LA VOIX AU CHAPITRE

What if children showed us the way?

Before they became art forms, singing and dancing were magical practices. And today, why do we sing? Why do we dance? There are a thousand possible answers. 

La voix au chapitre gives the floor back to children, through words, movement, and song. This sung and danced creation, developed in collaboration with the choir leaders of the Finoreille project, affirms our natural capacity for care and empathy. Inspired by the invocatory and universal dimension of Meredith Monk’s repertoire, we sing and dance to bring things into being, to bend reality, to become seekers of joy.

Tutti rehearsals:
– December 6–7, 2025, at the Opéra de Lille
– January 24–25, 2026, at Le Prato, Lille
– March 9–10, 2026, at La Condition Publique, Roubaix
– June 5–7, 2026, at the Opéra de Lille

CREATION: June 20–21, 2026 at the Opéra de Lille.
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LA VOIX AU CHAPITRE
Creation 2026

Cast

  • Concept and Creation Mylène Benoit, Christine Rigaud
  • Musical Direction Christine Rigaud
  • Stage Direction Mylène Benoit
  • Assistant Directors Alexandre Da Silva, Élise Daubié
  • Music Composition Nicolas Devos and Pénélope Michel (Puce Moment / Cercueil), Jacques Schab
  • Mask Design Sarah D’haeyer
  • Choir Directors Aude Barbier, Claire Bellamy, Perrine Cutzach, Mélodie Delannoy, Pascale Diéval-Wils, Aubéry Groulez, Marie-Pierre Labro, Thibaut Waxin
  • Featuring
  • 300 children from the Finoreille and Finoreille Studio workshops of the Opéra de Lille
  • Pénélope Michel, cello
  • Jacques Schab, piano
  • Nicolas Devos, electronics
  • Finoreille is funded by le Ministère de la Culture (DRAC Hauts-de-France) and le Plan Musique Danse de la Ville de Lille.
  • With the support of Caisse d'Épargne Hauts-de-France, Fonds de dotation Entreprises et Cités, Fondation Orange, and patrons associated with the Finoreille programme.
  • The Opéra de Lille commissioned Mylène Benoit of Contour Progressif to direct La voix au chapitre, the 2026 Finoreille creation.
  • Produced by the Opéra de Lille.