A spokesperson says---
“..multimedia production of Philip Glass’s opera, performed live to Jean Cocteau’s iconic 1946 surrealist film. The work’s haunNng score and the film’s dreamlike imagery merge into a mesmerizing cinemaNc–operaNc experience….
...La Belle et la Bête is the second in a trilogy of works Glass intended as an homage to Cocteau. With this producNon, Opera Parallèle has, by special arrangement with the composer, completed performances of all three operas, having performed Orphée in 2011, and Les Enfants Terribles in 2017..."
CAST:
Hadleigh Adams as La Bête/Le Prince/Avenant; Chea Kang, will essay the role of La Belle; Aurelien Mangwa* as Le Père/Ludovic /L’Usurier; and Sophie Delphis in the dual roles Félicie/Adelaïde.
CREATIVE TEAM:
Director Brian Staufenbiel
