The Exterminating Angel (2024)
Opera National de Paris
After last season’s The Dante Project, the Paris Opera continues to explore the music of contemporary composer Thomas Adès with the French premiere of The Exterminating Angel. Inspired by Luis Buñuel’s 1962 surrealist film, which offered a scathing critique of the bourgeoisie, the work begins with a dinner among upper-class friends in a plush mansion after an opera performance. But, gradually, a mysterious force prevents the fifteen guests from leaving the reception. In this confinement for no apparent reason, drawn out over several days, the veneer of propriety cracks, revealing the worst of human nature. Thomas Adès has written a rich and tense score, amplifying the libretto’s strange atmosphere with unusual instruments such as the ondes Martenot. The Paris Opera has entrusted the staging of this huis-clos to Calixto Bieito. The director has long been fascinated by Buñuel’s universe.
Cast
- Jacquelyn Stucker - Lucia de Nobile
- Gloria Tronel - Leticia Meynar
- Hilary Summers - Leonora Palma
- Claudia Boyle - Silvia de Avila
- Christine Rice - Blanca Delgado
- Amina Edris - Beatriz
- Nicky Spence - Edmundo de Nobile
- Frédéric Antoun - Comte Raul Ybenes
- Jarett Ott - Colonel Alvaro Gomez
- Anthony Roth Costanzo - Francisco de Avila
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Exterminating Angel about?
- After last season’s The Dante Project, the Paris Opera continues to explore the music of contemporary composer Thomas Adès with the French premiere of The Exterminating Angel. Inspired by Luis Buñuel’s 1962 surrealist film, which offered a scathing critique of the bourgeoisie, the work begins with a dinner among upper-class friends in a plush mansion after an opera performance. But, gradually, a mysterious force prevents the fifteen guests from leaving the reception. In this confinement for no apparent reason, drawn out over several days, the veneer of propriety cracks, revealing the worst of human nature. Thomas Adès has written a rich and tense score, amplifying the libretto’s strange atmosphere with unusual instruments such as the ondes Martenot. The Paris Opera has entrusted the staging of this huis-clos to Calixto Bieito. The director has long been fascinated by Buñuel’s universe.
- Who directed The Exterminating Angel?
- The Exterminating Angel was directed by Calixto Bieito.
- Who stars in The Exterminating Angel?
- The Exterminating Angel stars Jacquelyn Stucker, Gloria Tronel, Hilary Summers, Claudia Boyle, Christine Rice, Amina Edris.
- How long is The Exterminating Angel?
- The Exterminating Angel has a runtime of 1h 59m (119 minutes).
- What genre is The Exterminating Angel?
- The Exterminating Angel is a Music film.
- Where was The Exterminating Angel produced?
- The Exterminating Angel was produced in France.