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In Jean Cocteau's novel, the "enfant terribles" are named Paul and Élisabeth. They are brother and sister, teenagers and orphans. Alone in a society they reject, they transform their room into an imaginary kingdom, a sanctuary of a symbiotic relationship where love borders on obsession and conceals a latent violence. When two friends, Gérard and then Agathe, intrude upon their private world, the threat of losing Paul draws Élisabeth into a vicious cycle of dangerous games, jealousy, and manipulation. In this short novel published in 1929, the author illuminates the fragility of adolescence, the impossibility of suspending time, and the disastrous consequences of an all-consuming passion.

The Terrible Children

Lille Opera

Five acts, four rich duets: from the emotion of their first exchanges on enemy soil to their union in a foregone conclusion, Shakespeare's two heroes sing of their love in sun-drenched melodies, which Charles Gounod, a learned playwright, darkens as they descend into their destiny. The Orchestre National de France accompanies two exceptional singers, dreamlike voices and born actors, in a concert version of this masterpiece of our heritage, a moment of French sensitivity.

Romeo and Juliet / Oropesa / Castronovo

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Cadmus and Hermione

Philharmonie de Paris

A flame setting bodies and hearts ablaze, Don Giovanni consumes and consumes women in a frantic race that makes him feel alive. But in these endless conquests, isn't it, more than pleasure, the eager search for challenges that drives him? Isn't he a mirror of our addiction to desire, excitement, and consumption that leads us to the abyss?

For his staging of this essential Mozart opera, Jean-Yves Ruf invites the musicians of Julien Chauvin's Concert de la Loge onto the stage, in a unique scenography that favors all the porosity between instrumentalists and soloists. A complex version of Don Giovanni where the character oscillates between his inner slopes.

For this opera, ARCAL has opted for youth, with the cream of the rising generation of French singers for a vibrant and contemporary interpretation of this timeless myth.

Tenor

Abel Zamora

Events

Upcoming events

25 - 26 Apr, 2026

Don Giovanni · Clermont Auvergne Opéra

9 - 10 May, 2026

Pygmalion · Les Talens Lyriques

Past events

20 - 26 Mar, 2026

The Terrible Children · Opéra de Lille

Feb 19, 2026

Romeo and Juliet / Oropesa / Castronovo · Orchestre National de France

Future and recently performed repertoire

Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni by Mozart

Clermont Auvergne Opéra

Gérard in Les Enfants terribles by Glass

Opéra de Lille

Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet by Gounod

Orchestre National de France

Pygmalion in Pygmalion by Rameau

Les Talens Lyriques

Hymen, Arcas, the First Africa in Cadmus and Hermione by Lully

Les Talens Lyriques

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