Cassandra

Sandra divides her time between her research into the melting ice caps and stand-up comedy. Concerned about her recent studies into the impact of human activity on the environment, she wants to use humour to raise awareness. But people around her are sceptical, as is her own family. Just as Cassandra predicted the fall of Troy without being heard, Sandra predicts the imminent approach of a terrible tragedy but no one is listening … 

About this production

• Synopsis by our dramaturge Marie Mergeay
• "The Musical universe of Cassandra", interview of composor Bernard Foccroulle
• "Creating Cassandra", interview of director Marie-Eve Signeyrole
• "Who's Cassandra ?"
• "Towards greener opera sets"

Cast
An opera in thirteen scenes and a prologue
Music by Bernard Foccroulle
Libretto by Matthew Jocelyn

Conductor KAZUSHI ONO
Director & Video Designer MARIE-EVE SIGNEYROLE

Set Designer FABIEN TEIGNÉ
Costume Designer YASHI
Lighting Designer PHILIPPE BERTHOMÉ
Dramaturge LOUIS GEISLER
Video Collaborator ARTIS DZĒRVE
Chorus Master EMMANUEL TRENQUE

Cassandra KATARINA BRADIĆ
Sandra JESSICA NILES
Hecuba / Victoria SUSAN BICKLEY
Naomi SARAH DEFRISE
Blake PAUL APPLEBY
Apollo / Angry Audience Member JOSHUA HOPKINS
Priam / Alexander GIDON SAKS
Stage Manager / Marjorie SANDRINE MAIRESSE
Conference Presenter LISA WILLEMS °

° MM Laureate

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs

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