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Stage

King Arthur, opera by Purcell (stage version)

Season

2022/2023

Opera on stage

A semi-opera in five acts with a libretto by John Dryden. Premiered in London in 1691.

Cast

Chantal Santon-Jeffery Soprano
Bénédicte Tauran
Soprano
Mathias Vidal
Tenor
Romain Dayez
Baritone
Douglas Williams
Bass

The Spiritual Concert Choir & Orchestra

Hervé Niquet Adaptation and Direction
Corinne
and Gilles Benizio (aka Shirley and Dino) Adaptation, Conception and Direction

Program

Production

Co-production the Royal Opera, the Château de Versailles Spectacles and the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie.

Duration

1h45

without intermission

Photo credit

Raphaël Saada

Additional information

Opera sung in English, with French surtitles

Seasons

Raphaël Saada

A true baroque pearl by Henry Purcell, with its plot full of twists and turns and its colorful characters, King Arthur has enjoyed considerable success since its first performance in 1690. But here it is in a new light: without cutting a single note of music or a single word of the text, the infernal trio Niquet, Shirley & Dino undertakes to explain in their own way this bizarre English story, where knights and monks immediately go from the delights of the table to the shivers of the cold! The music is brilliantly served by the troops of Hervé Niquet, one of the masters of this repertoire at the head of the Concert Spirituel. And for the rest, bring with you those who never go to the opera, adults and children: they will not miss a crumb of this exciting and fascinating evening which has thrilled the audience every time it is performed, forever conquered!

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