REVIEW – François Gremaud brilliantly reinterprets Georges Bizet’s opera performed by virtuoso singer Rosemary Standley.
“Never Carmen He will not give up: he was born free, he will die free. Surrounded by five musicians, Rosemary Standley introduces herself as a musician. “actor-singer style” To interpret Carmen, it was revisited by François Gremaud. The dot at the end of the title of Georges Bizet’s comic opera is not placed randomly. According to the Swiss author, founder of Company 2B, he is there to provoke. “You’ll see what you’ll see!”, it seems to tell us. He is also there when the audience enters the theater and exchanges a few words with his interpreter. He synthesized the libretto of Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, adding anachronisms and humor, but faithfully recreating the adventures of the rebellious sinner.
After that Phaedra! And Giselle…François Gremaud offers a new offer as part of the Autumn Festival “conference show” around a large female figure “tube”. Here is Bizet’s opera that shocked people in its time. This teacher every time.
