A timeless spectacle
« Around ten musicians will be present on stage for this show which is both timeless and current », Explains Isabelle Monpert, choir artist at the Grand Avignon Opera and assistant director for this performance. “ It's a tale that was written in 1957 but which resonates with current times since it speaks, among other things, of school bullying, poverty and even hospitals. Very important topics these days. »
When it was presented on stage for the first time at the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris in 1981, it had, above all, an educational vocation.
As a reminder, Tistou green thumbs tells the adventures of a little boy who rebels against a system that is trying to be imposed on him. Here, the tale is modernized since the country guard becomes an influencer, but while keeping the foundations of the story. “ In this opera, we use today's means to convey a message », she adds
The school of life
« Tistou is a little boy from a fairly bourgeois family but who does nothing at school. He is also bothered by his classmates… His parents therefore decide to teach him the school of life and his first lesson will be a gardening lesson », summarizes Isabelle Monpert. “ It is at this moment that he will realize that he has a gift, that of making flowers grow wherever he plants his thumbs and he will use it throughout the adventure to make the good around him. » Text, songs and musical moments punctuate this contemporary and gentle tale.
