La Fille du régiment
Donizetti's entertaining opera marches onto the stage in Laurent Pelly's production, full of irrepressible humour and catchy melodies.
Photos
When to see it
Booking for 3 March 2014 - 18 March 2014 opens
- Booking opens 22 October 2013 at 10.00am for General Public.
- Booking opens 25 September 2013 at 10.00am for Friends of Covent Garden.
- Booking opens 12 September 2013 at 10.00am for Supporting Friends.
- Booking opens 11 September 2013 at 10.00am for Premium 1 Friends.
- Booking opens 10 September 2013 at 10.00am for Premium 2 Friends.
- Abel
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Ciofi
- Flórez
- Spagnoli
- Podles
- Maxwell
- Royal Opera Chorus
- Abel
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Ciofi
- Flórez
- Spagnoli
- Podles
- Maxwell
- Royal Opera Chorus
- Abel
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Ciofi
- Flórez
- Spagnoli
- Podles
- Maxwell
- Royal Opera Chorus
- Abel
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Ciofi
- Flórez
- Spagnoli
- Podles
- Maxwell
- Royal Opera Chorus
- Abel
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Ciofi
- Flórez
- Spagnoli
- Podles
- Maxwell
- Royal Opera Chorus
- Abel
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Ciofi
- Antoun
- Spagnoli
- Podles
- Maxwell
- Royal Opera Chorus
Introduction
Marie was found on a battlefield as a baby and adopted by a regiment of soldiers. When she falls for Tonio – a civilian – she faces a choice between love and her adopted family.
Background
La Fille du régiment had its premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1840. Its combination of comedy, genuine feeling and patriotic sentiment soon made it a national institution, and it was regularly revived on Bastille Day in France. The opera had a long absence from Covent Garden, but in 1966 Joan Sutherland reintroduced it to London. She played the irrepressible heroine, Marie, with Luciano Pavarotti as her lover, Tonio. La Fille returned to the Royal Opera House in 2007 in Laurent Pelly's delightful production, which has since toured the world.
Pelly's production fizzes with exuberant humour. It features wonderfully inventive sets: large maps evoke the mountains of Tyrol, the regiment’s camp drowns in laundry and an armoured tank bursts into a drawing room. Gaetano Donizetti’s score weaves robust, military melodies with moments of pathos. Musical highlights include the bravura tenor aria 'Pour mon âme', with its vertical leaps to a succession of high Cs, and the delightful duet 'Quoi? vous m'aimez!' in which Tonio expresses his love for Marie.
Thanks to
Generous support from
Judith Portrait
A co-production with
The Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Running time
About 2 hours 40 minutes | Including one interval
Language
Sung in French with English surtitles
Credits
| Director | Laurent Pelly |
| Dialogue | Agathe Mélinand |
| Set designs | Chantal Thomas |
| Costume designs | Laurent Pelly |
| Lighting design | Joël Adam |
| Choreography | Laura Scozzi |
Related links
- www.rohcollections.org.uk La Fille du régiment on ROH Collections
- www.amazon.co.uk Gaetano Donizetti - La Fille du régiment - DVD
- en.wikipedia.org La Fille du régiment - Wikipedia
