Synopsis
On first hearing them, Kurt Weill’s melodies capture the senses and give free reign to the emotions. Tenderness, joy, the spirit of conquest, epicurean pleasure and at the same time jealousy, fear, despair or profound nostalgia. The composer never disguised his desire to touch the listener’s heart or to write for a wide public at the risk of incurring the disdain of the 1920s avant-garde. How should one consider the success of famous tunes like Mack the Knife or Youkali, both so instantly memorable and singable? However, popular does not necessarily mean facile, and the influence of his teacher Ferruccio Busoni and of his senior, Arnold Schönberg, nourished a style that was inventive and demanding for both instruments and voices.
Nothing more was required to bring together the artists of the Paris Opera Academy in Kurt Weill Story, a tale of young talents in the grips of the challenge of an audition. Rivals on stage and in affairs of the heart, but comrades backstage, they take up the fight to conquer the jury and pour heart and soul into the music. The generous, joyful and virtuoso crew of singers, coaches and musicians of the Academy take us on a voyage via arias written for the great Brechtian epics, operas written for Broadway, French chansons and Berlin Theatre Songs coloured by the tribulations of the always surprising Kurt Weill.
Représentations tout public
17 mars 2018 à 20h
21 mars 2018 à 20h
23 mars 2018 à 20h
24 mars 2018 à 20h
Représentations scolaires - Comment réserver ?
19 mars 2018 à 14h
22 mars 2018 à 14h
Les clés du spectacle
8 mars 2018 à 18h
Duration : 1h30 no interval
Artists
Musical theatre
Creative team
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Kurt Weill Music -
Mirabelle Ordinaire Director -
Benjamin Laurent Responsible for musical -
Philippine Ordinaire Scenography -
Laurianne Scimemi Del Francia Costume design -
Joël Huthwohl Dramaturgy -
Philippe Albaric Lighting design
Artistes de l’Académie de l’Opéra national de Paris
Access and services
Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen
Place de la Bastille
75012 Paris
Public transport
Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)
Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16
Calculate my routeIn both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
Opéra Bastille
- Open 1h before performances and until performances end
- Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
- For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82
Online
Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen
Place de la Bastille
75012 Paris
Public transport
Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)
Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16
Calculate my routeIn both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
Opéra Bastille
- Open 1h before performances and until performances end
- Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
- For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82
