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 slapstick acts. 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!
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.
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
Libretto
Arthur Laurents
Music
Jule Styne
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
Rose
Natalie Dessay
Louise
Neïma Naouri
June
Medya Zana
Herbie
Daniel Njo Lobé
Maîtrise Populaire of the Opéra-Comique
