MANON
by Jules Massenet at Scottish Opera
"Scottish Opera has had some considerable successes this season, but has saved the best for last with this production of Manon. (...) director-and-designer team Renaud Doucet and André Barbe have captured perfectly the artifice that is a large part of Manon's charm. ..."R. Smith - The Guardian
PRESENTED BY
SCOTTISH OPERA (Scotland)
MALMÖ OPERA (Sweden)
Drawings by André Barbe
"... we chose to accentuate in the set design the psychological aspect of the main character. (...)
We used the metaphor of mirrors to accentuate the reflection of a society, not unlike ours, where pretending is more important than being..."
A. Barbe & R. Doucet (View Full Text)
CREDITS
Lighting Designer : Guy Simard
Photos : Mark Hamilton - Malin Arnesson