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Et in Arcadia Ego: Opéra Comique

About the Event

Join some of the world's greatest interpreters of French Baroque music as they explore the stages of life through the music of Jean‐Philippe Rameau.

Christophe Rousset leads Les Talens Lyriques, Les éléments, and mezzosoprano Lea Desandre in a perfomance that combines music, dance, and visual art, directed by Phia Ménard, with a new, determinedly‐contemporary libretto by Éric Reinhardt.

Cast / Production

Musical direction: Christophe Rousset
Staging: Phia Ménard, with the participation of Jean‐Luc Beaujault
Libretto and dramaturgy: Éric Reinarhdt
Scenery: Phia Ménard, Éric Soyer
Costumes: Fabrice Ilia Leroy
Lights: Éric Soyer
Additional sound creation: Ivan Roussel
Tableau glacé creation: Phia Ménard, Rodolphe Thibaud, Fabrice Illia Leroy
Construction scenery: Philippe Ragot
With the team of the company Non Nova (direction Phia Ménard, Claire Massonnet)
Staging assistant: Laïs Foulc

Mezzo‐soprano: Lea Desandre
Choir: Les éléments
Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques

New production: Opéra Comique
Coproduction: Théâtre de Caen, Compagnie Non Nova

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