Nuit sans aube Tickets

Opéra-Comique, Paris, France

All photos (1)

1 / 1

Available Dates: 11 - 17 Mar, 2026 (4 events)

Important Info

Type: Opera

City: Paris, France

Duration: 1h 30min with 1 interval

Intervals: 1

Sung in: French

Titles in: French,English

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

Can I choose my seats?

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Cast

Performers

Choose the date to see the peformers

Creators

Composer: Matthias Pintscher

Librettist: Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg

Director: James Darrah

Overview

Once upon a time, there was a young man, Peter, consumed by an indescribable torment. His mother, steeped in superstitions, raised him in a world of rituals, yet one that remains unfathomable. Peter finds no comfort with his friend Clara. Perhaps the spirits of the forest and night will offer him solace...

Inspired by a romantic tale by Wilhelm Hauff, chosen by Matthias Pintscher, the libretto by poet and pianist Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg unfolds like a fable. Laden with the mysterious atmosphere of the Black Forest, it flows like a dream. Suggestive in nature, as only opera can be, it delves into the place of trauma and belief in life, and our relationship with nature. Between alienation and mysticism.

A composer, conductor, and pedagogue, Matthias Pintscher was the musical director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain until 2023. A major figure in contemporary music, he here conducts the enchanting score of his fourth lyrical work - a double premiere: in French at the Opéra-Comique and in German at the Staatsoper in Berlin, with scenic enchantments directed by James Darrah.

Opera in twelve scenes | French translation by Catherine Fourcassié | World Premiere on 11th January 2026 at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin
Under the original title Das kalte Herz | French creation

History

Premiere of this production: 11 January 2026, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin

"The Cold Heart" (German: Das kalte Herz) is a fairy tale written by Wilhelm Hauff. It was published in 1827 in a collection of fairy tales that take place within the narrative of The Spessart Inn. It was adapted into film in Germany, including the 1924 and the 1950 films of the same name as the story.

Venue Info

Opéra-Comique - Paris
1 Place Boieldieu

The Opéra Comique was founded in 1714 under the reign of Louis XIV. It is one of the oldest French dramatic and musical institutions along with the Opéra de Paris and the Comédie-Française.

Its history was alternately turbulent and prestigious until it was listed on the register of national theaters in 2005. In 2015 the Opéra Comique is celebrating its tricentennial.

From 1783 onward, the seasons of the company were presented in a theater named after the famous librettist Charles-Simon Favart. The Salle Favart burnt down twice and was rebuilt on the same site.
Opéra comique as a genre is represented by the Opéra Comique company. The term "comique" does not mean that laughter is compulsory. Rather, sung lines are interspersed with spoken drama. Opéra comique stands in contrast with opera, which is sung throughout, and its specificities were taught until 1991.

The third oldest French dramatic institution after the Opéra de Paris and the Comédie-Française, the Opéra Comique produced a repertoire that spread throughout France and abroad in the Age of Enlightenment. However, unlike the other two institutions it has never been able to either centralize or process its archives. Today they are scattered in various places.
Jérôme Deschamps has been the director of the institution since 2007 with the purpose of inviting the public to recapture the Opéra Comique in a historical perspective.