Emmanuel Trenque honored with the 'Médaille du Rayonnement Culturel'
La Monnaie Chorus Master Emmanuel Trenque has been awarded the Médaille du Rayonnement Culturel by La Renaissance Française.
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La Monnaie to create an opera by J. M. Coetzee, 2003 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
During a literary encounter with J. M. Coetzee on the stage of La Monnaie, Christina Scheppelmann announced that the 2003 Nobel Prize winner in Literature is writing a libretto for a new La Monnaie opera, to be premiered in the 2027–2028 season: Elizabeth Costello in limbo.
On October 13th, the VUB awarded J. M. Coetzee an honorary doctorate during a ceremony held at La Monnaie. During the event, General and Artistic Director Christina Scheppelmann had the pleasure to announce that the distinguished author is currently writing the libretto for a new opera, centred on one of his most iconic characters, Elisabeth Costello. This creation, with music by Belgian composer Nicholas Lens, will premiere on the stage of La Monnaie in the 2027-28 season.
According to Christina Scheppelmann, ‘this is a very exciting commission. Presenting a new opera is always a beautiful challenge and we look forward to working on this project with the creators. Nicholas Lens already appeared at La Monnaie in 2014 with Shell Shock – based on a libretto by Nick Cave. Elizabeth Costello in limbo will be staged by the excellent Barbora Horáková Joly and feature Allison Cook in the title role.’
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