“I am perhaps misled by old age and fear, but I suspect that the human species—the only species—is teetering on the brink of extinction, while the library—enlightened, solitary, infinite, perfectly unmoving, armed with precious volumes, pointless, incorruptible, and sacred—will endure.” Jorge Luis Borges
- Français
- ≈ 1 hour and 10 minutes · No intermission
Good news!
La Bibliothèque-interdite was sold out, but we managed to add some last minute tickets :
- One matinee has been added on Thursday, December 7 at 12:30 pm, tickets at $25 only !
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- A few tickets have been released for all other performances, from Wed. Dec. 6 to Sat. Dec. 9 at 8 pm and Sat. Dec. 9 at 4 pm.
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An intimate and lyrical opera–tango. A thriller set in the universe of Borges, where stories and songs overlap and mingle in the caustic, enveloping atmosphere of magic realism so beloved in Argentinian culture.
Buenos Aires, 1941. A poet has barely started his job as concierge of the forbidden library when he is incarcerated by Inspector Barracuda. In a sordid setting, to the sinister strains of the milonga, he realizes that his captor is a character from one of his own seditious tangos. In the capable hands of Denis Plante, Sébastien Ricard and Brigitte Haentjens, the narrative, a fluid blend of reality and fantasy, is transformed into a stunning show that is both poetic and political.
- Text and music by Denis Plante
- Directed by and Sébastien Ricard
- With Sébastien Ricard
- Musicians Matthieu Léveillé (guitar), Francis Palma (bass), Denis Plante (bandoneon)
