Place des Arts | Atys | Dawe & Jasmin - Opéra de Montréal

American composer Jonathan Dawe, known for blending Baroque and contemporary musical language, and stage director Stéphanie Jasmin reimagine Lully and Quinault’s opera as a new musical tragedy set in the political world of the United States in the 1980s. A collaboration between Ballet Opéra Pantomime (BOP), Opéra de Montréal, Les Boréades de Montréal and UBU compagnie de création, the production brings together dance, video and Baroque reverie to explore romantic passion, power and the conflict between private life and public image. In the upper ranks of American politics, Governor Atys conceals his impossible love for Sangaride, who is to marry Senator Célénia. President Cybèle, herself in love with Atys, appoints him vice-president in hopes of drawing closer to him. When she discovers the secret passion between the two men, she unleashes all her powers, even the most occult, to bring about their downfall and drive them into madness and death. Performed in French with French and English surtitles.