Médée by Charpentier

The greatest opera of the French Baroque era, Médée is high drama and emotion: French tragédie lyrique in its most classic form. The sorceress Médée is driven by desperation and the abandonment of her lover Jason to do the unthinkable, and ultimately murder her own children.

Charpentier’s sensual lyricism and dramatic insight take us deep inside the mind and heart of this powerful and damaged woman who refuses to be a victim – even at the cost of her own flesh and blood.

Returning to Pinchgut after her star turn in The Return of Ulysses, mezzo-soprano Catherine Carby takes on the role of the tortured Médée, with the brilliant Michael Petrucelli, who was thrilling in 2019’s Farnace, as her lover Jason.  Cathy-Di Zhang, Andrew Finden and Adrian Tamburini are joined by Cantillation and the inimitable Orchestra of the Antipodes to tell this passionate and unforgettable story.

In the brilliant hands of Artistic Director Erin Helyard, Médée’s legendary story will finally be brought to the stage for the first time in Australia, with all the sophistication, eloquence and power of the French Baroque era.

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• Artists

  Médée

  Catherine Carby

  Jason

  Michael Petrucelli

  Créuse

  Cathy-Di Zhang

  Oronte

  Andrew Finden

  Créon

  Adrian Tamburini

  Nérine

  Chloe Lankshear

  Cantillation Chorus

  Orchestra of the Antipodes

  Conductor

  Erin Helyard

  Director

  Justin Way