Petitgirard: Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man

Laurent PETITGIRARD (b. 1950) Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man Elephant Man - Jana Sykorova Doctor Treves - Nicolas Rivenq Tom Norman, showman - Robert Breault Mary, nurse - Valérie Condoluci Eva Lükes, matron - Elsa Maurus Carr Gomm, hospital manager - Nicolas Courjal The Coloratura - Magali Léger Jimmy, showman's assistant - Mari Laurila-Lili Nice Opera Chorus · Nice Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Laurent Petitgirard DVD 9 · NTSC · Regions 1-6 Picture Format: 16:9 Audio Formats: Dolby Digital 2.0 · Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English · French · German Running time: 166 mins Written in 1998, Petitgirard's opera differs from David Lynch's cult film in offering an entirely different perspective on the tale of Joseph Merrick, born in 1863 with horrific deformities, exhibited as a freak at the circus, taken in by Dr. Treves at the London Hospital and subsequently afforded celebrity status. Where the film is based largely on Dr. Treves' memoirs, the opera is bas