Opéra Éclaté

Opéra Éclaté is a small-scale opera company based in Colomiers, Midi-Pyrénées, France.

It was founded in 1985 by Oliver Desbordes, who remains its director, while also undertaking stage direction of many productions. In 1998-99, Opéra Éclaté was recognised by the Ministère de la Culture as a ‘Compagnie nationale de Théâtre Lyrique et Musical’.

Opéra Éclaté performs in a wide range of venues and aims particularly to engage in outreach toward those who do not normally go to opera.[1]

Each winter 2-3 small-scale original productions are toured in the Midi-Pyrénées region and beyond within France. Over 20 years, 50 productions have been seen in 200 French towns, by 500,000 spectators. There have also been tours to Spain, Switzerland, Slovenia, Tunisia and Morocco.[2]

The 2009 season will be revivals of Le roi Carotte and Berlin Années 20 with La flûte enchantée.[3]

Opera productions have included:

Music-based spectacles have included:

References

  1. Interview with Oliver Desbordes, 24 heures pour la diversité culturelle, 21–22 November 2008 (in French).
  2. Company website, accessed 23.9.09.
  3. Guide des Opéras. Supplement to Diapason 572, September 2009.

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