Opéra Comique
The Théâtre national de l'Opéra Comique has the status of a public establishment of an industrial and commercial nature (EPIC) and has been assigned a dual mission: the production and dissemination of lyrical works and shows for the widest possible audience; and the promotion of the diversity of expression, from baroque opera to contemporary creation, and of the Opéra Comique's historical repertoire, marked by the place of French opera.
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Médée
Medea has not hesitated to sacrifice her family to her passion for Jason, who has ascended to the throne of Boeotia thanks to her. But Jason strengthens his power by marrying the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. Medea, betrayed, lashes out and commits the unthinkable, murdering their two children. Find out more.
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Samson
We know all about Samson's superhuman strength and his fatal passion for Delilah. But Samson is also a divinely chosen liberator and judge. Voltaire wanted to offer Rameau a libretto for an opera about Samson. But the royal censors refused to see the holy story dragged onto the secular stage. Rameau therefore gave up and recycled his score in his later works. Find out more.
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Sémiramis & Don Juan
Don Juan defies social norms just as he flouts divine laws. Semiramis, Queen of Babylon, chooses a husband, unaware that it is her son. To each, a spectre appears to announce the supreme punishment.
These two pantomime ballets established Gluck's evocative art in Europe. Find out more.
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