Au monde receives the Best World Premiere award at the International Opera Awards
At the International Opera Awards gala in the Savoy Hotel in London, we were presented with the award for best World Premiere for our production of Au monde.
monde - Opera in 20 scenes by Philippe Boesmans, with a libretto by playwright Joël Pommerat after his eponymous play.
Live recording of the world premiere
Produced by la Monnaie / de Munt.
Cast :
Le père | Frode Olsen
Le fils aîné | Werner Van Mechelen
Ori | Stéphane Degout
La fille aînée | Charlotte Hellekant
La seconde fille | Patricia Petibon
La plus jeune fille | Fflur Wyn
Le mari de la fille aînée | Yann Beuron
La femme étrangère | Ruth Olaizola
Symphony Orchestra of la Monnaie / de Munt, Patrick Davin.
SHORT INTRODUCTION
The family of an influential yet weakened rich industrialist are awaiting the return of the younger son, Ori, for his father to transfer his empire to him. His arrival leads to the emergence of many tensions and disagreements among the family members – in addition to two sons, there are also three daughters, each with a very different personality, as well as the husband of the eldest daughter and a woman whom he brought into the household. What seemed to be simple turns out to be a psychological knot of complex human relationships. And the question remains as to whether Ori will accept his responsibilities.
“I like the fact that nothing is guaranteed, that it’s not enough on its own, that writing words, writing text does not reveal everything, does not say everything. That nothing is a foregone conclusion. Because, in the end, my stories are also pretexts for revealing presence, the presence that is both mysterious and concrete.”
Joël Pommerat