La Fille mal gardée - Ballet - Season 23/24 Programming - Opéra national de Paris

On sale 17 October 2023 from 12 p.m

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    La Fille mal gardée

    Frederick Ashton

    Palais Garnier - from 15 March to 01 April 2024

    On sale 17 October 2023 from 12 p.m

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La Fille mal gardée

Palais Garnier - from 15 March to 01 April 2024

On sale 17 October 2023 from 12 p.m

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Ballet

La Fille mal gardée

Frederick Ashton

On sale 17 October 2023 from 12 p.m

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Palais Garnier - from 15 March to 01 April 2024

2h05 with 1 interval

  • Pre-opening for the young : 14 March 2024

    Opening night : 15 March 2024

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La Fille mal gardée recounts the triumph of thwarted love thanks to cunning. This ballet-pantomime, created by Jean Dauberval in July 1789 at the Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux, has inspired many choreographers throughout history with its childlike universe and its lighthearted vision of the peasant world. In 1960, the English choreographer Frederick Ashton's virtuoso and humorous version set roosters, old ladies and umbrellas dancing. A gallery of irresistible characters perform to the sound of popular songs and opera buffa arias. A fine example of the "ballet d'action" theorised in 1760 by Jean-Georges Noverre, a choreographic genre that emphasises expressiveness, La Fille mal gardée dazzles and entertains thanks to its sheer freshness. Bet it in the farmyard or the cornfield, the hearts of Lise and Colas search for and eventually find each other. In the manner of a musical, the original script, reworked by Ashton, carries us away with its whimsy and smiles.

CHARACTERS

Lise
Colas
Widow Simone
Thomas: Alain’s father
Alain: The suitor
A dancer with a flute
The Rooster

The Notary
His assistant
Four Hens
Lise’s friends
Colas’ friends
Two Peasants
Male and Female dancers

  • Opening
  • First part 65 mn
  • Intermission 20 mn
  • Second part 40 mn
  • End

Media coverage

  • The Paris Opera Ballet revives "La Fille mal gardée", a masterpiece of the classical repertoire and an international best-seller.

    Classic agenda, 2018
  • All [the dancers] have a field day in this celebration of rural life. The euphoria is contagious!

    Classic agenda, 2018
  • This ballet is also an entertainment for all audiences, and like in Disney or Pixar movies, provides funny characters intended to make the younger ones smile.

    Resmusica, 2018
  • Everything is absolutely delicious, dynamic and brisk, with a rural feel that makes you want to immediately rush to the countryside.

    Resmusica, 2018

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