‘The Music Teacher (Le Maître de musique) - Gérard Corbiau’

In the presence of the director & José Van Dam

Early twentieth-century London. The world-acclaimed baritone Joachim Dallayrac announces to a dismayed audience that he will retire and retreat to the countryside to teach two students: Sophie, his most promising student, and Jean, a troubled young thief, whose voice enchants him when he hears him hum a melody from “The Tales of Hoffman” in the marketplace. The old music teacher imposes a rigorous training...