OPERA2DAY
SOCIÉTÉ DES CLAQUEURS
In the heyday of French opera theatre took place not only on the stage, but also in the hall, as happened with the performances in The Hague. Groups of audience members who fuelled the applause (so-called 'claqueurs') sat in the hall, and incited the audience to laughter ('rieurs'), to crying ('pleureurs', mostly women with handkerchiefs), and were directed by the chefs de claque ('leaders of the applause'). With such enthusiastic supporters, the success of the productions was of course ensured.
Tongue in cheek, the association of the friends of OPERA2DAY salutes this tradition. By becoming a member of the Société des Claqueurs you prove your unconditional support for the company and its projects. OPERA2DAY is a cultural Public Benefit Organisation (ANBI), which means that your financial support can provide tax benefits.
The Société des Claqueurs is made up of:
Supporters
They support OPERA2DAY with an amount of their choice, for which we are very grateful.
PAY YOUR DONATION SAFELY AND EASILY
Claqueurs € 100 a year
The ‘claqueurs’ were the people who fuelled the applause during the performances. As an OPERA2DAY claqueur you warmly support our company. Therefore we wish to closely involve you in our activities.
Especially for our Claqueurs:
- Our special Société newsletter
- Be the first to know about our new productions and projects
- Two discount tickets per production
- A badge – to make you recognisable among the audience :-)
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Rieur et Pleureur € 250 a year
The ‘rieurs’ laughed loudest at the jokes in the generally comic operas, whereas the ‘pleureurs’, as true actors among the audience, wiped away a tear during the beautiful arias. As an OPERA2DAY Rieur et Pleureur you stay with our company through thick and thin. Therefore we wish to closely involve you in our activities.
Especially for our Rieur et Pleureur:
- Our special Société newsletter
- Be the first to know about our new productions and projects
- One free and one discount ticket per production
- A look behind the scenes, an invitation to an open rehearsal or other special Société activity
- A badge – to make you recognisable among the audience :-)
REGISTER AS A RIEUR ET PLEUREUR
Chef de Claque € 500 a year
The ‘Chef de Claque’ signalled the claqueurs when to clap. They were thus the ones who led the applause and knew the operas best. As a Chef de Claque of OPERA2DAYyou are a true pillar of support for the company. Therefore we wish to closely involve you in our activities.
Especially for our Chef de Claque:
- Our special Société newsletter
- Be the first to know about our productions and projects before everyone else
- Two free tickets per productions
- A look behind the scenes, an invitation to an open rehearsal or other special Société activities
- A badge – to make you recognisable among the audience :-)
Commissaire € 1000 a year
Unbeknownst to the public, the entire netword of “involved” audience members was directed by the Commissaire. The commissaire knew the opera’s by heart, knowing exactly when the audience was supposed to cry or laugh. As a commissaire you are a true ambassador and close friend to our company.
Especially for our Commissaire des Claqueurs:
- Our special Société newsletter
- Be the first to know about our productions and activities
- Six free tickets per production
- A look behind the scenes, an invitation to an open rehearsal or other special Société activities
- A badge - to make you recognisable to the audience :-)
REGISTER AS A COMMISSAIRE DES CLAQUEURS
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Illustration of a scene by Couperus’ Eline Vere. During a performance of Carmen, a fight started in the audience between the claqueurs en pleureurs who supported the tenor who sang Don José, and the subscribers who considered the singer playing Escamillo to be the real star. In the end, the two singers fought not only for Carmen and the beauty who sang this role, but also went to arms against each other with ‘Spanish daggers’.
