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Albéric Magnard: Guercœur @ Opéra national du Rhin, Strasburgo
In the ethereal afterlife, there is no time or space. The shades, freed from their earthly cares, celebrate the greatness of the Goddess of Truth. Shrouded in eternal glory, she sits triumphant, flanked by Beauty and Goodness, while at her feet lies Suffering in her mantle of blood. In the midst of this chorus of praise, a discordant lament rises: “To live! Who will give me back the thrill of life?” The voice belongs to Guercœur, who died in the prime of life after falling in love with Giselle and freeing his people from a tyrant, assisted by his friend Heurtal. Unable to rest, Guercœur begs to return to his fleshly form. Truth warns him: two years have already passed on Earth where nothing lasts forever. His fall from paradise could be brutal…
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In the ethereal afterlife, there is no time or space. The shades, freed from their earthly cares, celebrate the greatness of the Goddess of Truth. Shrouded in eternal glory, she sits triumphant, flanked by Beauty and Goodness, while at her feet lies Suffering in her mantle of blood. In the midst of this chorus of praise, a discordant lament rises: “To live! Who will give me back the thrill of life?” The voice belongs to Guercœur, who died in the prime of life after falling in love with Giselle and freeing his people from a tyrant, assisted by his friend Heurtal. Unable to rest, Guercœur begs to return to his fleshly form. Truth warns him: two years have already passed on Earth where nothing lasts forever. His fall from paradise could be brutal…
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Genre:Music
Written By:Albéric Magnard
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Runtime:159 minutes
Studio:Opéra National de Paris
Cast
Christof Loy
Director
Stéphane Degout
Guercoeur
Catherine Hunold
Verité
Antoinette Dennefeld
Giselle
Julien Henric
Heurtal
Eugénie Joneau
Bonté
Gabrielle Philiponet
Beauté
Adriana Bignagni Lesca
Souffrance
Marie Lenormand
L'ombre d'une femme
Alysia Hanshaw
L’Ombre d’une vierge
Glen Cunningham
L’Ombre d’un poète
Ingo Metzmacher
Conductor
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