Clavigo

Clavigo

87 mins | Music | Oct. 1, 1999

Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery. Recorded live at the Opera National de Paris, Palais Garnier, October 1999.

Clavigo

87 mins | Music | Oct. 1, 1999

Clavigo
Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery. Recorded live at the Opera National de Paris, Palais Garnier, October 1999.
Producers
Original title Clavigo
Directors Brigitte Lefevre, François Roussillon
Writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Cast

Nicolas Le Riche

as Clavigo

Clairemarie Osta

as Marie, a young woman

Marie-Agnès Gillot

as The Stranger

Yann Saïz

as Beaumarchais, Marie's brother

Yann Bridard

as Carlos, a friend