Gluck : Le Cinesi 

Sarah Charles* Sivene
Flore Royer* Tangia
Juliette Mey Lisinga
Abel Zamora Silango

*Members of the 2023-2025 cohort of the Royal Opera Academy.

Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal
Andrés Gabetta Conductor
Charles Di Meglio Director

A rare and lively work, Gluck’s Le Cinesi takes us to a fantasy orient, typical of the rococo taste for the exotic. Composed in 1754, this little gem of a comic opera features three young Chinese women and a young man, brought together for a musical joust in which each tries to seduce through song. Gluck has fun parodying the operatic styles of his time, from the tragic to the heroic, in a score that is lively, elegant, and full of humour.

Performed by a new generation of Baroque singers, staged by Charles Di Meglio and accompanied by Andrés Gabetta conducting the Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal, this evening offers a rare opportunity to rediscover the inventive genius of Gluck before Orfeo, within the intimate and elegant setting of the Queen’s Theatre.

A moment of grace and fantasy not to be missed !

Recorded on June 27th and 28th 2026 at the Queen's Theatre, Palace of Versailles.

Royal Opera Productions.
New Royal Opera Production.

Coproduction Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele.

Costumes from productions of the Royal Opera : costumes for La Fille du Régiment, Polifemo, David et Jonathas and Don Giovanni, designed by Christian Lacroix, and costumes for Richard Cœur de Lion, designed by Camille Asaf.