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© Jonas Vitaud c. J.B. Millot et Léo Massias Matthieu / Marie c. Julia Khoroshilov

Enoch Arden

February 19 and March 12, 2026

19:15 - 20:30

Audience type All audiences

ENOCH ARDEN

Opera for 1 piano and 1 actor


with actor Matthieu Marie and pianist Jonas Vitaud
Music by Richard Strauss / Text by Alfred Tennyson

Enoch Arden is a poem published in 1864 by the poet Alfred Tennyson. It recounts the suffering and heroism of a poor English sailor.
With ardor and passion, Strauss's music depicts this drama played out on the English coast.


A remarkable figure on the French piano scene, Jonas Vitaud's refined playing immediately grabs attention.

"Jonas Vitaud, a pianist whose depth of playing and musical intelligence need no further demonstration..."

Le Figaro, Thierry Hillériteau.

Matthieu Marie is an actor, trained by Pierre Debauche, director, he regularly gives readings at the Louvre, France Culture, Maison de la Poésie in Paris...

Matthieu Marie takes the poet's tragic song to its point of incandescence

J.P. Hann, Théâtres Magazine, On the Death of Empedocles

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To discover

Portrait d'une femme debout, vêtue d'une robe rouge, sur un fond nu (support papier visible). Elle est positionnée de trois-quarts vers la gauche, le visage de face regardant le spectateur, et porte dans ses mains un plateau sur lequel est placée une tête d'homme coupée.
HENNER Jean-Jacques, Salomé, dite à tort Hérodiade - Salon de 1887 © RMN-Grand Palais / Franck Raux
English guided tour