Ce qui Brûle en Silence

Music Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, Philippe Fénelon Based on La Dispute by Marivaux Directed and adapted by Victoria Sitjà Musical direction Evann Loget-Raymond Set design and costumes Lucie Mazières Lighting Louis Sady With artists from the Académie de l’Opéra national de Paris8pmIn French, GermanWho, of man or woman, committed the first infidelity?

To settle this question, a prince reveals to his court and to the woman he desires an experiment once devised by his father: to return to the origins of the world by staging the encounter of four adolescents, isolated from society and from each other for 17 years.

First glances, first emotions, sensory upheavals. Soon, the experiment takes unexpected turns, leaving the question unanswered.

Freely inspired by Marivaux’s La Dispute, the new creation by the Académie de l’Opéra national de Paris, Ce qui brûle en silence, resonates with themes of love, desire, and domination through madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, and Philippe Fénelon, echoing both the impulses of the heart and the cruelty of a ruthless court.

Interweaving baroque and contemporary music, Victoria Sitjà directs this musical performance interpreted by the artists in residence at the Académie. Production Académie de l'Opéra national de Paris Co-production Académie de l’Opéra national de Paris, Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet