18 • THE HARMONY OF HUMAN PASSIONS
Looking back on two transformative decades at La Monnaie
For eighteen years, Peter de Caluwe stood at the helm of the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie. Eighteen years in which the opera world witnessed technical innovations, global crises and new audience demographics. Throughout all these evolutions, he upheld a clear programmatic vision and, together with a close artistic family, defended a forward-thinking approach to theatre, based on a solid dramaturgical foundation. Drawing on interviews with key protagonists and a curated selection of production and backstage pictures, this monograph by Jasper Croonen looks back on two decisive decades of La Monnaie history.
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CREDITS & TECH SPECS
Registered publisher Peter de Caluwe
Editorial coordination Kristof Vanderhoeven
Texts Jasper Croonen, Peter de Caluwe
Translation Muriel Weiss
Photos Matthias Baus, Patrick Berger, Pieter Claes, Charlie De Keersmaecker, Javier del Real, Jean-Louis Fernandez, Sébastien Forthomme, Karl Forster, Johan Jacobs, Jean-Baptiste Pacucci, Monika Rittershaus, Hugo Segers, Bernd Uhlig, Maarten Vanden Abeele, Filip Van Roe, Simon Van Rompay
With the collaboration of Pieter Claes, Quentin Coeckelberghs, Hugo De Pril, Elena Lombardo, Ingeborg Mertens, Katrine Simonart, Jan Van Goethem
Layout Delphine Platteeuw
Printed by Graphius, Gent
May 2025
Legal registration D/2025/5974/5
*Pages 308
Language Dutch, French, English
Dimensions 150 x 210 mm (closed), 300 x 210 mm (open)
Cover wrap Linen: Dubletta 3265
Cover Materica Kraft 180 g
Paper types Arena Rough Natural 90 g, Magno Matt 130 g, Materica Terra Rossa 120 g.
Finishing: Yarn-sewn