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Moby-Dick
Live music & concerts
Last updated date : 30/07/2025
The epic hunt for the white whale from Melville’s Moby-Dick comes to life in a concert-fiction fusing orchestral waves, sound effects, and gripping narration.
There’s something primal in Melville’s Moby-Dick, a passionate force that leaves no one indifferent—the suspense of a wild chase, a titanic battle, and an insatiable thirst for revenge. According to Albert Camus, the novel remains one of the most moving myths ever written about humanity’s battle against evil, which is the inexorable fight that ultimately pits man against himself.
Experience the Lyon Opera’s main hall with your family thanks to this concert-fiction, combining symphony orchestra, actor-narrators, and the world of radio in a large-format immersive event.
Moby-Dick d’après le roman de Herman Melville librement adapté par Stéphane Michaka
Musical director : Debora Waldman
Une création France Culture
Running Time : 1 hour 15 minutes, no intermission
Practical information
Address
Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er
Languages
French
Prices
From 10 to €28.
Lyon City Card & Lyon City Card 1 year discount: - 15% discount on the entire program, tickets from €10 after discount.
Openings
From Wednesday 6 to Thursday 7 May 2026 from 7 pm.
Live music & concerts
Moby-Dick
The Lyon Opera House
Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er
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