The Rake's Progress is an opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto written by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings A Rake's Progress (1733–1735) of William Hogarth which Stravinsky had seen on May 2, 1947 in a Chicago exhibition.
The story concerns the decline and fall of one Tom Rakewell, who deserts Anne Trulove for the delights of London in the company of Nick Shadow, who turns out to be the Devil. After several misadventures, all initiated by the devious Shadow, Tom ends up in Bedlam. The moral of the tale is: "For idle hearts and hands and minds the Devil finds a work to do."The opera will be performed and sung in English (with French over-title)
duration : about 02 hours 30 minutes
featuring:
Gregory Reinhart, Trulove
Olga Peretyatko, Ann Trulove
Thomas Randle, Tom Rakewell
David Pittsinger, Nick Shadow
Nuala Willis, Mother Goose
Elsa Maurus, Baba the Turk
Simeon Esper, Sellem, the asylum guard
Frédéric Chaslin, Musical Director
André Engel, Director
Nicky Rieti, decors
Chantal de la Coste, costumes
André Diot, lights
Françoise Grès, choregraphy
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 's choir
The Rake's Progress
details
Wednesday november 7th, 07:30pm
Friday november 9th, 07:30pm
dimanche november 11th, 05:00pm
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
http://www.theatrechampselysees.fr
15 avenue Montaigne
75008 Paris
reservations : 01 49 52 50 50
administration : 014952 50 00
Metro : station Alma-Marceau or Franklin-Roosevelt (line 9)
RER: station Pont de l'Alma (line C)
Bus : lignes 42, 63, 72, 80, 92
Parking : Alma-Geaorge V
Entrance at corner of Avenue George V & Avenue Montaigne
Special theatre deal : available for the performance duration (+ one free hour). Payment at the gate - direct exit without waiting
