Name: West Side Story
Start: 2022-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Zenith d'Orléans

Organization

Set designer

Ludovic Meunier

Costume designer

Paula Dartigues

Assistant Director

Quentin Delepine

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Emmanuelle N'Zuzi

Anita

Spoken

Mathieu Jouanneau

Krupke

Tenor

Grégory Garell

Action

Maxime Pannetrat

Baby John

Baritone

Clément Bernard-Cabrel

A-Rab

Mathieu Cobos

Big Deal

Marine Nottrelet

Anybodys

Soprano

Alexia Cuvelier

Velma

Ophélie De Cesare

Graziella

Alizée Duvernois

Minnie

Guillaume Zimmermann

Diesel

Corinne Sertillanges

The Shark Girls

Mickaël Gadea

Chino

Thomas Bimai

Pepe

Lionel Kapamba

Indio

Bass-baritone

Hakim Ouhibi

Luis

Emma Rattanaxay

Rosalia

Contralto

Mômô Bellance

Consuelo

Ezzahr N

Bernado

Conductor

Clément Joubert

Stage director

Gael Lepingle

Marie Oppert

Maria

Julien Salvia

Tony

Bart Aerts

Riff

Choreographer

Johan Nus

Hugo Zermati

Schrank

Orchestra

de l'orchestre L'Inattendu

Others

Chœur Opéra de La Musique de Léonie

La Fabrique Opéra Val de Loire

West Side Story

Orléans

France

Zenith d'Orléans

Public

Private

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

WEST SIDE STORY
Openly adapted from Romeo and Juliet , work of all records, almost everyone knows West Side Story , or in any case the film by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, with Natalie Wood, made in 1961. A little less perhaps the lyrical drama from which it is taken... Created four years earlier on Broadway where the show ran for no less than 732 performances, West Side Story then very quickly conquered the world and crossed the years thanks to music at the learned, rhythmic and popular times of Bernstein (Maria, America, Somewhere, Tonight, I Feel Pretty…), to this universal story that has proven itself since Shakespeare and, of course… to dance!

Upper West Side neighborhood in Manhattan. The Jets and the Sharks, two gangs of young people from poor neighborhoods, are vying for control of the neighborhood. The former, originating from Ireland or Poland, consider themselves masters of the place because they were born in the United States. The latter, originally from Puerto Rico, more recent immigrants, come up against their hostility and respond to violence with violence. It is in this context that Tony, friend of the leader of the Jets, and Maria, sister of the leader of the Sharks, will meet and love each other despite the world around them and, who knows, with the hope of reconciling the 'irreconcilable. It is once again Gaël Lépingle who will sign the staging of this opera given in March 2022.

West Side Story is a work that one dreams of touching, working on, feeling, living from within. But it is also a monument, which no one dares approach, so inaccessible is it.
Besides, how to qualify it? Musical comedy, choreographic opera, comedy, drama, very playful, very dated, very contemporary, scholarly music, popular music, jazz, Cuban music…
It's a masterpiece just the way I like it: with an accomplished complex simplicity. Everyone can see and understand what he is ready to receive.
I like complex music that is understood by everyone. I like the authors, the composers, the painters, the creators who manage to transcribe their emotions, their desires, their fights, by letting them appear as obvious for all and understood by all.

I deeply love West Side Story .

Clément Joubert – Artistic Director

English

WEST SIDE STORY
Ouvertement adapté de Roméo et Juliette, œuvre de tous les records, tout le monde ou presque connaît West Side Story, ou en tout cas le film de Robert Wise et Jerome Robbins, avec Natalie Wood, réalisé en 1961. Un peu moins peut-être le drame lyrique dont il est tiré… Créé quatre ans plus tôt à Broadway où le spectacle a tenu l’affiche durant pas moins de 732 représentations, West Side Story a ensuite très vite conquis le monde et traversé les années grâce à la musique à la fois savante, rythmée et populaire de Bernstein (Maria, America, Somewhere, Tonight, I Feel Pretty…), à cette histoire universelle qui a fait ses preuves depuis Shakespeare et, bien sûr… à la danse !

Quartier de l’Upper West Side, à Manhattan. Les Jets et les Sharks, deux bandes de jeunes des quartiers pauvres, se disputent le contrôle du quartier. Les premiers, originaires d’Irlande ou de Pologne, se considèrent comme les maîtres des lieux car ils sont nés aux États-Unis. Les seconds, originaires de Porto-Rico, immigrés plus récemment, se heurtent à leur hostilité et répondent à la violence par la violence. C’est dans ce contexte que Tony, ami du chef des Jets, et Maria, sœur du chef des Sharks, vont se rencontrer et s’aimer en dépit du monde qui les entoure et, qui sait, avec l’espoir de réconcilier l’irréconciliable. C’est à nouveau Gaël Lépingle qui signera la mise en scène de cet opéra donné en mars 2022.

West Side Story est une œuvre qu’on rêve de toucher, de travailler, de sentir, de vivre de l’intérieur. Mais c’est aussi un monument, qu’on n’ose approcher, tant il paraît inaccessible.
D’ailleurs, comment le qualifier ? Comédie musicale, opéra chorégraphique, comédie, drame, très enjoué, très daté, très contemporain, musique savante, musique populaire, jazz, musique cubaine…
C’est un chef d’œuvre comme je les aime : d’une simplicité complexe aboutie. Chacun peut y voir et comprendre ce qu’il est prêt à recevoir.
J’aime la musique complexe qui est comprise par tous. J’aime les auteurs, les compositeurs, les peintres, les créateurs qui arrivent à transcrire leurs émotions, leurs désirs, leurs combats, en les laissant apparaître comme évidents pour tous et entendus de tous.

J’aime profondément West Side Story.

Clément Joubert – Directeur artistique

français

West Side Story by Bernstein, From (2022/2022), Directed by Gael Lepingle,, Conductor Clément Joubert, Zenith d'Orléans, Orléans, France

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