun has created a staging that combines the grace of the ballet of the Opéra national du Capitole, the magic of Antoine Fontaine's sets and the splendour of David Belugou's costumes.
Opera in three acts
Music by Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré
Premiered at the Théâtre-Lyrique du Châtelet (Paris) on 30th September 1863
Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra national du Capitole
Ballet of the Opéra national du Capitole
Artistic team
Conductor | Victorien Vanoosten
Stage director & choreographer | Thomas Lebrun
Artistic collaboration | Raphaël Cottin
Staging assistant | Angelo Smimmo
Set designer | Antoine Fontaine
Costume designer | David Belugou
Lighting designer | Patrick Méeüs
Cast
Leïla | Anne-Catherine Gillet
Nadir | Mathias Vidal
Zurga | Alexandre Duhamel
Nourabad | Jean-Fernand Setti
Dancers | Elisa Blot, Marlen Fuerte Castro, Juliette Itou, Loanah Marty, Kayo Nakazato, Haruka Tonooka, Eneko Amoros Zaragoza, Amaury Barreras Lapinet, Mathéo Bourreau, Simon Catonnet, Baptiste Claudon, Aleksa Zikic.
