A delightful surprise—this musical adaptation of Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman by Stefan Zweig is a resounding success in every respect.
Le Monde
Isabelle Georges

Twenty-Four Hours…

The first-ever musical adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s novella.

“Never before had I seen a face in which the passion for gambling flared up so savagely, so shamelessly exposed. I was mesmerized by that face—until suddenly it went blank and lifeless, as the ball landed on a number,” recounts Mrs. C.
“This man had just lost everything. He rushed out of the casino. Instinctively, I followed him. And so began twenty-four hours that would change my life forever.”

Nearly a century after its publication, Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman continues to captivate readers around the world. Zweig’s novella offers rich and exceptional material for Sergei Dreznin’s original score and the libretto by Christine Khandjian and Stéphane Ly-Cuong—a vivid emotional and musical palette worthy of its heroine.

To bring this unique work to life, a never-before-seen quintet takes the stage: singers Isabelle Georges and Frederik Steenbrink alongside the Trio Zadig, winner of eleven international awards. Cyrille Lehn’s arrangements provide both singers and instrumentalists with a musical setting that reflects the raw, unforgettable passion of this story—an emotional intensity that hides behind masks, an eternal tale of love and loss that transcends social conventions.


Vingt-quatre heure de la vie d'une femme

Vingt-quatre heure de la vie d'une femme

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

Isabelle Georges & Frederik Steenbrink © photo YellowBelly

Isabelle Georges & Frederik Steenbrink © photo YellowBelly

Trio Zadig © photo A. Amy-Menichetti

Trio Zadig © photo A. Amy-Menichetti

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

Trio Zadig © photo C. Gaultier-Falguière

“I personally take more pleasure in understanding men than in judging them.”

Born in Vienna in 1881, son of an industrialist, Stefan Zweig was able to study history, literature, and philosophy in complete freedom. A great humanist and friend of Romain Rolland, Émile Verhaeren, and Sigmund Freud, he exercised his talent in all genres (translations, poems, novels, plays) but especially excelled in the art of the short story (The Chess Player, Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman), the essay, and biography (Marie Antoinette, Fouché, Magellan…). Despairing over the rise of Nazism, he fled Austria in 1934, took refuge in England then in the United States. In 1942, he committed suicide with his wife in Petrópolis, Brazil.

This appears to be a biographical note about the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, beginning with one of his famous quotes about preferring understanding to judgment.


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While one might question the relevance of transposing a powerful and finely crafted text into musical notes, Isabelle Georges' performance in the role of the heroine settles the debate." This appears to be a review or critique discussing the adaptation of a literary work into a musical format, with praise for the actress Isabelle Georges' performance in the lead role.
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The team

Mrs C Isabelle Georges

The young man Frederik Steenbrink

Music Sergeï Dreznin

Lyrics Stéphane Ly-Cuong

Lyrics Christine Khandjian

Arrangements Cyrille Lehn

Sound Pierre Valadares

Violin Miclen LaiPang

Cello Marc Girard Garcia

Piano Guillaume Vincent