Received in the mail this Monday morning

This Monday morning, I have received the following in the mail :

- Nice Côte d'Azur, Opéra : 2014-2015 season program book ;
- Santa Fe, Opera : 2014 season brochure.

Received in the mail this Friday morning

This Friday morning, I have received the following items in the mail :

- Michel Legrand : Dreyfus, Nice, May 16, 2014 : program book for the world première performance ;

 
- Basel, Theater : 2014-2015 season program book ;
- Dortmund, Theater : 2014-2015 season program book and June-July 2014 leaflet ;
- Gera / Altenburg, Theater & Philharmonie Thüringen : 2014-2015 season program book, May and June 2014 leaflets ;
- Mannheim, Nationaltheater : June 2014 leaflet ;
- München, Bayerische Staatsoper : September to December 2014 brochure ;
- Münster, Theater : 2014-2015 season program book ;
- Saarbrücken, Saarländisches Staatstheater : June 2014 leaflet ;
- Zürich, Opernhaus : 2014-2015 season program book.

Today : World première of 'Dreyfus' by Michel Legrand in Nice

Today, the Opéra de Nice presents the world première performance of Michel Legrand's opera Dreyfus, with a libretto by Didier van Cauwelaert after the political scandal around Captain Alfred Dreyfus which divided France between 1894 and 1906.

It is Michel Legrand's second stage work after Le Passe-Muraille in 1997. This subject has already been adapted as an opera by Jost Meier in Berlin in May 1994.

In the last issue of the magazine published by the Opéra de Nice, the composer Michel Legrand says he has composed a popular opera. He wants to get as close as possible to direct emotions and simplicity. There is nothing hermetic.

The cast including Vincent Heden, Pierre Cassignard, Rachel Pignot, Sophie Tellier, Bernard Imbert and Jean-Marc Salzmann will be conducted by Jérôme Pillement. Daniel Benoin will direct.