Agathe Mélinand
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skillful reshaping
‘Agathe Mélinand has... reshaped and cut some of the longer sections, proving that spectators still laugh at the original when the burlesque, hero-comedy and absurd are handled with such skill’
Olyrix, Barbe bleue, Opéra de Lyon
French dramaturg, librettist and director Agathe Mélinand works across opera and theatre, combining literary insight with a flair for inventive adaptation. Renowned for her reworkings of opera libretti – particularly the works of Offenbach in collaboration with Laurent Pelly – she has worked on productions for leading European opera houses, while her translations and adaptations of plays and musicals have brought classic works to new audiences. Alongside her creative career, she has held artistic leadership roles at major French theatres.
‘I love to make people laugh. It’s gratifying to see 1,000 people laughing together at something you wrote’
