Clavigo 1999
"Ballet in two parts after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"
Overview
Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery. Recorded live at the Opera National de Paris, Palais Garnier, October 1999.
Director: François Roussillon
Cast
Nicolas Le Riche
Clavigo
Clairemarie Osta
Marie, a young woman
Marie-Agnès Gillot
The Stranger
Yann Saïz
Beaumarchais, Marie's brother
Yann Bridard
Carlos, a friend