Eve & Adam

Or three thousand years of misunderstandings

A man more alone than any man will ever be. A woman who believed in her future, but discovers that the dice are loaded. A garden. A serpent that sings the blues. An apple that is not an apple. A melancholic creator, who already regrets what he has begun. A translation error with phenomenal consequences. In one hour and fifteen minutes, Bruno Fontaine, Florence Seyvos, Isabelle Georges and Frederik Steenbrink revisit the first chapters of Genesis and give free rein to their imagination. Starting from the original myth, they blow away preconceived ideas, dream of an Eve who emancipates herself, sympathize with the sorrows and setbacks of the very first couple. An ode to the diversity of musical forms, an ode to the voice.

Ève & Adam • Philharmonie de Paris

A World Premiere

This lyrical suite, initiated by Isabelle Georges and created by Florence Seyvos and Bruno Fontaine, was born on February 11, 2023, at the Philharmonie de Paris, with the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, under the baton of Georg Köhler. In one hour and fifteen minutes, Bruno Fontaine, Florence Seyvos, Isabelle Georges and Frederik Steenbrink revisit the first chapters of Genesis and give free rein to their imagination. Starting from the original myth, they blow away preconceived ideas, dream of an Eve who emancipates herself, sympathize with the sorrows and setbacks of the very first couple. An ode to the diversity of musical forms, an ode to the voice.