BOOK - Opera(s)

A scene of excess and human passions pushed to their paroxysm, opera offers a unique emotional and sensory experience. A mirror of his time and of humanity, he explores universal themes (love, power, death...),which we are invited to discover through the photographs of Agathe Poupeney, illuminated by the texts of Thuy-Diep Nguyen. From the oldest opera (L'Orfeo) to the most recent (The Exterminating Angel), without forgetting the most legendary of the repertoire (La Traviata, Carmen, The Magic Flute...),This work explores the diversity of creations through contemporary staging. The testimonies of Thomas Jolly (stage director), Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor), Cédric Cortes Torrea (show manager), Stéphane Bullion (dancer), Petra Reinhardt (costume designer), Stéphanie Daniel (lighting designer), Martina Russomanno (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Benoît Probst (set designer), Pierre-André Weitz (scenographer), reveal the multiplicity of talents and their capacity to reinvent opera. Constantly arouse the desire to listen, to see and to be moved. More than ever, opera is an art for everyone.