Giacomo Puccini / Valerio Galli / Stefano Poda
Le Villi
Opera
Date
- Apr 24, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Apr 26, 2026 à 3:00 PM
- Apr 28, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Apr 30, 2026 à 8:00 PM
Duration
1h10 without intermission
Tariffs
12€ to 94 €
Immediately after marrying Anna, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, Roberto abandons her for another woman. She dies. To avenge his daughter, old Guglielmo summons the Villis, supernatural creatures who come to punish unfaithful lovers by night.
Taking up the story of Giselle, a resoundingly successful ballet, the young Puccini tried his hand at lyric composition with this short work. His triumph sealed the beginning of one of the most phenomenal careers in the history of Italian opera. For this major co-production between institutions in the south-east of France, the staging was entrusted to Stefano Poda, a protean artist who has no equal when it comes to sublimating dreamlike and marvellous worlds. The baton is held by an exceptional Puccinian, Valerio Galli, who in 2013 was awarded the Puccini Prize for lifetime achievement.
Show in Italian, surtitled in French and English.
Face to face
Meeting with artistic director Valerio Galli and Stefano Poda, director, sets, costumes, lighting and choreography.
Thursday, Apr. 23, 6 pm
Théâtre de l'Artistique
Free
"Come with your parents" for 5 to 10 year olds: While your parents are watching the show, you can discover the Opera by taking part in an original cultural activity for just €5. Session for "Le Villi": Sunday 26 April at 3pm, go to the box office for bookings, subject to availability.
Photo © Ann Ray
New production
Coproduction Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur, Opéra Grand Avignon, Opéra Toulon Provence Méditerranée, Opéra de Marseille
Opera-ballet in two acts by Giacomo Puccini, with libretto by Ferdinando Fontana.
First performed at Milan's Teatro dal Verme on May 31, 1884.
Musical direction Valerio Galli
Stage direction, sets, costumes, lighting & choreography Stefano Poda
Artistic collaboration Paolo Giani
Guglielmo Wulf Armando Noguera
Anna Vanessa Goikoetxea
Roberto Thomas Bettinger
Recital voice Dominique Sanda
Nice Philharmonic Orchestra
Nice Opera Chorus
