La Périchole

La Périchole is one of maître Jacques’s great vintages. Fresh, sparkling and wonderfully smooth. JACQUES OFFENBACH No successful end-of-year season without a good Offenbach from the back shelves! La Périchole is one of maître Jacques’s great vintages. Fresh, sparkling and wonderfully smooth. The opéra-bouffe is inspired by a comedy by Mérimée that Jean Renoir brought to the screen with Anna Magnani (The Golden Coach). La Périchole really existed; she was a famous actress and singer in Lima who became the mistress of the viceroy of Peru. No one knows whether her nickname meant “little marvel” or “native bitch.” It depended on the tone. Hortense Schneider, known as “Le Passage des princes,” ensured the work’s success. Later, Berganza and Crespin in turn sang “Ô mon cher amant,” “Ah quel dîner” and “Je t’adore brigand.” The sheer force of Éléonore Pancrazi, Marc Barrard and the young Kaëlig Boché is sure to make us forget all our troubles. OPÉRA-BOUFFE IN 2 ACTS Libretto by Henri MEILHAC and Ludovic HALÉVY Premiere in Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, October 6, 1868 Last performance at the Opéra de Marseille, January 3, 2003 Co-production Opéra de Marseille / Opéra de Saint-Étienne Musical direction Gaspard BRÉCOURT Directed by Jean-Christophe MAST Sets & Costumes Jérôme BOURDIN Lighting Patrick MÉEÜS Choreography Jean-Marc CHASTEL La Périchole Éléonore PANCRAZI Guadalena & Manuelita Amandine AMMIRATI Berginella & Ninetta Laurence JANOT Mastrilla & Brambilla Pauline SABATIER Piquillo Kaëlig BOCHÉ The Viceroy Marc BARRARD Panatellas Marc LARCHER Don Pedro de Hinoyosa Frédéric CORNILLE The Old Prisoner & the Marquis of Tarapote Jean-Claude CALON Orchestra and Choir of the Opéra de Marseille Vibrating vest system for the Tuesday, January 5 performance - By reservation