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The Makropoulos Affair
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Last updated date : 01/08/2023
The piece details the cruel fate of a woman who drank the elixir of immortality over 300 years before, and is therefore unable to die. To be worth living, life requires desire, fear, discovery, love. After having lived it all, Emilia Marty has become cold and insensitive.
Opera in 3 acts
Libretto by the composer, based on the comedy by Karel Kapek
First performed in Brno in 1926
New production
Stage director : Richard Brunel
Musical director : Alexander Joel
Orchestra, Chorus, and Studio of the Opéra de Lyon
Practical information
Address
Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er
Languages
French, Czech
Prices
From 10 to 116€.
Lyon City Card et Lyon City Card 365 : 15% off on all the programming from €10, except on gala evenings and on December 31st.
More information from the Opera.
Openings
Friday 14 June 2024 at 8 pm.
Sunday 16 June 2024 at 4 pm.
Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 4 pm.
Thursday 20 June 2024 at 8 pm.
Saturday 22 June 2024 at 8 pm.
Monday 24 June 2024 at 8 pm.
Live music & concerts
The Makropoulos Affair
The Lyon Opera House
Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er
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