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LES BRIGANDS (Offenbach) Paris 2025 Marcel Beekman, Marie Perbost, Antoinette Dennefeld, Yann Beuron, Laurent Naouri
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Les brigands
- Composer: Offenbach Jacques
- Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Palais Garnier, Opera national de Paris, France
- Recorded: June 29, 2025
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Marcel Beekman, Marie Perbost, Antoinette Dennefeld, Yann Beuron, Laurent Naouri, Mathias Vidal, Philippe Talbot, Eugénie Joneau, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Éric Huchet, Franck Leguérinel, Rodolphe Briand, Héloïse Poulet, Clara Guillon, Maria Warenberg, Doris Lamprecht, Helene Schneiderman, Luis-Felipe Sousa, Marine Chagnon, Seray Pinar, Sandrine Sarroche, Manon Barthélémy, Rachella Kingswijk, Cécile L’Heureux, Corinne Martin, Victorien Bonnet, Nicolas Jean-Brianchon, Jules Robin, Hédi Tarkani
- Conductor: Michele Spotti
- Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris
- Chorus: Choeurs de l'Opéra de Paris
- Chorus Master: Ching-Lien Wu
- Choreographer: Otto Pichler
- Stage Director: Barrie Kosky
- Stage Designer: Rufus Didwiszus
- Costume Designer: Victoria Behr
- Lighting Designer: Ulrich Eh
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Opera de Paris
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, frsubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Bandits looking for a new coup, a Spanish delegation, a large pot of money, a not-so-honest cashier, and police officers who are always late: the ingredients, disguises, and twists of Offenbach’s comic opera, created in 1869 at the Théâtre des Variétés, are so numerous that they make the story unbelievable.
With a lively libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, the author of “Hélène Belle” delivers a little gem of humor while simultaneously poking fun at the financial circles of the Second Empire.
For over thirty years, Les Brigands were absent from the Paris National Opera, but in Barrie Kosky’s new production, they now take the Palais Garnier by storm for the first time. This great lover of Offenbach’s music, who sees a affinity with Dadaism in this offbeat comedy, recreates the rhythm and madness of a joyfully amoral society.