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  • The Chalk Circle: Opéra de Lyon, © Photo: Corentin Fohlen
    The Chalk Circle: Opéra de Lyon, © Photo: Corentin Fohlen

Alexander von Zemlinsky's The Chalk Circle: Opéra de Lyon

About the Event

Discover Alexander von Zemlinsky's brilliant fable inspired by a Chinese drama of the 13th century, onstage at the Opéra de Lyon.

In this unique opera, the last the composer completed, Zemlinsky freely blends the influence of jazz music and the oriental stylization to post‐romantic classical music in a work with a strong political message about justice, love and destiny.

In German with French surtitles

Cast / Production

Musical direction: Lothar Koenigs
Direction: Richard Brunel
Dramaturgy: Catherine Ailloud‐Nicolas
Settings: Anouk Dell'Aiera
Costumes: Benjamin Moreau
Lights: Christian Pinaud

Tschang‐Haitang: Ilse Eerens
Tschang‐Ling: Lauri Vasar
Ma Martin: Winkler
Yü-Pei: Nicola Beller Carbone
Prince Pao: Stephan Rügamer
Tschu‐Tschu: NN
Tschao: NN
Mrs Tchang: Doris Lamprecht
Midwife: Hedwig Fassbender

Orchestra, Maîtrise and Studio of the Opéra de Lyon

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