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Only the Sound Remains
Palais Garnier - from 23 January to 07 February 2018
Only the Sound Remains
Opera Kaija Saariaho
Palais Garnier - from 23 January to 07 February 2018
2h20 with 1 interval
Language : English
Surtitle : French / English
About
In few words:
The timbre of the lute or the voice, the movements of dance and those of the wind are so many intangible treasures, the loss of which can be unbearable.
Only the Sound Remains brings together two short operas, Always Strong and Feather Mantle, inspired by two plays from Japanese No theatre: Tsunemasa and Hagoromo. After a violent death in combat, the tormented Tsunemasa reappears at court: his spirit has been deprived of the happiness of playing the lute, an instrument from which his skill once drew enchanting sounds. In Feather Mantle, a fisherman appropriates a mantle which he finds hanging from a branch.
A young nymph asks him to give it back so that she can return to heaven. In exchange, she promises him the offering of a dance.
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Only the Sound Remains
Opera in two parts
After Deux pièces du théâtre nô japonais, Tsunemasa, Hagoromo
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Music :
Kaija Saariaho
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Libretto :
Ezra Pound
Ernest Fenollosa
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Conductor :
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Director :
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Set design :
Julie Mehretu
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Costume design :
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Lighting design :
James Ingalls
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Sound :
Christophe Lebreton
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Spirit, Angel :
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Priest, Fisherman :
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Danseuse :
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Quatuor à cordes :
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Kantele :
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Flûte :
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Percussion :
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Quatuor vocal :
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Audio clips
Only the Sound Remains - Kaija Saariaho
— By In partnership with France Musique
About the work
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Podcast Only the Sound Remains
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The silence before the sound
By Simon Hatab
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Out of darkness into light
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Portrait of Kaija Saariaho
By Simon Hatab
