Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort

An impressive masked figure, Trompe‑la‑mort reveals his true character through his impalpable latent energy and a plot abounding in tragic twists of fate. An ambivalent character, both regal in bearing and warmly protective, cruel and yet loving, rapacious and indomitable even in the face of madness, this ’Machiavelli among miscreants’ destined to become chief of police, uses his conquests to advance relentlessly in the pursuit of his aims whilst keeping his hand closely hidden. Guy Cassiers, working for the first time with the Paris Opera, portrays a three-tiered society where some rise and others fall.

• Luca FrancesconiWriter
• Luca FrancesconiOriginal Music Composer
• Guy CassiersDirector

• Laurent NaouriVautrin / Trompe-la-mort / Jacques Collin
• Julie FuchsEsther
• Cyrille DuboisLucien de Rubempré
• Marc LabonnetteLe Baron de Nucingen
• Ildikó KomlósiAsie
• Philippe TalbotEugène de Rastignac
• Susanna MälkkiConductor