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.

Don Giovanni

Maison de la Culture Clermont-Ferrand

The monodramas focus on two women as they try to overcome life crises. Abandoned by her lover, the nameless heroine of Poulenc’s ‘tragédie lyrique’ is striving to free herself from her past. Seemingly calm and collected, she reveals her sorry state after a call from the unfaithful man. Glued to a telephone receiver for 40 minutes, she goes through different stages of a mental breakdown, only to give in to the old love. The unnamed woman in Schönberg’s monodrama is in an equally pitiful situation. Lost in a dark forest, she is searching for her lover. Eventually, she escapes the woods and finds her man, but their meeting is not what she expected.

Marianne Croux

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 25 - Apr 4, 2027

La Voix humaine Another Silence Erwartung · Polish National Opera

Past events

25 - 26 Apr, 2026

Don Giovanni · Clermont Auvergne Opéra

Future and recently performed repertoire

The Woman (La Voix humaine) in La voix humaine by Poulenc

Polish National Opera

Donna Anna in Don Giovanni by Mozart

Clermont Auvergne Opéra

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