Organization

Festival d'Aix en Provence

Singer

Tenor

Julien Behr

Khosrow

Soprano

Hélène Guilmette

Shirine

Baritone

Florent Karrer

Farhâd

Contralto

Majdouline Zerari

Chamira

Laurent Alvaro

Barbad

Jean-Sébastien Bou

Chapou

Stephen Mills

Chiroya

Countertenor

Théophile Alexandre

Nakissâ

Stage director

Richard Brunel

Lighting designer

Henning Streck

Costume designer

Wojciech Dziedzic

Set designer

Etienne Pluss

Video designer

Yann Philippe

Dramaturge

Catherine Ailloud-Nicolas

Musical director

Martyn Brabbins

Conductor

Franck Ollu

Choreographer

Hervé Chaussard

Chorus master

Denis Comtet

Jeanne Gérard

Assistant Conductor

Michael Cobb

Opéra de Lyon

Orchestra

Lyon Opera Orchestra

Others

Lyon Opera Choirs

Camille Poul

Lyon

France

Shirine
Ópera en doce cuadros de Thierry Escaich (nacido en 1965)
Libreto de Atiq Rahimi
Estrenada en Lyon, Opéra National de Lyon, 2 de mayo de 2022

Opéra Nouvel de Lyon

Shirine (Escaich) Lyon 2022 Gérard Behr Bou

Auditorium de Lyon

After Thierry Escaich’s first opera Claude, the Opéra national de Lyon showcases a new operatic composition by the French organist and composer, entitled Shirine. The libretto, written by the Franco-Afghan author Atiq Rahimi and adapted from the epic poem Khosrow and Shirine by 12th-century Persian poet Nezami Gandjavi, narrates the impossible love story between the Persian king, Khosrow and Shirine, a Christian princess from Armenia.

In this Persian fairytale with resolutely feminist undertones, rising opera stars Jeanne Gérard and Julien Behr bring flair and personality to the main roles. The opera’s orchestra and the promising cast of young talents are conducted by maestro Franck Ollu, with a contemporary staging by Richard Brunel.

Shirine Escaich

Public

French

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading