Éric Génovèse

Born: 1967-08-12

Birthplace: Nice, France

Biography

Eric Génovèse graduated from the Paris National Conservatory for Drama. He simultaneously leads three different careers, as an actor in theatre, as a narrator in musical pieces, and as a stage director both for theatre and opera.

  Eric Génovèse did his first theatre staging in 2001 at Le Théâtre du Marais, Les Juives by Robert Garnier. He staged Le Privilège des Chemins by Fernando Pessoa at la Comédie-Française (in collaboration with the IRCAM). In 2012 he staged Erzulie Dahomey by Jean-René Lemoine. On the operatic field, he first staged Rigoletto at the Bordeaux Opera in 2007 where he was invited back to stage Die Schule der Frauen by Rolph Liebermann. He staged Cosí fan Tutte at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris (revival in 2012), and made his debut at the Vienna State Opera with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena (Netrebko, Garanca, D’Arcangelo, conducted by Evelino Pidò – DVD).   Eric Génovèse was made Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres.

Known For

Les femmes savantes
Guermantes
The Man in the Basement
King Lear
Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Honegger’s “Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher” with Alan Gilbert and Marion Cotillard
Dangerous Liaisons: A Feminist Manifesto?
Le Misanthrope
Badinter contre la peine de mort, le procès Patrick Henry
The Collection

Top Movie Credits

Les femmes savantes Ariste, frère de Chrysale
The Man in the Basement Monsieur Martini
King Lear Gloucester
Donizetti: Anna Bolena Production Design
The Collection Victor Gence