Rehearsal spaces
Malibran
The Malibran Room is used for stage rehearsals. It's here that stagingStaging - All the elements that contribute to a production, including actors, sets, lighting, and rhythm, and shape the aesthetic and vision of the work. that has been months in the making finally comes to life!
About six weeks before the opera's premierePremiere - The first public performance of an opera , the solo singers arrive at La Monnaie, already having memorised the entire scoreScore - Document containing a number of symbols (including notes) enabling music to be read and played. .
Trilogia rehearsals (2020)
Temporary sets are used for the initial rehearsals, as the first scenes start to materialise and take shape.
Cassandra rehearsals (2023)
This is where the real acting begins. Performers work on movements, positioning, and crucially, the conveyance of emotions, attitudes, expressions, and the detailed gestures of their characters, as well as their interactions.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan rehearsals (2023)
Opera can be a real workout! Performers might find themselves singing and dancing at the same time, lying down, suspended from the ceiling, or even in a flaming car… And that’s just the beginning.
The Time of Our Singing rehearsals (2021)
The director leads the rehearsals with the conductor standing by. These rehearsals are accompanied by a piano, while the orchestra rehearses in another room.
Diving into rehearsals for The Time of Our Singing (2021)
Lulu (2021)
Soprano Barbara Hannigan rehearses Lulu with director Krzysztof Warlikowski and conductor Alain Altinoglu.
A glimpse at Cassandra rehearsals (2023)
Why the name « Malibran »?
The name "Malibran" for the large rehearsal hall, spanning 555 m2, honours the famous singer Maria Malibran, who lived in Brussels in the late 1820s. It is said of “La Malibran” that she could sing while crying!