LA TRAVIATA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Opera in 3 acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils
First performed at La Fenice in Venise, March 6th 1853

Violetta Valéry Virginia Tola
Alfredo Germont Saimir Pirgu
Giorgio Germont Sebastian Catana
Flora Bervoix Brigitte Hool
Annina Célia Cornu
Doctor Grenvil Manrico Signorini
Gaston Benjamin Bernheim
Baron Douphol David-Alexandre Borloz
Marquis d’Obigny Benoît Capt
Giuseppe Yannis François
Agent Juan Etchepareborda
Servant Nicolas Wildi

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir

Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
Director Arnaud Bernard
Choreograph and assistant to director Gianni Santucci
Set designer Alessandro Camera
Costume designer Carla Ricotti
Lighting designer Patrick Méeüs
Choirmaster Véronique Carrot

Production Opéra National de Prague

26, 28, 30 November & 3 December 2008

Salle Métropole

LA BELLE HÉLÈNE

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Opera buffa in 3 acts
Libretto by Henry Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
First performed at Théâtre des Variétés in Paris, December 17th 1864

Hélène Maryline Fallot
Pâris Sébastien Droy
Ménélas Rémy Corazza
Agamemnon Jean-Marie Frémeau
Calchas Patrick Rocca
Oreste Max Emanuel Cencic
Achille Philippe Cantor
Ajax I Humberto Ayerbe-Pino
Ajax II Nicolas Wildi
Bacchis Michèle Grand
Léœnas Sarah Pagin
Parthénis Prune Guillaumon

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir

Conductor Christian Zacharias
Director Jérôme Savary
Assistant to director Frédérique Lombart
Choregraph Igor Piovano, Kathryn Bradney
Set designer Michel Lebois
Costume designer Michel Dussarrat
Lighting designer Patrick Méeüs
Choirmaster Véronique Carrot

Production La Boîte à Rêves Jérôme Savary, Béziers

26, 27, 28, 30 & 31 December 2008

Salle Métropole

MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Opera in 3 acts
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
First performed at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Februar 17th 1904

Madama Butterfly Hiromi Omura
F. B. Pinkerton Mario Malagnini
Suzuki Mika Shigematsu
Sharpless Angel Odena
Goro Yosep Kang
Prince Yamadori Kwang II Kim
Oncle bonze Taihwan Park
Kate Pinkerton Delphine Gillot
Commissioner Hyeong Joon Ha
Officier Florent Blaser

Sinfonietta de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir

Conductor Jean-Yves Ossonce
Director Nicolas Joel
Set and costume designer Bruno Schwengl
Lighting designer Allain Vincent
Choirmaster Véronique Carrot

Production Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse

22, 25, 27 February & 1st March 2009

Salle Métropole

LE CHAT BOTTÉ

Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002)

Young public
Opera in 2 acts
Libretto by Néstor Lugán based on Charles Perrault
First performed at Teatro del Liceu in Barcelone, January 1948

Cat Carine Séchaye
King Benoît Capt
Princess Elizabeth Bailey
Miller Benjamin Bernheim
Ogre David-Alexandre Borloz

Camerata de Lausanne
Pierre Amoyal, Director of Camerata
Ensemble à vent of Lausanne Conservatory

Conductor Laurent Gay
Director Emilio Sagi
Assistant to director and choregraph Nuria Castejón
Set and costume designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
Lighting designer José Luis Canales

Production Opéra de Lausanne, Teatro Real de Madrid, Gran Teatro del Liceu and Opéra d’Oviedo

18, 20, 21, 22 & 25 March 2009

Salle Métropole

PAN Y TOROS

Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823-1894)

Swiss premiere
Zarzuela in 3 acts
Libretto by José Picón
First performed at Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, 22 December 1864

Doña Pepita Mariola Cantarero
Princesa de Luzàn Marielle Martinez
El capitan Peñaranda Federico Gallar
Goya Miguel Sola
Abate Pablo Cameselle
El corregidor Quiñones Luis Alvarez
El general / El del pecado mortal Rubén Amoretti
Jovellanos Carlos Henriquez
Santero Lorenzo Moncloa
Romero Julio Cendal
Costillares Jorge Rodriguez-Norton
Ciega / Duquesa Anna Maske
Ciego José Pazos
Chico Charlotte Monnier
Tirana Ulpia Gheorghita

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne Choir
Dance company Nuria Castejón

Conductor Miquel Ortega
Director Emilio Sari
Choreographer Nuria Castejón
Set and lighting designer Enrique Bordolini
Costume designer Imme Möller
Choirmaster Véronique Carrot

Production Opéra de Lausanne, with Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile and Festival de Zarzuela d’Oviedo

19, 22, 24 & 26 April 2009

Salle Métropole

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

Opera in 2 acts
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini based on Le barbier de Séville of Beaumarchais
First performed at Teatro Argentina in Rome, Februar 20th 1816

Count Almaviva John Osborn
Figaro Fabio Capitanucci
Rosina Sabina Puertolas
Bartolo Luciano Di Pasquale
Basilio Deyan Vatchkov
Berta Isabelle Henriquez
Fiorello Alexandre Diakoff
Ambrogio Manrico Signorini
An officer Sacha Michon


Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir

Conductor Günter Neuhold
Director, scenography and choragraph Adriano Sinivia
Set and costume designer Enzo Iorio
Lighting designer Fabrice Kebour
Video Gilles Papain
Choirmaster Véronique Carrot

New production Opéra de Lausanne

7, 10, 12 & 14 June 2009

Salle Métropole