LAKMÉ
Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Edmond Godinet and Philippe Gille,
after the short novel Rarahu ou le mariage de Loti by Pierre Loti
First performed at Opéra Comique in Paris, April 14th, 1883
Lakmé Julia Bauer
Nilakantha Daniel Golossov
Gérald Christophe Berry
Mallika Elodie Méchain
Hadji Jonathan Spicher
Frédéric Boris Grappe
Ellen Céline Mellon
Ms. Bentson Hanna Schaer
Rose Céline Soudain
A chinese seller Wei Nan
A domben Philippe Renaud-Danthe
A kouravar Sacha Michon
Dancers Anna Dimitratou, Maï Ishiwata, Olia Lydaki
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne Choir prepared by Véronique Carrot
Conductor Miquel Ortega
Director Lilo Baur
Set designer Caroline Ginet
Costume designer Hanna Sjödin
Lighting designer Gilles Gentner
Choreographer Olia Lydaki
New production of Opéra de Lausanne, coproduction with Opéra Comique
4, 6, 9, 11 & 13 October 2013
LES MOUSQUETAIRES AU COUVENT
Louis Varney (1844-1908)
Comic opera in three acts
Libretto by Jules Prével and Paul Ferrier,
after a vaudeville by Amable de Saint-Hilaire and Paul Duport
First performed at Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris, March 16th, 1880
Narcisse de Brissac Marc Canturri
Gontran de Solanges Sébastien Guèze
L’abbé Bridaine Frédéric Goncalves
Simone Carole Meyer
Marie de Pontcourlay Laurence Guillod
Louise de Pontcourlay Antoinette Dennefeld
Mother Superior Nicole Monestier
Mrs Pichard / Sister Opportune Ola Waridel
The gouvernor Jean-Pierre Gos
Rigobert Pier-Yves Têtu
Pichard Jean-Raphaël Lavandier
Flowers and cakes vendors / Boarders
Inès Berlet, Elise Milliet, Salomé Myrna, Hélène Walter
Sinfonietta de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne Choir prepared by Jacques Blanc
Conductor Philippe Béran
Director Jérôme Deschamps
Set designer Laurent Peduzzi
Costume designer Vanessa Sannino
Lighting designer Marie-Christine Soma
Choreographer Glyslein Lefever
New production Opéra de Lausanne, coproduction with Opéra Comique
22, 26, 27, 29 & 31 December 2013
HÄNSEL ET GRETEL
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Young public
Lyrical Tale in three acts
Libretto by Adelheid Wette, after Grimm brothers
Swiss premiere of the French version by Catulle Mendès
Reduction and orchestration by Pierre Ruscher
Created at Opéra de Nice, December 24th, 1998
Hänsel Carine Séchaye
Gretel Céline Mellon
The father Marc Mazuir
The mother / Grignotte, the witch Isabelle Henriquez
Sandman / Dewman Marion Grange
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Maîtrise Horizons of Conservatoire de Lausanne
Conductor Laurent Gay
Director Julie Beauvais
Set designer Claire Peverelli
Costume designer Gwendolyn Jenkins
Lighting designer Laurent Junod
Choirmaster Maîtrise Pierre-Louis Nanchen
New production Opéra de Lausanne
5, 7, 8, 9 & 12 February 2014
LUISA MILLER
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, after the play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich Schiller
First performed at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, December 8th, 1849
Luisa Miller Lana Kos
Miller Luca Salsi
Il conte Walter Giovanni Furlanetto
Rodolfo Giuseppe Gipali
La duchessa Federica Marie Karall
Wurm Daniel Golossov
Laura Céline Mellon
Contadino Nicolas Wildi
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne Choir prepared by Salvo Sgrò
Conductor Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
Director Giancarlo del Monaco
Set and costume designerWilliam Orlandi
Lighting designer Vinicio Cheli
Assistant director Barbara Staffolani
New production of Opéra de Lausanne, in coproduction with Opera Australia
21, 23, 26, 28 & 30 March 2014
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Opera buffa in two acts
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after the play by Beaumarchais
First performed at Teatro Argentina in Rome, February 20th, 1816
Il conte Almaviva Edgardo Rocha
Figaro Giorgio Caoduro
Rosina Annalisa Stroppa
Bartolo Bruno De Simone
Don Basilio Sorin Coliban
Berta Céline Mellon
Fiorello Marc Mazuir
Ambrogio Enzo Iorio
Ufficiale Sylvain Kuntz
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne Choir prepared by Jacques Blanc
Conductor Carlos Vieu
Director and scenographyAdriano Sinivia
Set and costume designerEnzo Iorio
Lighting designerFabrice Kebour
Assistant staging Lucie Fabry
Production Opéra de Lausanne
27, 30 avril & 2, 4, 7 May 2014
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR
Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)
Comic opera in three acts
Libretto by Hermann von Mosenthal, after the play by William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor.
First performed at Königliches Opernhaus in Berlin, March 9th, 1849
Frau Fluth Valentina Farcas
Frau Reich Eve-Maud Hubeaux
Sir John Falstaff Michael Tews
Herr Fluth Oliver Zwarg
Herr Reich Benoît Capt
Anna Reich Céline Mellon
Fenton Attilio Glaser
Spärlich Stuart Patterson
Dr. Cajus Sacha Michon
The therapist Jean-Luc Borgeat
Erster Bürger Nicolas Wildi
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne Choir prepared by Véronique Carrot
Conductor Frank Beermann
Director David Hermann
Set designer Rifail Ajdarpasic
Costume designer Ariane Isabell Unfried
Lighting designer Fabrice Kebour
New production Opéra de Lausanne, coproduction with Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège
6, 8, 11, 13 & 15 June 2014