Bienvenue Aux Enfers ! – Théâtre Graslin, Nantes

About this event

This is a concert production presented within Angers Nantes Opéra's "Toutes voix dehors" format. The event page describes it as the first "Toutes voix dehors" offering of the season and frames the program around a man in the manner of Orpheus who descends into the depths of the Earth, meets the king of the dead and witnesses infernal rites. The choir is the central collective presence, embodying both infernal creatures and human spiritual aspirations through selected opera excerpts. The program combines choral performance with a narrative journey through the underworld rather than presenting a single complete opera. It begins with excerpts from Jacques Offenbach's Orphée aux Enfers, followed by excerpts from Charles Gounod's Faust, and then unspecified selections associated with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Camille Saint-Saëns, Giuseppe Verdi, Gabriel Fauré and Marie Jaëll.

Cast & creative

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  Chorusmaster

  Xavier Ribes
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  Chorusmaster

  Xavier Ribes
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  Chorusmaster

  Xavier Ribes
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  Tenor

  François Rougier
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  Baritone

  René Ramos Premier
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  Piano

  Hélène Peyrat
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  Composer

  Jacques Offenbach
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  Librettist

  Hector-Jonathan Crémieux
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  Librettist

  Ludovic Halévy
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  Composer

  Charles-François Gounod
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  Librettist

  Jules Barbier
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  Librettist

  Michel Carré