Opera

Opéra

I've wanted to write an opera for several years now. After several failed attempts, I decided to finally get down to it.

This opera will be based on the theme of F. Nietzsche's book "Thus Spoke Zarathustra".

à la recherche de Zarathoustra

Direction, libretto, and music composition

Expected for 2029

Libretto

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A few months after the nuclear disaster.

Dramatic Concept. This work is original and loosely inspired by Nietzschean themes. It is not an adaptation of Nietzsche’s text.

Louis travels through a deserted megalopolis and encounters ten human figures who embody as many possible responses to the disaster and to the question of meaning.

Journey : knowledge, doubt, rebellion, despair, encounter, transformation. Louis begins by seeking out Zarathustra as the one who might hold an answer. He ends by realizing that no master can live, choose, or create in his place.

The Nine Philosophical Figures

Character.......................................What it represents

- Louis ......................................................The Search for Meaning
- The old woman .....................................The Renunciation
- The girl in the subway .........................The Affirmation of Life
- The Scientific ........................................Faith in Progress
- The priest ..............................................The Need for Transcendence
- The magicien ........................................The Illusion
- The last man .........................................Comfort and Nihilism
- The shadow ...........................................The Hidden Self
- The little boy .........................................The Beginning
- Zarathoustra .........................................Overtaking

Music

The opera will be built around a score of musique concrète inspired by composers such as Yannis Xenakis, Guy Reibel, Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry or Hans Werner Henze.

Fifteen singers will record the songs and on stage ten actors (or dancers) will perform.