-- Sonnets / Louise Labe -- The Heptameron / Marguerite de Navarre -- On monsters and marvels / Ambroise Pare -- History of a voyage to the land of Brazil / Jean de Lery -- The essays = Les Essais / ...

While the scenery and costumes for this show made their debut during the COVID-impacted 2021 season, the presence of the director makes this staging feel fresh.

Chantal Thomas’ rotating set is powered by large, interconnecting gears, an homage to the watch-making career of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, who was also author of the opera’s ...