Operatic Works across the Seasons in Lille

Madame Butterfly tells the story of a young geisha who marries an American officer, Pinkerton, before eventually being abandoned by him. Three years later, after Butterfly has given birth to their son and inexorably awaits her husband's return, Pinkerton comes back to Japan with his new American wife. Butterfly, devastated by this betrayal, takes her own life by committing the ritual of jigai with a dagger.

Nabucco is a historical saga alluding to the biblical episode in which the Temple of Jerusalem is destroyed and the Israelites are enslaved in Babylon: It features conflict, family histories, and love stories. In the conflict between the Israelites and the Babylonians, there is a wealth of scenes, from the interiors of Solomon's Temple and Nabucco's palace to the famous hanging gardens.

Created at the Lille Opera in March 2019, Trois Contes is a unique opera that combines three stories into a single performance: The Princess and the Pea, by Hans Christian Andersen; the story of Proust's Overcoat; and lastly, The Devil in the Belfry, by Edgar Allan Poe.

Created in 1791, while the tremors of the French Revolution were being felt all over Europe, the opera tells the story of the trials endured by a young prince, Tamino, in his search for the princess Pamina. The young woman has been snatched from her mother, the Queen of the Night, by Sarastro, a dictatorial tyrant and high priest of a new civilization, which he wants to impose on everyone.

A heroic drama and semi-opera composed in the 17th century, The Indian Queen describes a Latin America imagined in England and a fictional war between two sides: the Incas and the Mexicans. On a backdrop of political and romantic rivalry, the work tackles themes like loyalty, usurpation of power, and love.