Miroir de nos peines

Mirror of Our Sorrows Hèctor Parra World Premiere Palais Garnier Duration: 3 hours with 1 intermission Language: French Surtitles: French / English What connects Louise, the young waitress at "La Petite Bohème", Raoul, an unscrupulous deserter, Gabriel, an upright mathematics teacher, and the mysterious Désiré, alternately spokesperson for the Ministry of Information, street singer and priest?

The "phoney war" and the rout of 1940, which each of these children of disaster experiences in their own way. Through their odyssey on the roads of exodus, Louise's mother's past is illuminated, revealing unexpected connections between the characters.

Composer Hèctor Parra seizes the bestselling novel by Pierre Lemaitre, Mirror of Our Sorrows, to deliver lyric music where he blends drama and comedy.

His score feeds on both the French opera of the 20th and 21st centuries and the realistic song of the thirties, up to the urban music that is its reflection.

This world premiere, the result of a commission from the Paris Opera, is directed by Mariame Clément who offers this lush and choral work a realistic framework, mirror of our present.

Ingo Metzmacher Musical Direction Mariame Clément Mise en scène Vannina Santoni Louise Léo Vermot-Desroches Désiré Leigh Melrose Raoul Laurent Naouri Monsieur Jules Jérôme Boutillier Fernand Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur Alice Bastien Rimondi Gabriel Eugénie Joneau Sister Cécile Julie Boulianne Henriette Thirion Yann Beuron Monsieur de Varambon, Howsler Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris National Opera Commission of the Paris National Opera