Le Rouge et le Noir

<p>In the 1830s, during the period of the Restauration, Julien Sorel, an irresistible young 18-year‑old, experiences a meteoric rise. A protégé of the abbé Chélan, he gains access to the world of the aristocracy and finds himself at the very heart of the struggle for power. </p><p><i>Le Rouge et le Noir</i> (<i>The Red and the Black</i>) is the story of a tumultuous life in which love proves to be the most dangerous of passions. Madame de Rênal and Mathilde de La Mole lead the protagonist through the twists and intrigues of a 19^thcentury in which desire, politics and religion form the backdrop for a brilliant character study.</p><p>In sumptuous sets and costumes which he himself has conceived, Pierre Lacotte, who reconstituted <i>La Sylphide</i>, <i>Paquita</i> and <i>Coppélia</i>, now offers us an entirely new creation based on Stendhal’s novel of the same name, accompanied by a musical anthology from Jules Massenet.</p><br><p>With the Paris Opera Étoiles, First soloists and Corps de Ballet<br>The Paris Opera Orchestra</p><p>A coproduction Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis and NHK<br>With the participation of France Télévisions, and the support of the Fondation Orange, Sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, and the CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée<br></p>