An impressive masked figure, Trompe‑la‑mort reveals his true character through his impalpable latent energy and a plot abounding in tragic twists of fate. An ambivalent character, both regal in bearing and warmly protective, cruel and yet loving, rapacious and indomitable even in the face of madness, this ’Machiavelli among miscreants’ destined to become chief of police, uses his conquests to advance relentlessly in the pursuit of his aims whilst keeping his hand closely hidden. Guy Cassiers, working for the first time with the Paris Opera, portrays a three-tiered society where some rise and others fall.
Laurent Naouri
as Vautrin / Trompe-la-mort / Jacques Collin
Julie Fuchs
as Esther
Cyrille Dubois
as Lucien de Rubempré
Marc Labonnette
as Le Baron de Nucingen
Ildikó Komlósi
as Asie
Philippe Talbot
as Eugène de Rastignac
Susanna Mälkki
as Conductor
