Vertiges

In a specialized, hermetic drama about love won and lost, not necessarily by the same individuals, novice director Christine Laurent has focused on the backstage melodramas of an opera company. The conductor for an upcoming performance of the Marriage of Figaro has his mind and heart on other matters -- an entrancing diva who keeps him enraptured with her presence and voice. In the meantime, he finds fault with his cast members who cannot, of course, measure up to the woman of his dreams. As singers encounter one problem or another, it is clear that something has to be done about the conductor. Director Laurent designed costumes for both theater and opera, giving her some insight into the venue.

Billed Cast

Magali Noël

Constance

Krystyna Janda

Maria

Paulo Autran

Eric Hardmour

Maria de Medeiros

Blanche

Hélène Lapiower

Anne

Henri Serre

Marius Poudesoie

Thierry Bosc

Frantz Kirkmayer

Luís Miguel Cintra

Herbert Ardown

Manuel Mozos

Le violon

Jorge Silva Melo

Urbain

Figueira Cid

Un machiniste

F

Fernando Mora Ramos