The challenges of designing L’Étoile (The Royal Opera)

German designer, Julia Hansen, on the challenges of designing sets and costumes for Chabrier's bonkers comic opera.
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Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-94) is a relatively obscure figure today, but the greatest of his comic operas - Le Roi malgré lui (The King in Spite of Himself) and L’Étoile (The Star) among them - are masterpieces of the genre. L’Étoile was first performed on 28 November 1877 and was one of Chabrier’s few operatic successes, going on to have 48 performances in its first run. This popularity was not to continue, and for almost the entirety of the 20th century it was absent from the stage. Recent years, though, have seen more performances of L’Étoile, as leading opera companies, great conductors and audiences discover the unique charms of this wacky operatic delight.
This film was created for Design Challenge, our annual competition challenging young people to create their own designs for an opera or ballet production.
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[@HandelLover1989]

Cant wait to see some excerpts from this production! :) This looks awesome!

[@diegosandovalalejaldre1714]

Awesome