La Princesse arabe
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
[ New production ]
A fairy tale opera in two acts, after music by Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Design and musical devices Anna-Sophie Brüning
Libretto by Paula Fünfeck, after an Arabian fairy tale
Premiered at the Cultural Palace in Ramallah on 14 July 2009
Infos
Colmar
Théâtre municipal de Colmar
Mulhouse
La Sinne
Strasbourg
CMD, Cité de la Musique et de la Danse
French creation
In coproduction with the Saarländisches Staatstheater (Saarbrücken)
Cast
Composition et dispositif musical Anne-Sophie Brüning Librettiste Paula Fünfeck Musical Director Alexandra Cravero Stage Director Benoît De Leersnyder Décors, costumes Emilie Lauwers Lumières Ace McCarron Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse
Artists
Amirah, a princess Marta Bauzà Jamil, a fish vendor Tristan Blanchet Safah, Amirah's maid / The grandmother Claire Péron L'étranger / Le Prince flamboyant de l'oubli Grégory Morin Ali, un enfant Mohammad-Ali Hefiane, Salahdine Mouakkit Les Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg - Maîtrise de l'Opéra national du Rhin
Presentation
"La Princesse arabe" is our second musical story of the season aimed at young audiences. Experience the epic love story between poor fish vendor Jamil and beautiful princess Amirah. To everyone's surprise, one day the Princess decides to marry this young have-not, whom she never met before, just because he has an irressistible voice. Jamil agrees to marry her only, if she promises never to make fun of his poor background, or he will disappear forever. Of course she does, but their love finally overcomes all that seems to stand against them. This collage of pieces by the "Spanish Mozart" Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga (1806 -1826) was realized by Anna-Sophie Brüning and is the debut of stage director Benoît De Leersnyder at the OnR. This opera premiered in Ramallah in 2009, played by the young orchestra of the Barenboim-Said Foundation.
In French
Overtitled in French, German
