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24.25 SEASON
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Faust
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Faust
Charles Gounod
from Saturday, 17 May 2025 to Thursday, 22 May 2025
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Gounod's "Faust" is the second most performed French opera in the world, just behind "Carmen." But should one take this "Faust" literally? Or see, in the midst of the fable, a celebration of pleasures? From the demonic round dance of the Golden Calf led by Satan himself to Marguerite laughing at her own beauty in the mirror, the spectator can savor all excesses, intoxicate themselves with music... without risking damnation. This contradiction does not escape the enlightened analysis of Denis Podalydès. He sees here "an opera fundamentally anti-Puritan in a Puritan world whose religious code it nevertheless embraces, and pretends to observe. There is in this work a double or duplicitous aspect – a structural hypocrisy, typical of the Second Empire. For Gounod is a true Catholic plagued by demons all the more diabolical because he is a fervent Christian." After examining another great figure of theater, Falstaff, in his Verdian dimension, the director tackles here the tragic hero of Goethe, using the spoken dialogues of Jules Barbier that were part of the work at its creation in 1859, to reveal all its ambiguities. A way of celebrating, through Gounod's opera, eternal youth.
Louis Langrée musical direction
Denis Podalydès stagingDURATION: +/- 3h30 including intermission
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Persiennes d’Iran
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Persiennes d’Iran
World music
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Atine, in Persian, means "united" but also "unprecedented." These two words perfectly capture the meeting of five musicians from different backgrounds, each bringing her own uniqueness to Persian classical and popular music. This diversity has allowed them to develop a repertoire where rearranged Iranian songs meet Arabic tradition and flamenco, where jazz blends with baroque, and where percussion and qanun mix with the viola da gamba. A carefully balanced blend that preserves the essence of tradition—"neither Westernization, nor reimagining, nor subversion"—but rather a modern, committed way of keeping Persian music alive.
ATINE
Aïda Nosrat, vocals
Sogol Mirzaei, tar
Christine Zayed, qanun
Marie-Suzanne de Loye, viola da gamba
Saghar Khadem, percussionDURATION: 1 hour
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Master classe publique
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Avec Gaëlle Arquez
Saturday, 24 May 2025 14:00
The foyerLille Opera
Assistez à la master classe donnée par la mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez, en amont du récital Canciones.
Avec le soutien du Club Lyrique Régional
+/- 2h
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Canciones
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Gaëlle Arquez, Susan Manoff
Tuesday, 27 May 2025 20:00
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Fire temperaments, enchanting lullabies, thwarted and fierce loves... Spanish songs and melodies love drama but also the subtlety of sentiment... On the program of this recital, the cream of Spanish composers: Granados, of course, the Catalan Fernando Obradors, adapting García Lorca, Xavier Montsalvatge, a friend of Olivier Messiaen. But also the esteemed French composer of Lakmé, Léo Delibes, and inspirations from across the Atlantic: Carlos Guastavino, flame of Argentine romanticism, or the Mexican Agustín Lara nicknamed the "musician poet," whose irresistible melodies were immortalized by both Caruso and Frank Sinatra... So many gems that will be sublimated by the mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez. In her impressive international career, she has portrayed a staggering array of roles: Charlotte at the Vienna Staatsoper, Dorabella at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Isabella in Milan, Cenerentola at the Liceu in Barcelona... Quite impressive! But above all, she was a remarkable Carmen, at the Opéra Comique but also outdoors, under the Eiffel Tower, in front of an ecstatic audience...
Program of Spanish songs by:
Fernando Obradors, Agustín Lara, Carlos Guastavino, Enrique Granados,
Xavier Montsalvatge, Léo Delibes...Gaëlle Arquez mezzo-soprano
Susan Manoff pianoDURATION: +/- 1h30 including intermission
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Énergies victorieuses
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Énergies victorieuses
Rectial
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 18:00
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Bringing lyrical art out of its usual patterns, breaking free from its ruts, and opening it to diversity while showcasing performers who bring fresh energy—this is the enlightened vision of Africa Lyric’s Opera. Launched in 2007 by the international solidarity organization Women of Africa, this initiative identifies, supports, and guides young operatic talents of African and Afro-descendant origin. Newly crowned laureates of this international competition will pour all their energy into a program that honors the beauties of the operatic repertoire, while infusing it with touches of gospel, American music, and a few surprises along the way.
WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN GRAND OPERA VOICES COMPETITION 2024
Yolisa Ngwexana, 1st Prize and Audience Prize (soprano)
Milan McCray, 2nd Prize (soprano)
Kofi Taylor-Hayford, 3rd Prize (bass)
Thomas Tacquet, pianoArias and duets from operas, traditional songs
DURATION: 1 hour
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Three women
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Chamber music
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 18:00
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Kindred spirits, a convergence of ideas, harmony… Between the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, three composers from the 20th and 21st centuries respond to each other and create a unique lineage. Bridging European writing and an "American sound," Caroline Shaw delves into her musical memories for "a journey on familiar paths that always promises more discoveries." Meanwhile, Joséphine Stephenson brings to life the spirit of two Franco-British poets. A concert of shared stories and humanity, led by Fiona McGown and the I Giardini collective, virtuoso performers of these repertoires and dedicatees of two of these works.
Fiona McGown, mezzo-soprano
I GIARDINI
Hugo Meder, violin
Shuichi Okada, violin
Léa Hennino, viola
Pauline Buet, cello
David Violi, pianoInstrumental pieces and melodies by Amy Beach,
Caroline Shaw, and Joséphine StephensonAs part of the 2nd Là-Haut Biennale
DURATION: 1 hour
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Così fan tutti
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Grande SalleThéâtre municipal Raymond Devos - Tourcoing
d'après Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from Thursday, 5 June 2025 to Friday, 6 June 2025
Grande SalleThéâtre municipal Raymond Devos - Tourcoing
True to the original and libertine spirit, the company Miroirs Étendus places the classic in a contemporary perspective, in a version where it's no longer about a game of deception, but rather about "being overwhelmed by unexpected, explosive feelings of love." Times change, and so do customs: director Antonio Cuenca Ruiz envisions "Così fan tutti" (are they all like that) as an evening among young people that turns into a grand maneuver of a game of love, both light and serious, intimate yet also political. Drawing from contemporary imagination, he pairs Da Ponte's recitatives with libertine texts from the era, in a vision that is both faithful and modern. In line with this inspiration, the musical adaptation—entrusted to Maël Bailly—captures the richness of the original score while infusing it with more contemporary colors through innovative instrumentation. After revisiting Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice," the company continues its collaboration with emerging artists, forging new connections to bring the masterpieces of the repertoire closer to the audience of Hauts-de-France.
Antonio Cuenca Ruiz - Concept and Direction
Maël Bailly - Musical Adaptation
Romain Louveau - Artistic Direction
Fiona Monbet - Musical DirectionDURATION: +/- 1h45 without intermission
at Théâtre municipal Raymond Devos, Tourcoing
Metro line 2, stop Tourcoing Centre
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Ravel et Prokofiev, précurseurs
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Ravel et Prokofiev, précurseurs
Chamber music
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
In response to the Romeo and Juliet ballet, which will be performed in the Grande Salle at the end of the season, the accomplished chamber musicians—violinist Wibert Aerts and pianist Jean-Michel Dayez—invite you to explore a more intimate side of Prokofiev, whose boldness and innovations align with those of his contemporary Ravel. These two sonatas successfully inhabit ancient forms with an original and distinctly modern language. The French composer integrates elements of jazz and blues into the classical form, while exploring the virtuosic heights of the violin in his dazzling Tzigane. About a decade later, the Russian composer unveils the full range of his expressive power to convey the turmoil of World War II, "like the wind blowing through a cemetery..."
Wibert Aerts, violin
Jean-Michel Dayez, pianoSonatas by Sergei Prokofiev and Maurice Ravel
DURATION: 1 hour
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Roméo + Juliette
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Roméo + Juliette
Marcos Morau
from Saturday, 14 June 2025 to Sunday, 15 June 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
The inexhaustible inspiration of Romeo and Juliet: no fewer than twenty-five operas, a dramatic symphony by Berlioz, a plethora of films, and musical comedies... In 1934, in search of a lyrical theme for the Kirov Theatre, Prokofiev chose the subject over Tristan and Isolde or Pelléas et Mélisande... And he was right to do so: thanks to him, the young lovers of Verona shine brilliantly in the legend of 20th-century ballet. This classic tale lends itself this time to the abundant universe of the Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau, a proponent of a "grandiose visual dance theatre."
In 2022, at the Opéra de Lille, he awakened Sleeping Beauty with an androgynous, dreamy, audacious vision. This time, the leader of the Catalan company La Veronal ventures to Verona, dividing the dancers of the Ballet des Flandres into Montagues and Capulets, for a contemporary and deeply personal reinterpretation of the myth. "I love confronting these tales from another time and asking myself what we can do with them today... What interests me above all is to use my creativity, my madness, my nightmares, or my fears to evolve the story."
Marcos Morau choreography
Music by Sergei Prokofiev (excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, ballet of 1935)Ballet of the Opéra des Flandres
DURATION: +/- 1h30 without intermission
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Méduse
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Jazz
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 18:00
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Exceptional: Concert in the main auditorium
Her deep voice and nuanced phrasing shine brilliantly in jazz, earning Célia Kameni acclaim as one of France's top jazz singers. However, she does not confine her horizons. Adopting the emblem of Medusa with her magnetic gaze, Kameni dazzles and explores a rich universe that alternately invites Nina Simone, Björk, and Nick Drake, drawing inspiration from artists like Moses Sumney, Shida Shahabi, and Arooj Aftab. She blends improvisation, poetry, and vibrational singing in search of new forms and emotions. Supported by a solid and adventurous quartet, Kameni delves deeply to captivate and astonish her audience.
Célia Kameni, vocals
Juliette Serrad, cello
Giani Caserotto, guitar
Julien Loutelier, drums
Léo Jassef, piano
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