Made using audio and visual archives, *Tomber Sans Bruit* isloosely basedon the industrial and social crisis at Vivarte, a major French conglomerate and leader in the apparel industry. 

On stage, employees and executives interact with a chorus of loudspeakers and reenact the echoes of a foretold downfall, blending their voices with electronic music and the trombone.

This lyrical form seeks to bring together the spoken voice, the singing voice, the words it conveys, and the emotions it evokes, in order to open up a shared experience for the audience.

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"Between 2001 and 2021, the collapse of the Vivarte group, which had been bought out by vulture funds, was striking but did not make much of a splash. The clothing empire 'fell without a sound'."

Millions of euros remain unpaid, the brands (André, Kookaï, etc.) have been sold off piece by piece, stores have been listed on Le Bon Coin, and employees have been laid off. The unions did their best, according to several executives, some of whom were disillusioned, others cynical. The international investors, who cannot be reached, are trying to keep a low profile. 

One of the merits of Élise Dabrowski’s opera is that it pieces together this narrative, scattered across space and time, and imbues it with dramatic power. Drawing on all manner of audiovisual archives (news broadcasts, the *Envoyé spécial* program, recruitment advertisements, testimonies from union members, and more), the singer and musician has crafted a series of vignettes that are eloquent, delightful, biting, sarcastic, burlesque, and ultimately poignant, arranged in the style of a Greek tragedy. 

On stage, Élise Dabrowski brings together a cast of performers (...), combining the virtuosity of opera singing with trombone and electronic music, and the direct, whimsical expressiveness of theater. Her aesthetic of collage and juxtaposition brings together very different destinies while painting a collective portrait of a disaster. A keen sense of timeliness and synthesis, put to work in the service of a delightful new kind of political opera."

Cornouaille Theater