GYPSY
A Musical Fable
Libretto Arthur Laurents
Composition Jule Styne
Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
Based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
Directed by Laurent Pelly
With the Paris Chamber Orchestra
Est. 2:20 with intermission
Gypsy is a masterpiece of Broadway musical theater, created by the legendary Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim. A fable about the tragic fate of a mother consumed by her dream of fame, portrayed by soprano Natalie Dessay.
In the late 1920s, as the Great Depression sweeps across the United States, Rose and her two daughters travel the country performing their vaudeville act. Rose dreams of turning her young children into stars of the music hall, but times are changing, and so are audience expectations, as burlesque gains popularity. Meanwhile, the two young girls pursue their own ambitions, gradually leaving their mother behind. Inspired by the biography of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous striptease artist, this musical fable is driven by Jule Styne’s jazzy score and Stephen Sondheim’s witty and bittersweet lyrics.
Gypsy is presented in agreement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. On behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
With the Paris Philharmonic
Produced by Philharmonie de Paris Co-produced by Opéra national de Lorraine, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Théâtre de Caen, Opéra de Reims Co-presented by La Villette – Paris, Philharmonie de Paris.
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