Performance

Venue	Glyndebourne
Town	Lewes
County	East Sussex
From	8th August 2015
To	30th August 2015
When	Aug 8, 11, 13, 18, 21, 26, 28 at 17:25. Aug 16, 30 at 17:10
Glyndebourne (V671)
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Date of change: 27 Feb 15 - T536915785

L'enfant et les Sortileges (The Child and the Magic Spells)

Work:: L'enfant et les Sortileges (The Child and the Magic Spells) (S0807128177)

A young boy argues with his mother, refuses to do his homework and flies into a tantrum, destroying the objects in the room around him. But in this childhood fable of enchantment, everything around the boy comes magically to life. Outside in the garden, he is also shunned by the animals and plants he has tormented and hurt, until he is forgiven after helping an injured squirrel. One of only two short operas composed by Ravel, L'enfant et les sortileges is both a delightful, whimsical fantasy and a profoundly moving response to the generational trauma of war, witnessed by both composer and librettist. Its exquisite, innovative score is filled with jewel-like surprises, perfectly capturing and deftly characterising talking animals and magical nursery furniture alike.

Music	Ravel (1925)
Lyrics	Colette

Production:: (T536915785)

Finish time: 20:40 and 20:25. Sung in French with English supertitles.

Producer	Glyndebourne Opera
Conductor	Robin Ticciati
Director	Laurent Pelly
Design	Barbara de Limburg
Costume	Laurent Pelly (in collaboration with Jean Jacques Delmotte)
Lighting	Joel Adam
Company	London Philharmonic Orchestra
Company	The Glyndebourne Chorus
Performer	Danielle de Niese (Child)
Performer	Elodie Mechain (Mother / Chinese Cup / Dragonfly)
Performer	Etienne Dupuis (Grandfather Clock / Tom Cat)
Performer	Lionel Lhote (Armchair / Tree)
Performer	Julie Pasturaud (Chair / Bat)
Performer	Sabine Devieilhe (Fire / Princess / Nightingale)
Performer	Hanna Hipp (Cat / Squirrel)
Performer	Francois Piolino (Arithmetic) / Frog)

Listing:: L571318058

Double bill with L'Heure Espagnole

Production details

Finish time: 20:40 and 20:25. Sung in French with English supertitles. Double bill with L'Heure Espagnole

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