Opera in 3 Acts, 1738 - Music Georg Friedrich Haendel – Libretto Niccolo Minato and Silvio Stampiglia
Opéra de Rouen Normandie, 2023 - Staatstheater Nürnberg, 2018
« Every sorrow would be light, if a lover could always love or unlove at will. » - Serse, Act 3
CAST
Music direction : David Bates
Staging, Scenic design, Costume design : Jean-Philippe Clarac & Olivier Deloeuil
Collaboration for Scenic design: Christophe Pitoiset
Artistic collaboration: Lodie Kardouss
Lighting: Rick Martin
Video: Julien Roques & Benjamin Juhel
Graphic design: Julien Roques
Dramaturgy: Luc Bourrousse
Jake Arditti, Jakub Josef Orlinski, Mari Eriksmoen, Sophie Junker, Luigi di Donato, Cecilia Molinari, Riccardo Novaro
PRODUCTION
Staatstheater Nürnberg, Opéra de Rouen Normandie
ABOUT
A frenetic Rom Com, in which veryone runs after and from everyone else. Subtly carried through these emotionnal meanderings by Handel’s enchanting music, the idle and rambuctious youths embark on a journey of self-discovery, following paths criss-crossing as so many skateboarding runs. The initiation of Serse and his crew takes place in the heart of the city: the skatepark provides a space where everyone can freely express her- or himself, and even try on new personas or identities through cross-dressing. And of course, as in any self-respecting Rom Com, it all leads to a happy ending: Just roll with it!
