An exalted people in Moses
und Aron, jolly fellows in Die Meistersinger, cosmonaut guinea pigs
in La Damnation de Faust, the Paris Opera Chorus have continued to
surprise the audience throughout the season 15-16. Currently showing at
the Opera Bastille, stage director Benoît Jacquot’s production of La
Traviata gives them pride of place again. Under the baton of Michele
Mariotti, they embody the conflict between a woman and society ; when the
interplay between the individual and the group is precisely where the challenge
of being a Chorus member resides, but also its strength. Spotlight on the ones
who, together, are the Opera’s collective voice.
Your reading: La Traviata’s Chorus
