LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Fantasy Opera in five acts
Libretto by Jules Barbier based on the eponymous play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann
Hoffmann Jean-François Borras
Olympia Beate Ritter
Antonia Vannina Santoni
Giulietta Géraldine Chauvet
4 Devils Nicolas Courjal
La Muse / Nicklausse Carine Séchaye
4 Valets Frédéric Longbois
Mother Qiulin Zhang
Spalanzani Marcin Habela
Luther / Crespel Alexandre Diakoff
Hermann / Schlemil Mohamed Haidar
Nathanael Jean Miannay
Chœur de l’Opéra de Lausanne directed by Patrick Marie Aubert
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Direction Jean-Yves Ossonce
Direction, Set, Costumes and Lights Stefano Poda
Assistant Paolo Giani Cei
New production, Coproduction Opéra de Lausanne, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Israeli Opera Tel-Aviv-Yafo
29 September & 2, 4, 6, 8 October 2019
PIERRE ET LE LOUP
Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Musical Tale
Texte by Serge Prokofiev
First performed at the Théâtre Central for the children in Moscow, May 2, 1936
Narrator Örs Kisfaludy
Peter Pierre de Beaudéan
Grandfather Christophe Balissat
The wolf Patrick Yaël Rion
Orchestre de l’HEMU directed by Antoine Rebstein
Director Gérard Demierre
Set design Jean-Marie Abplanalp
Costumes, masks and make-up Sébastien Guenot
Costumes, masks and make-up Lotte Rosenholmer
Lighting Denis Foucart
Video Quentin Martinelli
Production by the Opéra de Lausanne and the Petit Théâtre de Lausanne
20, 22, 23 & 24 November 2019
LA BELLE HÉLÈNE
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Opéra-bouffe in 3 acts
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
First performance at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris, December 17, 1864
Editions Heugel & Cie, represented by Atlantis Musikbuch-Verlag AG, Zurich
Ménélas Michel Fau
Hélène Julie Robard-Gendre
Pâris Julien Dran
Agamemnon Christophe Lacassagne
Calchas Jean-Claude Sarragosse
Achille Jean-Francis Monvoisin
Ajax Premier Pier-Yves Têtu
Ajax Deuxième Hoël Troadec
Oreste Paul Figuier
Bacchis Marie Daher
Parthoenis Laurène Paternò
Loena Béatrice Nani
Euthyclès Richard Lahady
Philocome Jean-Raphaël Lavandier
Sinfonietta de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir directed by Jacques Blanc
Conductor Pierre Dumoussaud
Direction Michel Fau
Set design Emmanuel Charles
Costumes Diane Belugou
Lighting Joël Fabing
Director’s Assistant Tristan Gouaillier
Set design assistant Emilie Roy
New production of the Opéra de Lausanne
Co-Production with Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Théâtre national de l’Opéra Comique
28, 31 October & 2, 4, 7 November 2018
DOÑA FRANCISQUITA
Amadeo Vives (1871-1932)
Lyrical comedy in three acts
Libretto by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw adapted from Lope de Vega
First performed at Teatro Apolo, Madrid, October 17, 1923
Critical Edition by Miguel Roa for ICCMU and SGAE
Doña Francisquita Leonor Bonilla
Fernando Soler Ismael Jordi
Aurora Florencia Machado
Doña Francisca Milagros Martin
Don Matias Miguel Sola
Cardona Pablo Garcia Lopez
Lorenzo Pérez Mohamed Haidar
Productor / Director Carlos Henriquez
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir directed by Jordi Blanch Tordera
Conductor Roberto Forés Veses
Director Lluís Pasqual
Costumes & Set design Alejandro Andújar
Lighting Pascal Mérat
Choreographer Nuria Castejón
Director’s assistant Leo Castaldi
New production, Coproduction with Teatro de la Zarzuela & Gran Teatre del Liceu
26, 29, 31 January & 2 February 2020
CANDIDE
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Comic operetta in 2 acts
Music by Leonard Bernstein, book by Hugh Wheeler after Voltaire, Lyrics by Richard Wilbur, with additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, John La Touche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein
Orchestrations by Leonard Bernstein and Hershy Kay; Musical continuity and additional orchestrations by John Mauceri, with a narration for concert version by Leonard Bernstein and John Wells, adapted from the satire by Voltaire and the book by Hugh Wheeler; edited and supplemented by Erik Haagensen.
Work given by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited.
Candide Miles Mykkanen
Cunégonde Marie Lys
Old Lady Anna Steiger
Pangloss (Voltaire), Martin Franco Pomponi
Maximilian, Inquisitor 2, Judge 2, Captain, Herman Augustus, 2nd Señor Joël Terrin
Paquette Béatrice Nani
Governor, 1st Señor, Vanderdendur, Crook, Achmet Nicolas Wildi
Inquisitor 1, Judge 1, Ragotsky, Charles Edwards Bastien Combe
Inquisitor 3, Judge 3, Tsar Ivan Raphaël Hardmeyer
Stanislaus Fernando Cuellar Leon
Narrator Mike Winter
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir directed by Patrick Marie Aubert
Conductor Gavriel Heine
Direction Vincent Boussard
Set design Vincent Lemaire
Costumes Christian Lacroix
Lighting Nicolas Gilli
Video Isabel Robson
Choreography Helge Letonja
Director’s assistant Gediminas Šeduikis
Costume’s assistant Robert Schwaighofer
Production Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras, Vilnius
20, 22, 25, 27 & 29 March 2020
DAVEL
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
Christian Favre (1955), libretto by René Zahnd (1958)
Opera in 2 acts
350 years after the birth of Davel
Davel Régis Mengus
de Crousaz Christophe Berry
de Wattenwyl François Lis
La Belle Inconnue Alexandra Dobos-Rodriguez
La Mère Susanne Gritschneder
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir directed by Jean-Philippe Clerc
Conductor Daniel Kawka
Direction Gianni Schneider
Libretto René Zahnd
Costumes Mireille Dessingy
Set design Nina Wetzel
Co-Set designer & Video Sébastien Dupouey
Lighting Laurent Junod
Director’s assistant Jean-François Kessler
Director’s assistant, playwright Luc Birraux
Set design assistant Florence Emery
New production Opéra de Lausanne
3, 6, 8 & 10 May 2020
L'ELISIR D'AMORE
ANNULATION EN RAISON DE LA SITUATION EXCEPTIONNELLE DUE AU COVID-19
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Melodramma giocoso in 2 acts
Libretto by Felice Romani based on the libretto by Eugène Scribe
First performed at the Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan, May 12, 1832
Editions G. Ricordi & Co. Bühnen- und Musikverlag GmbH, Berlin
Adina Valentina Nafornita
Nemorino Paolo Fanale
Belcore Giorgio Caoduro
Dulcamara Adrian Sâmpetrean
Giannetta Laurène Paternò
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne choir
Conductor Corrado Rovaris
Director Adriano Sinivia
Set design Christian Taraborrelli
Costumes Enzo Iorio
Lighting Fabrice Kebour
Production Opéra de Lausanne
5, 7, 10, 12 & 14 June 2020