Time will tell

This world premiere brings together three exceptional artists. Diana Soh belongs to a new generation of female composers who believe that opera must address social issues head-on. Director Alice Laloy is known for her impressive installations that borrow from puppet theatre. She is collaborating with playwright and pop musician Emmanuelle Destremau. These creative female minds have joined forces to create a unique production that looks at the future through the eyes of children and teenagers.

Tim will tell is one of those expressions that seems to have been uttered since time immemorial, used to conclude a conversation that has gone on a little too long. The phrase takes on a more serious and profound meaning in our times, as our planet's resources run out and the prospects for future generations look increasingly tenuous.

On stage, thirty-five young performers from the Maîtrise de l'Opéra de Lyon form a beating heart subjected to a severe ordeal: in the stage cage, a gigantic oracle machine spits out sounds. This small, autonomous community will have to face its fears and organise itself to survive. Their impossible mission for the duration of the show: to decode the algorithm of the future.

Duration
1 h without interval

Prices
5 — 85 €
Special offer 1 adult + 1 child (-12 years) €15 - €50 (contact the ticket office to benefit from it at +33 3 83 85 33 11 )

Show in French, surtitles
All audiences from 10 years

There will be no "introduction to the performance" for these performances.

Time will tell, opera in three movements for children's choir and mechanical orchestra

World premiere at the Théâtre National Populaire of Villeurbanne the 15 March 2025

Emmanuelle Destremau

Diana Soh

Opéra de Lyon, Opéra national de Lorraine

Théâtre National Populaire of Villeurbanne

Louis Gal

Diogo Batista

Alice Laloy

Jane Joyet

Maya-Lune Thiéblemont

César Godefroy

Cécile Laloy

Benjamin Hautin

Grégoire Blanchon