L'inquiétante étrangeté de L'Affaire Makropoulos à Genève

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 28 October 2020

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“la mise en scène réussit à préserver la dimension fantastique et inquiétante de l’œuvre”

Reviewed at Grand Théâtre de Genève, Geneva on 26 October 2020

Janáček, The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Tomáš Netopil, Conductor

Kornél Mundruczó, Director

Monika Pormale, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Rachel Harnisch, Emilia Marty / Elina Makropoulos

Aleš Briscein, Albert Gregor

Károly Szemerédy, Dr Kolenatý

Sam Furness, Vítek

Anna Schaumlöffel, Kristina

Michael Kraus, Baron Jaroslav Prus

Julien Henric, Janek

Guy de Mey, Count Hauk-Šendorf

Rodrigo Garcia, A Stage Technician

Iulia Elena Surdu, A Cleaning Woman, Chambermaid

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Stéphane Lelièvre

Stéphane Lelièvre est maître de conférences en littérature comparée. Il est responsable de l’équipe « Littérature et musique » du Centre de Recherche en Littérature Comparée à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Universités. Spécialiste des romantismes allemand et français, il s’intéresse d’une manière générale aux liens entre les lettres et la musique, et donc particulièrement à l’opéra.