Les contes de la lune vague après la pluie, Opéra Comique
About the Event
Breathe in the sounds of traditional Japanese poetry as it comes to life in this fantasy of music and storytelling.
Les contes de la lune vague après la pluie (Ugetsu in English) is Swiss composer Xavier Dayer's newest opera. Based on the film by Kenji Mizoguchi, the 1953 film is a dreamlike retelling of two stories by Ueda Akinari.
Sung in French with French subtitles.
Musical direction: Jean‐Philippe Wurtz
Staging: Vincent Huguet
With Taeill Kim, Majdouline Zerari, Carlos Natale, Judith Fa, and Luanda Siqueira
Orchestra: Ensemble Linea