OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL / SILENT NIGHT

Silent Night, PUTS
A war. A night. A truce.
A deeply moving story, inspired by the film Joyeux Noël, this stirring plea for peace premiered in 2011, went on to win audience acclaim, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music. Featuring some of today’s finest Canadian singers in the main roles: Marianne Fiset, Philippe Addis, Joseph Kaiser, Daniel Okulitch.
SYNOPSIS
December 24, 1914: French, German, and Scottish soldiers defy their superiors and make peace. Overnight, enemies become brothers, celebrating Christmas together. The following morning, will they be able to resume fighting?
Production : Scenery, properties, costumes and media files for this production are owned by the Minnesota Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Fort Worth Opera. Based on the sceenplay by Christian Carion fopr the motion picture Joyeux Noël produced by Nord-Ouest Production. Commissionned by Minnesota Opera. A Minnesota Opera New Works Initiative Production. Music by Kevin Puts ; Libretto by Mark Campbell, by arrangement with Aperto Press, publisher, Bill Holab Music : Sole Agent
Anna Sørensen Marianne Fiset / Nikolaus Sprink Joseph Kaiser / Lieutenant Audebert Phillip Addis / Lieutenant Gordon Alexander Hajek / Lieutenant Horstmayer Daniel Okulitch / Ponchel Alexandre Sylvestre / Chef Michael Christie / Metteur en scène Eric Simonson / Décors Francis O’Connor / Costumes Kärin Kopischke / Éclairages Marcus Dilliard / Projections Andrzej Goulding / Orchestre Métropolitain