Il Primo Omicidio

Les Accents

The origins of violence

With this First Murder, Scarlatti invented the ‘biblical thriller’. As Cain is about to kill his brother Abel, Adam and Eve watch helplessly as the drama unfolds, while God and Lucifer clash within Cain’s very soul. In a typically Baroque spatial effect, Abel’s voice can even be heard from beyond! Scarlatti composed a major score for this quasi-opera, in which the orchestra takes on completely new colours and the fratricide is heard as a caress. Thibault Noally is passionate about this music, and brings with him his Accents and a brilliant young cast.

CAST

Natalie Perez, Eva
Petr Nekoranec, Adamo
Camille Chopin, Abel
Mathilde Ortscheidt, Caino
Paul Figuier, Voce di Dio
Nicolas Broymans, Voce di Lucifero

Les Accents
Thibault Noally, violin & conductor

New production for the Beaune Festival

Duration 2h40 with an intermission
In Italian, with French surtitles

As part of the Scarlatti 300 celebrations