Prokofiev - L'Amour des trois oranges

L'Opéra National de Paris' production of L'Amour des trois oranges must certainly be one of the most elaborate operatic presentations. It has a cast of gazillions, characters who fly, jugglers, fire-eaters, remarkably elaborate costumes, amazingly realistic props (those five-foot oranges are convincingly juicy and edible looking), a huge set, fireworks, and so on. In fact, at times, it looks more like a Cirque de Soleil show than something you'd see in an opera house. Director Gilbert Deflo's conception and William Orlandi's costumes and sets are rooted in commedia dell'arte, but the production is thoroughly eclectic, with allusions to a wonderfully weird assortment of styles and periods.

Cast

Charles Workman le Prince

Hannah Esther Minutillo

Guillaume Antoine

Béatrice Uria-Monzon Fata Morgana José van Dam Tchélio

Aleksandra Zamojska

Victor von Halem

Lucia Cirillo Sméraldine

David Bizic le Héraut

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