Opera: "Le Soulier de Satin", by Paul Claudel at the Palais Garnier

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Le Soulier de Satin.

© Elisa Haberer

By: Pascal Paradou

30 mins

At the beginning of the 20th century, Paul Claudel wrote an epic fresco which tells, over 20 years and on 5 continents, the love story prevented between Doña Prouhèze and Don Rodrigue.

Publicity

A monster 11 hour play that will only have three full productions.

Today for its reopening, the Paris Opera has placed an order with the composer

Marc-André Dalbavie

for a shorter operatic version of 6 hours.

From words to music, the story of a translation into music.

Guest: Marc-André Dalbavie,

composer of

Soulier de Satin

at the Paris Opera,

is a composer and conductor. 

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