Carmen

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Itinerant Landscape Opera

From Bizet to Carmen, there's just one step... or rather several! Insula Orchestra closes its season by welcoming an itinerant staging of this mythical opera, a true ode to the fiercely defended freedom of the indomitable Carmen. And speaking of freedom...

Director Jeanne Desoubeaux presents "her" Carmen in three locations, three settings, three challenges. Ten artists, a reduced orchestra for an itinerant performance in three venues of La Seine Musicale, to be discovered progressively in a modern and unprecedented vision of Carmen.

Program and cast

Total Duration: 2h15

Cast

Agathe Peyrat, Frasquita
Anaïs Bertrand, Carmen
Pauline Leroy, Mercedes
Martial Pauliat/Kaelig Boché, Don José
Jean-Christophe Lanièce, Escamillo / Morales
Igor Bouin, Zuniga
Jeanne Desoubeaux, Lillas Pastia

Solène Chevalier, cello
Lauriane Maudry / Vincent Lochet, clarinet
Flore Merlin, piano
Jérémie Arcache / Igor Bouin, musical direction
Compagnie Maurice et les Autres
Jeanne Desoubeaux, stage direction

La Seine Musicale

La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located on Île Seguin an island on the Seine river between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, in the western suburbs of Paris, France.

Adress:  La Seine Musicale, Île Seguin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Auditorium Patrick Devedjian

Nestled like a gem in a case of glass and wood, the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian is the centerpiece of our building. It can accommodate up to 1,150 spectators and is dedicated to acoustic music, featuring the greatest classical ensembles and musicians, foremost among them the resident orchestra: Insula orchestra.

Its appearance is open to interpretation: a bird's nest, a giant liner, "the ball"...

From the outside, its glass facade is protected and powered by a gigantic array of solar panels that moves in synchronization with the sun, overlooking the concrete liner.

From the inside, the 1,150-seat hall awakens our senses. Dedicated to classical music, jazz, and world music concerts, its light blonde wooden ceiling, cardboard tubes, and paper reveal all the secrets of the excellent acoustics of this stage.

 

Its Acoustics

Studied by the Nagata and Jean-Paul Lamoureux firm to ensure the best possible sound reproduction for the audience. All precautions have been taken to guarantee exceptional acoustics with the precision of a musical instrument.

 

Its Design

Modular, its vineyard-style arrangement creates a genuine proximity with the audience surrounding the artists. The interplay of lights, the beauty of materials (wood, mosaics, glass), and the 360° panorama are all designed to match the pleasure of the eyes with that of the ears.

Its design aims to create a sense of visual and acoustic intimacy shared between the audience and the musicians. The atmosphere of the hall is warm, with curved wooden walls and ceiling contributing to the hall’s unique sound identity. Access to the hall is provided on three levels by large suspended walkways offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. These are connected by large staircases forming a continuous promenade around the hall.

Seria muzicală
Laurent Blossier
© La Seine Musicale
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