AlbĂ©ric Magnard: GuercĆur @ OpĂ©ra national du Rhin, Strasburgo
Synopsis
In the ethereal afterlife, there is no time or space. The shades, freed from their earthly cares, celebrate the greatness of the Goddess of Truth. Shrouded in eternal glory, she sits triumphant, flanked by Beauty and Goodness, while at her feet lies Suffering in her mantle of blood. In the midst of this chorus of praise, a discordant lament rises: âTo live! Who will give me back the thrill of life?â The voice belongs to GuercĆur, who died in the prime of life after falling in love with Giselle and freeing his people from a tyrant, assisted by his friend Heurtal. Unable to rest, GuercĆur begs to return to his fleshly form. Truth warns him: two years have already passed on Earth where nothing lasts forever. His fall from paradise could be brutalâŠ
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Top cast
Stéphane Degout
Guercoeur
Catherine Hunold
Verité
Antoinette Dennefeld
Giselle
Julien Henric
Heurtal
Eugénie Joneau
Bonté
Gabrielle Philiponet
Beauté
Adriana Bignagni Lesca
Souffrance
Marie Lenormand
L'ombre d'une femme
Alysia Hanshaw
LâOmbre dâune vierge
Glen Cunningham
LâOmbre dâun poĂšte