For once, all the girls are in love with Polichinelle, so he has to get rid of the jealous ones, while saving his own idyll. The opposite is true of Concepción, wife of the Toledo watchmaker, who is plagued by lovers as disappointing as her husband.
Ravel, whom Stravinsky nicknamed "the Swiss watchmaker", created his first opera at the Opéra-Comique, a musical comedy magnifying the words and mechanics of theater, just before embarking on his collaboration with the Ballets Russes. It was for the latter that Stravinsky agreed to dip his inspiration into Pergolesi's théâtre bouffe after the war: his ballet Pulcinella, premiered at the Opéra, inaugurated the neo-classical period of his production.
Pulcinella | Ballet with song in one act, music after Pergolesi. First performed at the Paris Opéra on May 15, 1920.
L'Heure espagnole | Musical comedy in one act, libretto by Franc-Nohain. First performed at the Opéra-Comique on May 19, 1911.
Dates and Opening Time
From March 9, 2024 to March 19, 2024
Location
Opéra Comique
1 place Boieldieu
75002 Paris 2
Official website
www.opera-comique.com
Instagram page
@opera_comique
More information
2h10, including intermission - Salle Favart From €6 to 165 Performance in French with French and English surtitles. Theatre doors open 45 minutes before showtime.
