"The Sentinels" opera

Opera | New production

Les sentinelles tells the story of how the relationship between a mother and her gifted daughter deteriorates when they come into contact with two other women who form a lovesick duo. In the course of the opera, the love game between the characters becomes more complex, and the gifted daughter leaves behind the image of the smiling child she once was... Lovers' relationships, fearsome unspoken words, destructive strategies and eternal jealousy: the huis clos builds up before the eyes of the child, who remains enigmatic. Like "sentinels", the three women try, each in their own way, to accompany and protect the child. All four find a form of hope and ephemeral equilibrium. With the opera Les sentinelles, I wanted to deal with the complexities of the human race," says composer Clara Olivares, "with a non-judgmental eye, seeking simply to capture the sensibility present even in violence, frustration or the least pure feelings: opera, a complete art, offers the opportunity to express the infinite nuances."