Il viaggio a Reims

A group of aristocratic tourists travels from all corners of Europe to Reims. They are on their way to Charles X's coronation. However, they are stranded in the ‘Giglio d’oro’ spa in Plombières and decide to improvise their own coronation party. This is the prelude to Rossini's dramma giocoso. A hilarious performance, full of musical jokes and double entendres, one of the highlights being a parody on European folk songs. The young director is Mariame Clément, who has moved the setting of the spa to an airplane.