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Event

One-Day Choir

Presentation

One day at La Monnaie to save Carmen

Bizet’s most celebrated opera has long been presented as a tragic love story between Carmen and Don José. But the libretto tells a very different story: provocations, insults, threats and violence, even feminicide. What if Carmen didn’t need to die in the end? What if the opera became a playground for collective questioning of violence against women?
 
On 21 June, spend the day at La Monnaie for a workshop on the most beautiful arias from Carmen, revisited by composer Fabian Fiorini, director Claire Pasquier and librettist Amandine Dhée. In the company of the Chœur Cassandra Koor, you will take part in vocal and stage rehearsals and enjoy a free lunch, before presenting the results of your work on the Place de la Monnaie during the Fête de la Musique!

Schedule

  • 9:30-12:00 Vocal and scenic rehearsals in the La Monnaie workshops (Studio 1)
  • 12:00-13:00 Picnic, select your preferred free lunch in the ticketflow: Penne salad, roasted vegetables, mozzarella, pesto and rocket (vegetarian) or hummus and grilled vegetable sandwich (vegan)
  • 13:00-15:00 Dress rehearsal (Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein)
  • 15:00-17:30 Break (enjoy the concerts held on the Place de la Monnaie for Fête de la Musique)
  • 17:30-18:00 Performance
Dates & tickets

21.6.2025

Running time

09:30 > 18:00

Location

La Monnaie Workshops &
Place de la Monnaie / Muntplein

Language

FR / ENG

Prices

€15 (including free lunch)
€7,5 (-30 years, including free lunch)

Age limit

8+
(children need to be accompanied by an adult)

No musical knowledge or stage experience is required to take part in this workshop. All you need is a comfortable outfit and a water bottle.

Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

CLAMEURS
DESIRABLE FUTURES FOR OPERA HEROINES
CARMEN REVISITED

Freely inspired on the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

ConceptCLAIRE PASQUIER, SARAH THÉRY DirectorCLAIRE PASQUIER MusicFABIAN FIORINI and excerpts from Georges Bizet LibrettoAMANDINE DHÉE and excerpts from Henri Meilhac and Ludovic HalévyCostumesBASTIEN PONCELET
PropsJULIE MACHIN

With

SingerSARAH THÉRY
Chorus masterJULIE DEXTER

Chœur Cassandra Koor
Brussels Citizen Choir

Production Collectif Meute

With the support of
La Fondation de France, de la Drac Hauts-de-France et la Région Hauts-de-France
In collaboration with
Les scènes pluridisciplinaires de la Ville de Lille, l’Opéra de Lille et le Festival d’Aix en Provence

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