See all informations
A Quiet Place
Palais Garnier - from 09 to 30 March 2022
A Quiet Place
By Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Wadsworth, adaptation de 2013
Palais Garnier - from 09 to 30 March 2022
1h35 no interval
Language : American English
Surtitle : French / English
-
Pre‑opening for the young : 7 March 2022
Opening night : 9 March 2022
About
In few words:
A Quiet Place, composed in 1983 by Leonard Bernstein and reworked in 1986, was conceived as a sequel to Trouble in Tahiti. Three decades later, we re-encounter Sam, a failed father rejected by his two children. Dinah, his wife, has just died in a car accident and the family have gathered for her funeral. The pain of mourning reveals unspoken wounds. This work, deeply rooted in the society of the era and its accompanying taboos, is the last opera by a composer who constantly sought to renew operatic forms. A new version, adapted by Garth Edwin Sunderland, was premiered in concert version in 2013 under the baton of Kent Nagano. The opera is being brought to the stage for the first time, and the Paris Opera has entrusted this project to Krzysztof Warlikowski, who focuses the story around the family and its secrets.
- Opening
- First part 95 mn
- End
-
A quiet place
French premiere
Opera in a prologue and three acts
-
Performances
Book your tickets today with the Season Pass
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Book your tickets today with the Season Pass
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Videos clips
Audio clips
Backstage
01:44’
Video
Draw-me A Quiet Place
Understand the plot in 1 minute
A Quiet Place, composed in 1983 by Leonard Bernstein and reworked in 1986, was conceived as a sequel to Trouble in Tahiti. Three decades later, we re-encounter Sam, a failed father rejected by his two children. Dinah, his wife, has just died in a car accident and the family have gathered for her funeral. The pain of mourning reveals unspoken wounds. This work, deeply rooted in the society of the era and its accompanying taboos, is the last opera by a composer who constantly sought to renew operatic forms. A new version, adapted by Garth Edwin Sunderland, was premiered in concert version in 2013 under the baton of Kent Nagano. The opera is being brought to the stage for the first time, and the Paris Opera has entrusted this project to Krzysztof Warlikowski, who focuses the story around the family and its secrets.
Playlist
© Bernd Uhlig / OnP
07’
Podcast
Podcast A Quiet Place
"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" - by France Musique
© Vincent Pontet / OnP
05:53’
Video
Genius or headstrong?
Interview with Kent Nagano
Playlist
Partners
-
The American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet
Media and technical partners
-
Radio broadcaster
Recommendations