07Mar08Mar2026
Décaméron
Opéra Grand Avignon place de l'Horloge 84000 Avignon
Ten young people in an abandoned theater. Outside, chaos, but inside, a pact: to tell stories, to remember that life goes on; like Boccaccio, who once wrote The Decameron to ward off the plague and fear.
So in this closed-door environment, the means don't matter: only the urgency to create matters.
A masterpiece of the Middle Ages, The Decameron was the first great popular bestseller, a whirlwind of bawdy, romantic, cruel, and burlesque stories, a theater of the world where princes and pirates, ruses and desires, illusions and truths intersect. But here, there's no reenactment: just ten bodies to embody everything.
Because this creation shakes up the codes of opera. No orchestra, no hierarchy between disciplines: first and foremost, a theatrical celebration, abolishing the boundaries between singing, speaking, and acting. Matteo Franceschini and Caroline Leboutte bring to their subject a troupe-like energy, punctuated by an organic score that erases the boundaries between styles.
To tell stories is already to resist; and to find oneself is already to choose hope. The Decameron does not judge, does not decide. It provokes, amuses, sometimes disturbs; it celebrates what unites us, and challenges what divides us. And above all, it reminds us of one essential thing: in the midst of turmoil, salvation comes from the collective.
World premiere.
Sung in several languages and with French surtitles.
All dates and times
| Opening hours from March 07 to March 08, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Open |
| Sunday | Open |
Fee
From 4,80 to 42 €
