And, by and large, The Fly ( La Mouche, to locals) didn’t disappoint - although it moves to Los Angeles after a brief two-week run, so staying power isn’t an issue. The duo, along with musical director Plácido Domingo, obviously had some fans in Paris that night. But the premiere of one of the theatre’s more experimental productions, an operatic adaptation of David Cronenberg’s 1987 gore-fest The Fly, was greeted Wednesday evening with hoots, whistles and riotous applause even before the curtain rose on Act 1.Ĭronenberg himself is directing the opera, abetted by his longtime collaborator Howard Shore. If ever a more bizarre exchange was delivered by a mezzo soprano and a bass baritone, it certainly wasn’t at Paris’s Théâtre du Chatelet, built in 1862 on the site of an ancient fortress by the Seine River. Based on his 1986 movie of the same name, The Fly is directed by David Cronenberg and conducted by Placido Domingo. Singer Daniel Okulitch prepares for a dramatic transformation during a performance of The Fly at Paris's Théâtre du Chatelet.
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