An opera truck in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, a unique experience in France

It is a device of a hundred places who goes into tour in the villages and territories ofAuvergne Rhône-Alpes. Baptized opera truckthis formula proposed by Richard Brunel, Managing Director and Artistic of The Lyon Operato the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, responds to a request from the community, which seeks to provide cultural dissemination in territories.

“It’s a first in Franceprides himself on the president of the region, Fabrior Pancrockers.In addition, it is a creation of an original opera in our region. We want to irrigate the distant territories of urban centers, in particular with cultural excellence.”

Opera truck: a traveling project unique in France

The opera truck requires a square on the ground of 30 meters by 30 meters, in a space, a parking lot or other land. The folding structure is deployed from the truck, and allows you to haveA six -meter scene in eight.

Richard Brunel worked with the regionto set up A season that begins in January and continues until March 2025with opera representations The blood of glaciers.

The show The blood of glaciers Created specially for this experience, was given preview at the Théâtre du Point du Jour in Lyon, in November. He is the work of three artists: the author Lucie Vérot Solaurethe composer Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber And the director Angelique Clairand. At the origin of this creation, an image, that of the seaweed, the Sanguina Nivaloides, which, in the spring, like traces of blood, tinged with red the whiteness of the glaciers. This is one of the effects of global warming, both artistic and disturbing.

The opera truck to bring culture in the territories

We remember that the Opera, in 2022, had seen its subsidies drop from the region, but also of the city of Lyon. Finally, the region had revised its participation in the increase, subject to being able to bring opera in the territories outside Lyon and large cities.

“We wanted to bring culture for everyone as close as possible to the territories “said the President of the Region in unison, Fabrior Pancrockers and the vice-president responsible for culture, Sophie Rotkopf.

An operation funded by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region up to 200,000 euros out of 2024 and 200,000 euros out of 2025 (excluding an annual opera grant). Funding of an additional third party is made by partners: the CIC bank, and the Rhône national company (CNR), as well as participation of the host territories.

The truck was rented to the company ofMobile theater absent-yann frisch until March. The experience will be renewed according to the assessment which will be taken from the operation at the end of the season.