To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian composer Theodor Akimenko, the Opera Orchestra is proud to present the world premiere of his 1914 opera, the manuscript of which remained buried for over a century. Freely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale " The Ice Maiden ," the opera transports us to the heart of the Alps, to a pristine white world guarded by the Virgin, the mountain's guardian spirit. Opposite her, young Rudy, haunted by his father's death in the mountains, inaugurates a luxury hotel complex high in the mountains, under the watchful eye of the cameras. Two worlds collide: one wild and silent, the other noisy and conquering. The young collective Opera Popolare, winner of the 2025 Ring Award and artists in residence at the Opéra Orchestre, takes on the work with a resolutely contemporary perspective, deploying a visual universe where live footage, object theatre, and video games intersect to better question our relationship with nature. A sensitive and fantastical epic.

Alejandro Fonte

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22 - 27 Dec, 2026

The Fairy's Kiss · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Future and recently performed repertoire

The father in Le Baiser de la fée by Akimenko

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

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