Bovary

Michael De Cock, based on Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Musica: Harold Noben
Direcció: Carme Portaceli

Sala Gran
04/07/26 al 05/07/26

Bovary

Flaubert's character, the protagonist of a contemporary opera

Who was Emma Roualt and who could she be today? What overwhelming emptiness leads her to despair?

Bovary continues to fascinate us and speak to our imagination. That's why, after making the theatrical version that was seen at the TNC (and after touring Europe), Michael De Cock and Carme Portaceli continue the search for Bovary's soul and turn Flaubert's classic into an opera.

In this contemporary opera version, we see an even more lonely Emma. All alone in front of a choir of singers who watch her, judge her and condemn her. But she will continue to fight to make her voice heard.

An opera with music by Belgian composer Harold Noben performed live by the ESMUC symphony orchestra.

Authorship
Michael De Cock, from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Direction
Carme Portaceli

Dramaturgy
Marie Mergeay

Music
Harold Noben

With
Ana Naqe, Oleg Volkov, Blandine Coulon

Booklet
Michael De Cock

Orchestra direction
Debora Waldman

Chorus direction
Jori Klomp

Chorus

La Monnaie
Marta Beretta,
Hélène Faux,
Bernard Giovani,
Margarida Hipólito,
Annelies Kerstens,
Taeksung Kwon,
Byoungjin Lee,
Nadiia Lys,
Carlos Martinez,
Aaron Mc Innis,
Daniel Mosquera Martínez,
Marioara Pop Rousselet,
Manon Poskin,
Marcel Schmitz,
Alessia Thais Berardi

Orchestra

ESMUC
Álvaro Ayuso
Jose Antonio Bedoya
Clara Canimas
Adrià Cano
Eloi Cid
Román Cubelos
Ophelie Dureux
Anna Espejo
Enric Fernánez
Guillem Garcia
Iker Garcia
Alexis Garita
Sergi Juan
Manel Juste
Yang Ligero
Celia Molina
Luis Montes
Joan Pàmies
Clara Pardo
Jordi Prim
Elvira Querol
Mario Rabanal
Joan Ribera
Claudia Sánchez
Maria Servera
Gisela Tarrés
Marc Vicedo
Daniel Vidal

Extras
Toulouse De Cock,
Olivier Debaere,
Geoffrey Degives,
Arvid Warlopt

Set and costume design
Marie Szersnovicz

Lighting
Dimitry Stuyven

Sound
Bram Moriau

Choreography
Ferran Carvajal

Accessories
Willy Vanbarel

Essayists
Lionel Bams & Arnaud Dos Santos

Assistant director
Ricard Soler

Costume assistants
Jackye Fauconnier
Violeta Cruz Pecaric

Dresser
Hélène Beccavin

Musical assistant
Noé Gillerot

Technical and management teams of the company