THANKS TO MY EYES, Belgian Prémiere

April 1st, 2012

La Monnaie ¦ De Munt

Franck Ollu conductor
Performances: 1-3-5-6-10-11 April

Description

Opera in one act
Libretto by Joël Pommerat adapted from his play, Grâce à mes yeux, Actes Sud Papiers, 2003
Commissioned by the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Théâtre et Musique Paris - Réseau Varèse

Conductor, Franck Ollu Stage director, Joël Pommerat
Set design and light, Eric Soyer
Costumes, Deffin Isabelle

Aymar, Hagen Matzeit
The Father, Brian Bannatyne - Scott
The Mother, Anne Rotger
A Young Woman in the Night, Keren Motseri
A Young Blonde Woman, Fflur Wyn
The Man with Long Hair, Dominique Tack

Orchestra Utopica

New production of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
In co-production with Théâtre et Musique Paris/Théâtre de Gennevilliers CDNCC, the Royal Theatre La Monnaie in Brussels and Musica, the Festival of Today's Music in Strasbourg. Supported by the Réseau Varèse, subsidized by the Cultural Program of the European Commission and Pro-Helvetia, Swiss Art Council.