In Benoît Jacquot’s production, Manet’s Olympia dominates the stage of the Opéra Bastille. In 1863, the painting caused a scandal: the prostitute awaits her client, her expression proud, her demeanour assured. Is this Violetta? Like Olympia, Verdi’s most celebrated heroine surrenders to the spectator just as she surrenders to love, going so far as to die on stage, a woman’s ultimate sacrifice for her lover. Or might it be the spectator who strips her bare and intrudes upon her privacy, in the image of this milieu of social voyeurism? Whatever the case, these two women regard us with defiance and subjugate those who cannot help but look at them.
Genre: Music
Stars: Ermonela Jaho, Charles Castronovo, Ludovic Tézier, François Rougier, Cornelia Oncioiu
Crew: Benoît Jacquot (Director), Alexandre Dumas fils (Original Story), Francesco Maria Piave (Writer), Karel Mark Chichon (Conductor), Giuseppe Verdi (Original Music Composer), Sylvain Chauvelot (Production Design)
Country: France
Language: Italiano
Studio: Opéra National de Paris
Runtime: 130 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 11, 2018
IMDb: 10
Keywords:opera, paris national opera
