Le lacrime di Eros

Synopsis

“A panopticon of emotions” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) This one-of-a-kind production explores “the dark sides of love” with a pasticcio of Renaissance pieces centered around Claudio Monteverdi, his predecessors and contemporaries. Dreamed up by director Romeo Castelucci and conductor Raphaël Pichon, Le lacrime di Eros occupies a space between opera and performance art, marrying a mosaic of Renaissance compositions with electronic music by Scott Gibbons and presenting it in a series of scenes that are visually stunning, yet disturbing: “There is not a second of this show that is not perfectly beautiful: composition, colours, choice of costumes, lighting…” (Classique News) and Pichon “conjures the most beautiful colours from his orchestra” (Trouw). Pichon’s ensemble Pygmalion and the excellent soloists leave nothing to be desired: “Pygmalion has a sound that you must hear at least one: it bursts with lust for life” (nrw).

Additional Info

• No: A86050044
• Composer: Monteverdi, Caccini, Peri A.O./Scott Gibbons
• Conductor: Raphael Pichon
• Orchestra: Pygmalion
• Artists: Gyula Orendt, Jeanine De Bique, Katia Ledoux, Zachary Wilder
• Production year: 2024
• Run time: 01:50:00
• Director: Stage Director: Romeo Castellucci
• Producers: camera lucida, France TV, Dutch National Opera, UNITEL
• Format: 4K