← Productions · Premiere 2024
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An opera in three acts after the text by Nina Bouraoui. The portrait of Sylvie Meyer, an “ordinary and extraordinary” woman who conforms for fifty-three years to what is expected of her — until the act that overturns everything, reprehensible and liberating: “I am Sylvie Meyer.” Staged by Richard Brunel.
Production
An opera after Nina Bouraoui — Opéra de Lyon.
Passing on ↗
Encounters around literary adaptation to opera and contemporary vocal work.
Partnerships & territory
Anchored in Lyon, connected to opera stages and regional audiences.
Details
- GenreOpera (3 acts)
- TextNina Bouraoui
- Stage directionRichard Brunel
- ConductingRut Schreiner
- PremiereOpéra de Lyon · Croix-Rousse, March 2024
Credits
- Music — Sebastian Rivas
- Text — Nina Bouraoui
- Stage direction — Richard Brunel
- Conducting — Rut Schreiner
- With — Nicola Beller Carbone · Yvan Ludlow
Funders & patronage
Press
“A 53-year-old woman delivers a coolly rational commentary on the act of violence that freed her from all she had endured.”Le Monde
“The French-Argentine composer makes social and sexist violence audible.”Diapason
“Sylvie Meyer discovers she is a hostage twice over: emotionally and economically.”ResMusica
“The libretto proves richly resonant, in touch with our time.”Forum Opéra
“Between music and theatre, the marriage is a success.”ClassykéoDownload the press review (PDF) ↓
World premiere on 17 March 2024 (Opéra de Lyon Festival).