Crew
GM
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Original Music Composer
PJ
Pierre Jourdan
Director
Jules Barbier
Writer
Michel Carré
Writer
Cast
IP
Isabelle Philippe
Dinorah
AA
Armand Arapian
Hoël
FM
Frédéric Mazzotta
Corentin
Dinorah, or The Pardon of Ploërmel
2002180m
MusicDrama
Giacomo Meyerbeer's pastoral opera,based on a Breton tale, is the tale of DINORAH who has gone mad because her bridegroom Hoël has disappeared during their wedding. This production, performed as part of Théâtre Impérial de Compiegne's purpose of reviving obscure French opera, is the only version of 'Dinorah' available on DVD, but it is a great production! The painterly pastoral settings and décor and rustic costumes are very easy on the eye. Opera traditionalists who dislike modern stagings will be delighted to know that this is a traditional production. Pierre Jourdan's stage direction is charming and always involving, never once falling into static movements or gestures, gratuitous distaste and irrelevance. With Isabelle Philippe, Armand Arapian and Frédéric Mazzotta. Conducted by Olivier Opebeek.
