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Mam'zelle Nitouche by Hervé PRESS KIT The Palazzetto Bru Zane presents MAM’ZELLE NITOUCHE BY HERVÉ OPÉRA DE LIMOGES OPÉRA DE LAUSANNE Sunday 7 October 2018 at 3 p.m. Thursday 10 January 2019 at 7 p.m. Tuesday 9 October 2018 at 8 p.m. Friday 11 January 2019 at 8 p.m. Sunday 13 January 2019 at 3 p.m. OPÉRA COMÉDIE, MONTPELLIER Friday 23, Saturday 24 November 2018 at 8 p.m. OPÉRA CONFLUENCE, AVIGNON Sunday 25 November 2018 at 3 p.m. Saturday 16 March 2019 at 8.30 p.m. Sunday 17 March 2019 at 2.30 p.m. OPÉRA DE ROUEN NORMANDIE Friday 30 November 2018 at 8 p.m. THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE, TOULOUSE Saturday 1st December 2018 at 6 p.m. Saturday 11, Friday 17, Sunday 2 December 2018 at 4 p.m. Saturday 18 May 2019 at 8 p.m. Sunday 12, Sunday 19 May 2019 at 3 p.m. GRAND THÉÂTRE DE TOURS Thursday 27, Friday 28 December 2018 at 8 p.m. THÉÂTRE MARIGNY, PARIS Sunday 30 December 2018 at 3 p.m. Friday 7, Sunday 9, Monday 10, Monday 31 December 2018 at 7 p.m. Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Friday 14, Saturday 15 June 2019 at 8 p.m. PRESS CONTACT Nicky Thomas 101 Bell Street Marylebone, London, NW1 6TL +44 20 3714 7594 [email protected] BRU-ZANE.COM OVERVIEW Cast ......................................................................................................................................... p. 4 Director’s statement ............................................................................................................. p. 5 Synopsis ................................................................................................................................. p. 7 Pascal Blanchet, Nitouche for all eternity ........................................................................ p. 8 Who is Hervé? ....................................................................................................................... p. 15 Artist’s biographies .............................................................................................................. p. 16 The operetta in context: CDs and pocket book ................................................................. p. 18 Illustrations: © Pierre-André Weitz and Mathieu Crescence Translation: Charles Johnston 2 OPÉRA DE LIMOGES OPÉRA DE LAUSANNE Sunday 7 October 2018 at 3 p.m. Thursday 10 January 2019 at 7 p.m. Tuesday 9 October 2018 at 8 p.m. Friday 11 January 2019 at 8 p.m. with the ORCHESTRE DE Sunday 13 January 2019 at 3 p.m. L’OPÉRA DE LIMOGES with the CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA DE LAUSANNE and the ORCHESTRE DE CHAMBRE OPÉRA COMÉDIE, MONTPELLIER DE LAUSANNE Friday 23, Saturday 24 November 2018 at 8 p.m. OPÉRA CONFLUENCE, AVIGNON Sunday 25 November 2018 at 3 p.m. Saturday 16 March 2019 at 8.30 p.m. with the CHŒUR ET ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA Sunday 17 March 2019 at 2.30 p.m. NATIONAL MONTPELLIER OCCITANIE with the CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA GRAND AVIGNON and the ORCHESTRE RÉGIONAL OPÉRA DE ROUEN NORMANDIE AVIGNON-PROVENCE Friday 30 November 2018 at 8 p.m. Saturday 1st December 2018 at 6 p.m. THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE, TOULOUSE Sunday 2 December 2018 at 4 p.m. Saturday 11, Friday 17, with the ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA Saturday 18 May 2019 at 8 p.m. DE ROUEN NORMANDIE Sunday 12, Sunday 19 May 2019 at 3 p.m. GRAND THÉÂTRE DE TOURS with the CHŒUR ET ORCHESTRE Thursday 27, Friday 28 December NATIONAL DU CAPITOLE 2018 at 8 p.m. Sunday 30 December 2018 at 3 p.m. THÉÂTRE MARIGNY, PARIS Monday 31 December 2018 at 7 p.m. Friday 7, Sunday 9, Monday 10, with the CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA DE TOURS Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Friday ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE RÉGION 14, Saturday 15 June 2019 at 8 p.m. CENTRE VAL DE LOIRE / TOURS with the FRIVOLITÉS PARISIENNES Opéra de Limoges Opéra de Lausanne Booking: +33 5 55 45 95 95 Booking: +41 21 315 40 20 [email protected] [email protected] operalimoges.fr/fr opera-lausanne.ch/fr Opéra Comédie, Opéra Confluence, Avignon Montpellier Booking: +33 4 90 14 26 40 Booking: +33 4 67 60 19 99 operagrandavignon.fr opera-orchestre-montpellier.fr Théâtre du Capitole, Opéra de Rouen Normandie Toulouse Booking: +33 2 35 98 74 78 Booking: +33 5 61 63 13 13 [email protected] theatreducapitole.fr operaderouen.fr Théâtre Marigny, Paris Grand Théâtre de Tours Booking: +33 1 76 49 47 12 Booking: +33 2 47 60 20 20 [email protected] [email protected] theatremarigny.fr operadetours.fr 3 CAST Vaudeville-opérette in three acts and four tableaux by Hervé with the ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Albert Millaud, DE LIMOGES (at the Opéra de Limoges) First performed at the Théâtre des Variétés on 26 January 1883 with the CHŒUR ET ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA Musical direction: Christophe Grapperon NATIONAL MONTPELLIER OCCITANIE (at the Opéra Comédie, Montpellier) Stage direction: Pierre-André Weitz Assisted by Victoria Duhamel with the ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA Scenes, costumes and makeup: Pierre-André Weitz DE ROUEN NORMANDIE (at the Opéra de Assisted by Pierre Lebon and Mathieu Crescence Rouen Normandie) Lightning: Bertrand Killy Choregraphy: Iris Florentiny with the CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA DE TOURS ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE RÉGION Assisted by Yacnoy Abreu Alfonso CENTRE VAL DE LOIRE / TOURS (at the Coach master: Antoni Sykopoulos Grand Théâtre de Tours) Floor manager: Ingrid Chevalier Dresser: Nathalie Bègue with the CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA DE LAUSANNE and the ORCHESTRE DE CHAMBRE Denise de Flavigny: Lara Neumann DE LAUSANNE (at the Opéra de Lausanne) Le Major, comte de Château-Gibus: Eddie Chignara with the CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA GRAND (on 7 October in Limoges ; Tours, Lausanne, Avignon, Toulouse AVIGNON and the ORCHESTRE RÉGIONAL and at the Théâtre Marigny) / Philippe Girard (on 9 October in AVIGNON-PROVENCE (at the Opéra Confluence, Limoges ; Montpellier, Rouen) Avignon) Le Directeur: Antoine Philippot Célestin: Damien Bigourdan with the CHŒUR ET ORCHESTRE NATIONAL Fernand de Champlâtreux: Samy Camps (in Limoges, DU CAPITOLE (at the Théâtre du Capitole, Tou- Montpellier, Rouen, Lausanne, Avignon and at the louse) Théâtre Marigny) / Flannan Obé (in Tours, Toulouse) with the FRIVOLITÉS PARISIENNES Loriot: Olivier Py (at the Théâtre Marigny) Gustave, officier: Pierre Lebon Robert, officier: David Ghilardi Le Régisseur: Piero (alias Pierre-André Weitz) La Supérieure / Corinne: Miss Knife La Tourière / Sylvia: Sandrine Sutter Lydie: Clémentine Bourgoin Gimblette: Ivanka Moizan Production Bru Zane France Coproduction Angers Nantes Opéra / Opéra de Toulon / Opéra de Limoges / Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie / Opéra de Rouen Normandie / Opéra de Tours / Opéra Grand Avignon / Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse Residency at the Conservatoire Lully - Ville de Puteaux Costumes made by Angers Nantes Opéra’s workshop Première 13 October 2017 at the Opéra de Toulon Score edited by the Palazzetto Bru Zane 4 DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Pierre-André Weitz Talking about Mam’zelle Nitouche, opera by Hervé “As the saying goes” - Oh... - Yes, yes, yes... - Ho hum! - Butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth. - She really takes the biscuit! - What’s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh! - She was born to succeed. - Be careful, appearances can be deceptive... - There are two sides to every coin. - A real Sainte Nitouche1... - She has several strings to her bow, you know. - Double trouble, take it from me. - She’s two-faced. - Now you’re adding grist to my mill. - It’s a mistake to take people for fools, isn’t it? - Or pull the wool over their eyes. - She’s all sweetness and light on the surface, but underneath... - Yes, yes, yes, why not go one better! - All that glitters is not gold. - But there’s no smoke without fire. - Neither black nor white... - Yes! Now you see me, now you don’t. - She plays her cards close to her chest. - She’s a Mitouche2 - No! A Nitouche. - But that’s six of one and half a dozen of the other. - Is it? - In short, she’s like the curate’s egg... - Like night and day. - What did I tell you? - She and him... - Janus? - One and the same. - My goodness! - Never say never. - A little angel with black wings. - She’ll meet her match, mark my words. - You think so? - Yes, a little bird told me, I’d stake my life on it. - Still waters run deep. - Don’t bet on it. - There’s no accounting for taste, you know... 1 A hypocritical woman with a holier-than-thou attitude. 2 Another name for Nitouche. 5 - Only believe half of what they say about women. - Half? Which half? - Yes, yes, snow in November, Christmas in December. - There’s many a slip twixt cup and lip, isn’t there? And why does a rolling stone gather no moss? - Don’t change the subject! That’s beside the point! - So to recap, Mam’zelle Nitouche: - A pretty flower in cow’s clothing, a pretty cow disguised as a flower. - But we’ve been using sayings, not songs. - Oh yes, sorry! Inspiration: Every afternoon at four o’clock, my granny would have coffee with her neighbour, Madame Creusot, who brought her the previous day’s newspaper and, over coffee, to my great delight, they would savour sayings and cakes in peals of laughter. Sayings and proverbs are to the French language what the Eiffel tower is to Paris and operetta is to Hervé. Pierre-André Weitz 6 Find the whole libretto on the database concerning French Romantic music: SYNOPSIS bruzanemediabase.com Act One Célestin is the organist of the convent of Les Hirondelles by day and a composer of operetta, under the pseudonym of Floridor, by night. He creeps back in from the rehearsals at the theatre of Pontarcy just in time to accompany his pupils in their hymn. The most gifted of his charges, Denise de Flavigny, has (unbeknown to her) been promised in marriage to Fernand de Champlâtreux. Although the girl has discovered Célestin’s double identity and is enthralled by his music, she is unaware that the old inspector who has come to question her from behind a screen is actually Fernand.
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