The Child and the Spells, Ravel: Opéra de Dijon

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Don't stay shut up at home, instead play hooky at the Opéra de Dijon and the Festival d’Aix‐en‐Provence with this production of Maurice Ravel's The Child and the Spells. This version for piano four hands, flute, and cello by Didier Puntos succeeds in preserving all the magic of the original.

In the French language


Opéra de Dijon & Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, La Comédie de Saint-Étienne, Festival d’Art Lyrique d’Aix‐en‐Provence, Académie européenne de musique

Libretto, Colette
Music, Maurice Ravel
Chamber Version, Didier Puntos
Musical Direction, Didier Puntos
Direction, Arnaud Meunier
Assistant Director,  Mélanie Mary
Set, Damien Caille‐Perret
Costumes, Anne Autran
Lighting, Philippe Berthomé

The Child, Chloé Briot
The Fire, The Nightingale: Mercedes Arcuri
The Princess, The Bat, The Shepherd Girl: Clémence Tilquin
The Female Cat, The Squirrel, The Shepherdess: Majdouline Zerari
The Mother, The Chinese Teacup, The Dragonfly: Eve‐Maud Hubeaux
The Teapot, The Little Old Man, The Tree Frog: Valerio Contaldo
The Clock, The Cat: Guillaume Andrieux
The Armchair, The Oak Tree: Jean‐Gabriel Saint‐Martin

Flute: Anne‐Lise Teruel
Cello: William Imbert
Piano Four Hands: Michalis Boliakis, Didier Puntos

Created at the Opéra de Monte‐Carlo, March 21 1925