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Louise
A huge success when it premiered at the Opéra-Comique in 1900, Gustave Charpentier’s (1860-1956) “musical novel in four acts and five scenes” was panned by the critics, who considered its depiction of female desire and its heroine’s rebellion against her family to be scandalous. In this new reading, Christof Loy (Salomé) – famous for his meticulous productions, precise direction and refined aesthetic – has detected beneath the innovative theme of female emancipation an unspoken aspect of Charpentier’s libretto: the toxic family relationship in which Louise finds herself trapped, and the hold that her possessive – even abusive – father exerts over her with the complicity of her mother. Keen to tell the story without judging the characters, the director draws the audience into Louise’s subconscious, highlighting the darker side of a society that, far from emancipating its daughters, only offers them cheap romance as a deflection from the frustrations of their limited prospects.
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A huge success when it premiered at the Opéra-Comique in 1900, Gustave Charpentier’s (1860-1956) “musical novel in four acts and five scenes” was panned by the critics, who considered its depiction of female desire and its heroine’s rebellion against her family to be scandalous. In this new reading, Christof Loy (Salomé) – famous for his meticulous productions, precise direction and refined aesthetic – has detected beneath the innovative theme of female emancipation an unspoken aspect of Charpentier’s libretto: the toxic family relationship in which Louise finds herself trapped, and the hold that her possessive – even abusive – father exerts over her with the complicity of her mother. Keen to tell the story without judging the characters, the director draws the audience into Louise’s subconscious, highlighting the darker side of a society that, far from emancipating its daughters, only offers them cheap romance as a deflection from the frustrations of their limited prospects.
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Genre:Music
Written By:Gustave Charpentier
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Runtime:171 minutes
Studio:Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Cast
Christof Loy
Director
Elsa Dreisig
Louise
Adam Smith
Julien / Le Noctambule
Sophie Koch
La Mère / La Première d’atelier
Nicolas Courjal
Le Père, Le Chiffonnier
Grégoire Mour
Un Marchand d’habits / Le Pape des fous
Annick Massis
La Balayeuse
Marianne Croux
Irma
Carol Garcia
Gertrude
Karolina Bengtsson
Camille
Marie-Thérèse Keller
Madeleine
Julie Pasturaud
Élise / La petite Chiffonnière
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