A night at the Real | C(h)ŒURS
March 2012 saw the first performance at the Teatro Real of C(h)œurs, an ambitious project by the Belgian choreographer Alain Platel, based on choruses by Verdi and Wagner. Gerard Mortier and the stars of the production reveal the key moments in the creative process that led to this unique piece, unlike anything ever seen in Madrid’s opera house.
Coproduction with Televisión Española (TVE)
A project by Alain Platel with music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
World premiere
New production of the Teatro Real, in coproduction with Les Ballets C de la B
Les Ballets C de la B
Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Artistic team
Conductor | Marc Piollet
Stage director, set designer and choreographer | Alain Platel
Costume designer | Dorine Demuynck
Lighting designer | Carlo Bourguignon
Playwright | Hildegard de Vuyst
Musical playwright | Jan Vandehouwe
Assistant to the stage director | Sara Vanderieck
