Lyrical
Eugene Onegin
Tchaïkovski
28 Feb – 06 Mar 2025
In the United States, during the Great Depression, a housewife dreams of stardom and decides to travel the country with her two daughters - Baby June and Louise - to present her shows. Based on this true story, lyricist Stephen Sondheim – to whom we owe West Side Story - and composer Jule Styne created a masterpiece that was to become the mother of musicals, strangely enough never performed in France until now.
Some people sit on their butts
Got the dream, yeah, but not the guts
That's living for some people
For some hum-drum people I suppose
Well, they can stay and rot
But not Rose
Gypsy
If Nancy won't travel to Broadway, Broadway will travel to Nancy. Well-known to opera fans, director Laurent Pelly is tackling this classic. He has surrounded himself with a first-rate cast, including, in a “concert hall” format, Natalie Dessay alongside her daughter Neïma Naouri. Humour and emotion guaranteed!
Calendar
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Sat. 01 February 202520:00Opéra national de Lorraine
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Sun. 02 February 202515:00Opéra national de Lorraine
Information
Duration
2 h 30 with interval
Prices
5 — 85 €
Show in French and English, with surtitles
All audiences 10 and over
Introduction to the performance
45 minutes before the start of the performance (free of charge, upon presentation of ticket).
The performance on Sunday 2 February includes a workshop for young audiences. For more information, click here.
This show includes stroboscopic effects that may affect photosensitive spectators.
Due to the specific nature of the show, the Opera cannot guarantee optimal sound quality for seats in the 3rd gallery.
Cast
Gypsy, a musical fable
Musical in two acts
Based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
First performed at the Broadway Theatre on 21 May 1959
Original production
David Merrick and Leland Hayward
Originally directed and choreographed by
Jerome Robbins
Composer
Jule Styne
Libretto
Arthur Laurents
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim
Production
Philharmonie de Paris
Coproduction
Philharmonie de Paris, Opéra national de Lorraine, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Théâtre de Caen, Opéra de Reims
GYPSY is presented by agreement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Les Frivolités Parisiennes
Musical direction
Gareth Valentine
Stage direction and costumes
Laurent Pelly
Dialogue translation
Agathe Mélinand
Choreography
Lionel Hoche
Lighting
Marco Giusti
Scenography
Massimo Troncanetti
Collaboration on costumes
Victoria Rastello
Collaboration on wigs and make up
Daniela Eschbacher
Assistant stage direction
Paul Higgins
Sound design
Unisson Design
Sound set design
Aline Loustalot
Chorus master
Stéphane Petitjean
Rose
Natalie Dessay
Louise
Neïma Naouri
June
Medya Zana
Herbie
Daniel Njo Lobé
Tulsa
Antoine Le Provost
Mazeppa, Hollywood Blonde
Barbara Peroneille
Electra, Hollywood Blonde
Marie Glorieux
Tessie Tura, Hollywood Blonde
Kate Combault
Miss Cratchitt, Agnès, Hollywood Blonde, Renée
Juliette Sarre
L.A
Rémi Marcoin
Kansas
David Dumont
Yonkers
Léo Gabriel
Uncle Jocko, Weber, Pastey
Thomas Condemine
George, père de Rose, Cigar, Mr Goldstone
Pierre Aussedat
All the other parts are played by all the artists.
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