New Ravel Operas from the Monte Carlo Opera

L’Heure espagnole & L’Enfant et les Sortilèges with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo & Kazuki Yamada.

Celebrating two Maurice Ravel anniversaries in one programme: 100 years to the day after its premiere at the very same venue, and 150 years to the month after the composer’s birth, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges from the Monte Carlo Opera on a double bill with Ravel’s only other opera, L’Heure espagnole.

Star French soprano Gaëlle Arquez does double duty as the flighty Concepción in L’Heure espagnole, attempting vainly to conceal her lovers from clockmaker husband Torquemada, and as the misbehaving titular child of L’Enfant et les sortilèges, who is about to be taught a valuable lesson. Also appearing in both operas are tenor Cyrille Dubois and baritones Florian Sempey and Matthieu Lécroart, who capture Ravel at his farcical and whimsical best in these twin productions by acclaimed stage director Jean-Louis Grinda, with Japanese maestro Kazuki Yamada leading the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

Genre Opera
Recording location Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Production year 2025
Duration 100'
Production Company Heliox Films
TV Director Gabriel Grinda
Video format 4K/UHD
Stage Director Jean-Louis Grinda
Orchestra / Band Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Choir Choir of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Choir Children's Choir of the Académie de musique Rainier III
Soloist with Gaëlle Arque, soprano; Cyrille Dubois, tenor; Florian Semprey and Matthieu Lécroart, baritones, and more
Costumes Rudy Sabounghi, set and costume designer
Choreography by Eugénie Andrin
Chorus Master Stefano Visconti