Die Dreigroschenoper becomes L’Opéra des quat’sous in Aix

Claïna Clavaron (Street Singer)

Birane Ba (Macheath) and Benjamin Lavernhe (Tiger Brown)

Robert Hecq (Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum) and Véronique Vella (Celia Peachum)

Birane Ba (Macheath)

By David Karlin, 05 July 2023

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“work that could hardly be more relevant at a time when anger at political conditions is boiling over”

Reviewed at Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence on 4 July 2023

Weill, The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) (new production)

Maxime Pascal, Conductor

Thomas Ostermeier, Director

Magda Willi, Set Designer

Florence von Gerkan, Costume Designer

Urs Schönebaum, Lighting Designer

Le Balcon

Sébastien Dupouey, Video

Christian Longchamp, Dramaturgy

Marie Oppert, Polly Peachum

Veronique Vella, Celia Peachum

Birane Ba, Macheath

Christian Hecq, Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

Benjamin Lavernhe, Tiger Brown

Claïna Clavaron, Lucy

Elsa Lepoivre, Jenny

Nicolas Lormeau, Smith

Comédie-Française

Johanna Lemke, Choreography

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

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