
Opera
On purge bébé !
Philippe Boesmans
Constipation is no joke!— Julie Follavoine
Just as Monsieur Follavoine is about to close a deal with the French army for his ‘unbreakable’ chamber pots, Madame Follavoine launches into a spiel about their tyrannical son Toto’s constipation. It is the beginning of a madcap day in which both chamber pots and petit bourgeois façade meet their end. Inspired by Georges Feydeau’s vaudeville, On purge bébé ! is the cheery adieu of composer Philippe Boesmans (1936-2022). An acerbic but also gloriously virtuoso end-of-year comedy for the whole family. Bonne merde!
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Dates
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Tue 13 Dec 2022
Time
20:00
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Thu 15 Dec 2022
Time
20:00
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Fri 16 Dec 2022
Time
20:00
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Sun 18 Dec 2022
Time
15:00
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Tue 20 Dec 2022
Time
20:00
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Fri 23 Dec 2022
Time
20:00
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Tue 27 Dec 2022
Time
20:00
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Thu 29 Dec 2022
Time
20:00
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Cast
ConductorBASSEM AKIKI DirectorRICHARD BRUNEL
Set designETIENNE PLUSS CostumesBRUNO DE LAVENÈRE LightingLAURENT CASTAINGT DramaturgyCATHERINE AILLOUD-NICOLAS
Bastien FollavoineJEAN-SÉBASTIEN BOU Julie FollavoineJODIE DEVOS Aristide ChouillouxDENZIL DELAERE
CARLOS NATALE (16 & 23.12) Clémence ChouillouxSOPHIE PONDJICLIS Horace TruchetJÉRÔME VARNIER TotoTIBOR OCKENFELSToto (child)MARTIN DA SILVA MAGALHÃES (13, 15, 18, 20.12)
AURÉLIO GAMBOA DOS SANTOS (16, 23, 27, 29.12)
With heartfelt thanks to Sylvain Cambreling for his help
and support to Philippe Boesmans and Benoît Mernier.
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
ProductionLA MONNAIE CoproductionOPÉRA NATIONAL DE LYON
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