Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

Stéphane Degout interview in France Culture

With class conflict and echoes of the Black Lives Matter movement in the background, the conductor-cum-director strikes a pose and poses a question.

Prepare to dive into a multitude of abstract paintings, against a Holbein blue background, where the labyrinth of time splits into recurring scenes, memories, parallels, dreams and fantasies.

Apéropéra is a relaxed, fresh and unstuffy way to (re)discover a composer, a work, a topic, miles away from the usual lectures you get before the performance.

The tables are set for a Grand Brunch in Geneva’s most beautiful ballroom.

With every Grand Théâtre production this season, there will be a Saturday morning of creative workshops related to the upcoming opera or ballet.