Exclusive evening hosted by General Consul Frédéric Jung at the Résidence de France featuring a recital by Opera Parallèle: Libretto by the Composer Philip Glass based on the film by Jean Cocteau.

Opera Parallèle new presentation of the classic fairytale La Belle et la Bête blurs the boundaries of film and opera, fusing Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film with a powerful and arresting score by Philip Glass, thus honoring two of the great artistic minds of modern times.