Opéra scénique

Lecocq | La Fille de Madame Angot

Saison

2023/2024

A rebellious heroine in a flamboyant opéra-comique

Opéra-comique in three acts. Libretto by Clairville, Paul Siraudin, and Victor Koning. Premiered at the Fantaisies-Parisiennes (Brussels) on December 4, 1872.

Distribution

Hélène Guilmette Clairette Angot
Véronique Gens Mademoiselle Lange
Pierre Derhet Pomponnet
Julien Behr Ange Pitou
Matthieu Lécroart Larivaudière
Floriane Derthe, Ludmilla Bouakkza Amarante / Babette / Javotte / Hersilie*
Antoine Foulon Louchard
Geoffrey Carey Trénitz
Matthieu Walendzik Cadet An Incredible An Officer

*soloists from the Opéra Comique Academy alternating in the role

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Paris Chamber Orchestra
Le Concert Spirituel Chorus

Hervé Niquet Conductor
Richard Brunel Director
Catherine Ailloud-Nicolas Dramaturgy
Bruno de Lavenère Set and costume design
Laurent Castaingt Lighting
Maxime Thomas Choreography
Sammy El Ghadab Musical assistant*
Ester Pieri Assistant director
Marine Thoreau La Salle Vocal coach
Héloïse Bertrand Oleari Vocal coach*

*Artists from theAcadémie de l'Opéra-Comique

Program

Production

Co-produced by Opéra-Comique, Palazzetto Bru Zane, Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur, and Opéra Grand Avignon

Duration

2h15

including intermission

Photo credit

Opéra Comique season visual © Jekaterina Budryte, Guillaume Kurkdjian, Julia Lamoureux, Kim Roselier

Additional information

opera sung in French, with French and English surtitles

All performances are accessible to people with reduced mobility

The performances on September 29 and October 1 are audio-described. On these evenings, the theater can provide headsets and induction loops upon request, available for pickup at the ticket check.

The October 1 performance is a relaxed, inclusive, and accessible session for people with various disabilities

For any information, please contact the Opéra Comique box office at 01 70 23 01 31

TICKET INFO: availability is now limited for the Sunday, October 1 performance at 3:00 PM

Madame Angot, the famous fishwife, was the voice of the Parisian people during the Revolution. After her death, the merchants of Les Halles raised her daughter, whom they now wish to marry off to a respectable wigmaker. But with her fiery temperament, Clairette takes after her mother. Besides, she prefers the songwriter Ange Pitou, even though he is wanted by the Directory police... An heir to Offenbach, Lecocq had settled in Brussels, where he enjoyed a string of successes: it was there that this ambitious opéra-comique was born, featuring a subject that is both political and popular, set to an inspired and brilliant score. Fictional and historical characters cross paths in a plot that is as funny as it is thrilling.

Richard Brunel reveals the highly relevant scope of this vibrant social fresco, which paints a portrait of a combative youth, driven by a love for truth and freedom.

Before the show

● Discover : 45 minutes before the performance begins, join the theater's dramaturg for a 15-minute talk to learn all about the work and the context of its creation. Free with a same-day ticket.
● Sing along : 45 minutes before the performance, join a relaxed session with a choir director to sing a few arias from the opera you are about to see. Free with a same-day ticket.
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Around the show Each opera production is accompanied by "pléiades" which extend and enrich the content of the works on the program.

● "La Fille de Mme Angot" Nocturnes : following the performances on September 29 and October 5
● French-style Love : piano-vocal recitals featuring programs centered on La Fille de Mme Angot, performed by artists from the Opéra-Comique Academy and prepared by Hervé Niquet, on October 19, 20, and 21
● Academy Masterclasses : September 27 with Richard Brunel (director), September 29 with Hervé Niquet (conductor), October 2 with Véronique Gens (soprano)