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Duration
Est. 2:20 with intermission
Performed on stage in a concert format for the first time ever in France, Gypsy is a masterpiece by the titans of Broadway musical comedy Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, a fable about the sad fate of a mother devoured by her dreams of celebrity, portrayed by the soprano Natalie Dessay.
In the late 1920s, the Great Depression struck the United States as Rose and her two daughters travel across the United States performing their vaudeville act. The mother wants her young children to become music hall stars, but times and public tastes are changing, and burlesque is becoming increasingly popular. And the two girls have their own ambitions, soon isolating their mother. Based on the biography of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease, this musical fable features Jule Styne’s jazzy score and Stephen Sondheim’s funny, bittersweet lyrics. Director Laurent Pelly, a major figure in opera and theatre who has already worked in musical comedy, entrusted Natalie Dessay with the sublime, tragic role of this mother overcome by her irresistible desire for fame as she crashes into reality at a pivotal moment in the history of modern entertainment.
Gypsy is presented in agreement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. On behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
Dates
With the Paris Philharmonic
Casting / Production credits
Libretto d’Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
Production Paris Philharmonic
Coproduction Opéra national de Lorraine, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Paris Chamber Orchestra
Co-direction La Villette – Paris, Paris Philharmonic
GYPSY is presented in agreement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. On behalf of Tams-
Witmark LLC.
Practical information
Access
Philharmonie de Paris
Metro
Line 5 - Porte de Pantin station
Tramway
Line 3b - Porte de Pantin station
Bus
Bus 75, 151 - Porte de Pantin stop
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
Parking
Cité des Sciences
Accessibility
- For people with reduced mobility, please contact the Philharmonie de Paris teams: accessibilite@philharmoniedeparis.fr / 01 44 84 44 84
Useful information
- Several dining options available in the Philharmonie or in the park before or after the show. Discover them HERE
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