La Source
  • Description


    A legendary and fantastical Persia becomes the backdrop of the thwarted love triangle uniting the hunter Djémil, the beautiful Nouredda - engaged to the Khan- and Naïla, the water sprite.

    In his first creation for the Paris Opera Ballet, Etoile dancer Jean-Guillaume Bart revived an almost-forgotten ballet of the repertoire, originally premiered in 1866 at the Paris Opera.

    In a close collaboration with playwright Clément Hervieu-Léger, Jean-Guillaume Bart gave back to La Source its original freshness.

    He created a wonderful danced tale, poetic and virtuosic, enhanced by Christian Lacroix’s flamboyant costumes and Eric Ruf’s evocative stage set.


    The Etoiles, the Premiers Danseurs and the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet
    The Paris Opera Orchestra

    A co-production of the Paris National Opera - François Roussillon et Associés - 2011
    With the participation of France Télévisions, the support of the CNC and the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts.

    Director: François Roussillon

    Picture: © Anne Deniau / OnP

Creatives

  • Libretto
    • Charles Nuitter,

    • Arthur Saint-Léon

  • Music
  • Conductor

    Koen Kessels

  • Dramaturgy

    Clément Hervieu-Léger

  • Set design

    Éric Ruf

  • Costume design

    Christian Lacroix

  • Lighting design

    Dominique Bruguière

Cast