We are eternal – The Fabulous Memoirs of Lorenzo Da Ponte

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We are eternal – The Fabulous Memoirs of Lorenzo Da Ponte

ABOUT

Da Ponte rose to fame writing the librettos for Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. Beyond these three extraordinary works, his voice is also heard in his memoirs. Written at the end of his life in New York, in the era of Rossini, Da Ponte offers his personal vision of the musical Europe of the 18th century. 

Outsider, poet, affabulator of genius: all the lives he had make him an elusive and captivating subject. His personal adventures have nourished the characters of his works. 

Da Ponte, with his innate talent for storytelling, lived as he wrote. Based on his memoirs, Marie-Louise Bischofberger and David Stern have given him a theatrical voice in creating We Are Eternal. He will challenge the audience with the same insolence and the frankness that mark his memoirs and his librettos. 

He will cross paths with Salieri, Joseph II, Casanova and the ghostly figure of Mozart. From Venice to New York, Da Ponte reinvents and recounts his past, spinning a tale akin to the folle journée of his fabled Figaro, that of his own fabulous life. 

CREATIVE TEAM

Marie-Louise Bischofberger, Dominic Gould – Libretto

Marie-Louise Bischofberger – Stage director

David Stern – Musical direction

Bertrand Couderc – Scenography & lighting

Bernard Michel – Costumes

Cécile Kretschmar – Makeup

Pedro Diaz – Dramaturgy

Timothée Israël – Assistant stage director

CAST

Dominic Gould – Da Ponte

Axelle Fanyo – Soprano

Anne-Lise Polchlopek – Mezzo-soprano

Guy Elliott – Tenor

Aymeric Biesemans - Baritone

Halidou Nombre / Adrien Fournaison - Bass-Baritone

Opera Fuoco Orchestra