Opera
Les Huguenots
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Anyone who cares about opera should see this production— The New York Times
As much a historical panorama as an intimate drama, Les Huguenots tells the story of the impossible love between a Catholic and a Protestant in the context of the religious wars that set France ablaze in the sixteenth century, reaching a bloody climax with the St Bartholomew’s day massacre. The 2011 La Monnaie production was a major event, presenting the score in all its extravagance, rich in dramatic contrasts, and altering perceptions of the length of the performance. It helped to usher in a return to the international music scene of ‘French grand opera’, a key musical genre that was omnipresent for much of the nineteenth century. More than a decade after he first offered his vision of the work, the director Olivier Py will bring his influential production back to life with an entirely new cast. Following his success in our production of Robert le diable in 2019, the conductor Evelino Pidò will lead the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra.
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OperaOlivier Py at La Monnaie
A video portrait
“If a piece is long, arduous, violent, sombre and hasn’t been performed for at least one-and-a-half years, they call up Olivier Py.” The French stage director surely sees the humour in it all. Truth is, his intense, timeless productions have been a major contribution to the reappraisal of the French ‘grand opéra’. In this video portrait, Py reveals his artistic credo and looks back on his previous stagings at La Monnaie.
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OperaOpera, but make it grand
The costumes for 'Les Huguenots'
A sense of style, an eye for detail and, above all, many hours of monk's work: that is what it took our Workshops to produce the opulent costumes, hats and accessories of Les Huguenots. Catch a glimpse of these magnificent creations.
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OperaWhat you need to know about
Les Huguenots
An overwhelming mass spectacle that keeps you glued to your seat for five hours with its historical tableaux, ballets, choral scenes, musical inventiveness, and intense drama and romance: Les Huguenots is, without a doubt, one of the greatest blockbusters in the entire history of opera. In 2011, La Monnaie helped its revival with a successful production that you can now rediscover.
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OperaOpera, but make it grand
The spectacular stage machinery in 'Les Huguenots'
Whoever said 'Rome wasn't built in a day' must have worked in the opera industry. Constructing the set for Les Huguenots is nothing less than a titanic work. Let our Head of Stage Marcel Maus treat you to a look behind the scenes, where his team not only puts up the set, but also makes it move in perfect unison with the music.
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OperaOpera, but make it grand
The ballet in 'Les Huguenots'
A constant certainty for every French grand opéra: its impressive ballet scenes! Les Huguenots is - fortunately - no exception. Follow our dancers and choreographer Daniel Izzo as they prepare their contemporary choreography with a poetic-macabre touch.
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OperaLes Huguenots
Synopsis
Les Huguenots is the story of an impossible love affair between a Catholic woman and a Protestant man against the backdrop of the French religious wars of the 16th century, with the infamous St Bartholomew’s Day massacre as its lowest point. Read the synopsis of the opera here.
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Wed 15 June 2022
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18:00
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Sat 18 June 2022
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18:00
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Tue 21 June 2022
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18:00
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Thu 23 June 2022
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18:00
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Sun 26 June 2022
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15:00
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Wed 29 June 2022
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18:00
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Sat 02 July 2022
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Cast
ConductorEVELINO PIDÒ DirectorOLIVIER PYRevival of the staging & ChoreographyDANIEL IZZO
Set design & costumesPIERRE-ANDRÉ WEITZ LightingBERTRAND KILLY Chorus masterEMMANUEL TRENQUE
Marguerite de ValoisLENNEKE RUITEN ValentineKARINE DESHAYES UrbainAMBROISINE BRÉ Raoul de NangisENEA SCALA Comte de Saint-BrisNICOLAS CAVALLIER Comte de NeversVITTORIO PRATO De RetzYOANN DUBRUQUE MarcelALEXANDER VINOGRADOV CosséPIERRE DERHET° TavannesVALENTIN THILL ThoréPATRICK BOLLEIRE MéruJEAN-LUC BALLESTRA Dame d’honneurBLANDINE COULON°° Une bohémienne FIORELLA HINCAPIE Une bohémienne MARGAUX DE VALENSART°, LOUISE FOOR (21, 23, 26.06)Une coryphée MARGAUX DE VALENSART°, ALESSIA THAIS BERARDI (21, 23, 26.06) Maurevert & 3e moineLUCA DALL’AMICO Bois-Rosé & 1er moineMAXIME MELNIK° Un moineEMMANUEL JUNK°° Un valetALAIN-PIERRE WINGELINCKX Deux jeunes filles catholiquesALESSIA THAIS BERARDI, MARTA BERETTA Un archer du guetRENÉ LARYEA Un étudiant catholiqueALAIN-PIERRE WINGELINCKX Trois coryphéesALAIN-PIERRE WINGELINCKX, PASCAL MACOU, EMMANUEL JUNK°°
○ MM Laureate
○○ MM Soloist
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
La Monnaie Choral Academy, led by Benoît Giaux
Opéra en cinq actes
Livret d’Eugène Scribe & Émile Deschamps
Premiere Académie Royale de Musique Salle Le Peletier
Paris, 29.2.1836
In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter
