La Sylphide
Palais Garnier - from 01 to 16 July 2017
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La Sylphide
Ballet Pierre Lacotte
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Palais Garnier - from 01 to 16 July 2017
2h05 with 1 interval
About
In few words:
The ways of the subconscious are infinite when reality becomes too oppressive and torment must be mitigated. Seized by doubts on the eve of his wedding to Effie, the young James is visited by a sylph in a dream. La Sylphide is an evanescent creature, the embodiment of the ideal woman and a metaphor for the freedom his marriage might steal from him. First performed in 1832 at the Paris Opera, Philippe Taglioni’s La Sylphide was the first work to draw inspiration from the Sturm und Drang literary movement. The misty forests of Scotland offer an ideal backdrop to the opposition between the real world and an inaccessible universe. Marie Taglioni, dressed in a long diaphanous white tutu performed the title role which was entirely choreographed on points, accentuating the ethereal sylph-like character of her character and outlining the emblematic silhouette of the ballerina. Unanimously praised by audiences and critics alike when first performed, La Sylphide left a lasting impression on a generation of poets and writers, including Théophile Gautier, the future librettist of Giselle, before disappearing from the repertoire at the end of the 19th century. In 1972, the ballet was faithfully recreated by Pierre Lacotte for the Paris Opera Ballet. Since then, its spell‑binding subtlety has never ceased to fascinate, establishing it as the romantic ballet par excellence
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La Sylphide
Ballet in two acts
After Philippe Taglioni
Set designs after Pierre Ciceri
Costume designs after Eugène Lami-
Music :
Jean Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer
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Libretto :
Adolphe Nourrit
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Choreography :
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Conductor :
Ermanno Florio
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Set design :
Marie-Claire Musson
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Costume design :
Eugène Fresnay
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Saturday 01 July 2017 at 19:30
- Saturday 01 July 2017 at 19:30
- Monday 03 July 2017 at 19:30
- Tuesday 04 July 2017 at 19:30
- Wednesday 05 July 2017 at 19:30
- Friday 07 July 2017 at 19:30
- Sunday 09 July 2017 at 19:30
- Monday 10 July 2017 at 19:30
- Wednesday 12 July 2017 at 20:30
- Friday 14 July 2017 at 19:30
- Saturday 15 July 2017 at 19:30
- Sunday 16 July 2017 at 14:30
Latest update 11 July 2017, cast is likely to change.
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
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Emmanuel Thibault
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
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Emmanuel Thibault
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
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Emmanuel Thibault
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
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Emmanuel Thibault
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
La Sylphide
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La Sylphide :
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James :
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Effie :
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Pas de deux des Ecossais :
Performances
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Audio clips
Podcast | La Sylphide - Pierre Lacotte
— By In partnership with France Musique
About the work
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Under the Skin of Madge the Witch
By Aliénor de Foucaud, Juliette Puaux and Felipe Sanguinetti
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Podcast La Sylphide
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La Sylphide, a waking dream
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The Scottish Pas de deux from La Sylphide
By Octave
Partners
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With the support of AROP
