Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
First performed the 4th October 1916 in Vienna
New production of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
In coproduction with Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Finnish National Opera & Ballet, Royal Danish Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Opera Today
« Katie Mitchell brilliantly brokered this Von Hofmannstahl / Strauss dispute by pulling it all together into one totality. [...] The Aix Festival is famed for its casting sophistication, and this Ariadne is no exception. » Michael Milenski - Luxemburg Wort
« The composer is admirably served by his performers: there are fifteen of them, and they are well cast! » Stéphane Gilbart - El País
« The French soprano Sabine Devieilhe has created a character with immense vocal resources […] and great self-confidence. [...] Lise Davidsen’s Ariadne is wonderful. She is an overwhelmingly powerful singer with resounding bass tones, brilliant trebles, a rich and even timbre, and first-class musicality. » Luis Gago - Opera Today
« Be advised, it is a production worth crossing continents, even oceans to see. » Michael Milenski
Die Dame gibt mit trübem Sinn
Sich allzu sehr der Trauer hin.
Was immer Böses widerfuhr
Die Zeit geht hin und widerfuhr.
This Lady’s all too much inclined,
To yield to heaviness of mind.
Whate’er misfortune may befall,
In time its traces vanish all.
Behind the scenes, the richest man in Vienna has commissioned an opera seria from a young composer, as well as inviting a troupe of commedia dell’arte actors… but as the performance must end at 9 pm precisely to be followed by a fireworks, he orders all the artists to perform... simultaneously! Stage-side, the frivolous Zerbinetta tries to convince the tragic Ariadne that the men involved are interchangeable – because they are all the same! Between fidelity and metamorphosis, Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s third collaboration is more than a tribute to Molière or Mozart; it is a chamber opera as impertinent as it is irresistible, one that has emerged through the decades unscathed. Their Ariadne auf Naxos returns to the Théâtre de l’Archevêché for a new production by resident director Katie Mitchell, conducted by Marc Albrecht.
Individual surtitles tablets are provided by Paraphraz
Prices : 270€, 180€, 150€, 120€, 55€, 30€
Youth ticket price : 9€
Children's discovery offer for all performances
Performance available with season ticket packages and Premium or Prestige offers
Book for free your individual surtitles tablet (languages available: French, English and German)
2 hours and 50 minutes including one interval
Sung in German with French and English surtitles
