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VIDEO. DIVA wants to make opera accessible to all
“For many people, opera is long, expensive and inaccessible.” Making opera more accessible is what the lyric singers of the DIVA Brut collective want to meet when the flame passed through Paris.
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“For many people, opera is long, expensive and inaccessible.” Making opera more accessible is what the lyric singers of the DIVA Brut collective want to meet when the flame passed through Paris.
Co-founder of DIVA, the lyrical singer Flore wanted to break the codes “strict” of the opera. Marie, co-founder, adds: “For many people, opera is long, expensive and inaccessible in the sense that it is reserved for a certain social class, used to going there.” According to her, without exposure to opera from childhood, “It’s hard to be interested in it naturally.” So to counter all these elements, the DIVA collective organizes opera shows for the general public and accessible to all.
The most famous arias are sung: La Traviata, Carmen and The Marriage of Figaro. “We really wanted to democratize opera and for people who don’t necessarily go to the opera to be able to come and see our show and say to themselves that they have still heard opera.” says Marie. To attract the public, the company also had its eccentric and theatrical costumes made by Manish Arora, an Indian fashion designer. The striking staging is by Manon Savary. Today, for the passage of the flame in Paris, the singers of DIVA perform outdoors.
