Overview

L'Opéra National de Paris' production of L'Amour des trois oranges must certainly be one of the most elaborate operatic presentations. It has a cast of gazillions, characters who fly, jugglers, fire-eaters, remarkably elaborate costumes, amazingly realistic props (those five-foot oranges are convincingly juicy and edible looking), a huge set, fireworks, and so on. In fact, at times, it looks more like a Cirque de Soleil show than something you'd see in an opera house. Director Gilbert Deflo's conception and William Orlandi's costumes and sets are rooted in commedia dell'arte, but the production is thoroughly eclectic, with allusions to a wonderfully weird assortment of styles and periods.

Top Cast

Charles Workman

le Prince

H

Hannah Esther Minutillo

G

Guillaume Antoine

Béatrice Uria-Monzon

Fata Morgana

José van Dam

Tchélio

A

Aleksandra Zamojska

Victor von Halem

Lucia Cirillo

Sméraldine

David Bizic

le Héraut