Stanislas de Barbeyrac, a Wagnerian in Paris

admin_mowp — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:16:10 +0000

We won’t stop talking about Wagner in 2026! Indeed, the year will be marked by the 150th anniversary of the premiere of Der Ring des Nibelungen, the famous tetralogy comprising Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods). Berlin, La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, and nearly all the major international stages have scheduled either the complete cycle or at least one of the four masterpieces. The Paris National Opera schedules two Festivals on 6, 7, 10, 13 and 15, 17, 19, 22 November, 2026). From November 11 to 30, 2025, the Opéra Bastille will host the second installment of Calixto Bieito’s production with Die Walküre. The cast features Iain Paterson as Wotan, Ève-Maud Hubeaux as Fricka, and Günther Groissböck as Hunding, but the real surprise comes from the twins Sieglinde and Siegmund, heroes of the first act. Parisian audiences will once again be able to applaud Elza van den Heever, after her astonishing portrayal of Strauss’s Salome, as well as Stanislas de Barbeyrac. The 41-year-old tenor is one of France’s leading voices and has previously been heard in Offenbach’s La Périchole and as Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Following the natural evolution of his voice, he has in recent years explored a heavier repertoire, which now allows him to perform in Wagner operas. After singing Erik in Der fliegende Holländer at the Berlin State Opera, he now has Siegmund in his repertoire and will give his first French stage performance of the role at the Opéra Bastille, starting November 11, 2025…

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Golda Schultz as a Trulove in Paris

admin_mowp — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:00:23 +0000

A rising star in the world of opera, soprano Golda Schultz returns to the Paris Opera, this time in a leading role.

After performing as Micaëla at Bastille in 2023, she will make her debut at the Palais Garnier as Ann Trulove in The Rake’s Progress by Stravinsky, running from November 30 to December 23, 2024. Inspired by a series of moralistic engravings by the painter William Hogarth, Stravinsky’s opera offers the soprano the role of a devoted lover who will stop at nothing to save her fiancé, Tom Rakewell, from ruin.

The compelling production by Olivier Py, his first creation for this prestigious French institution, remains one of his finest achievements. For this second revival, the musical direction is entrusted to Susanna Mälkki, with a cast featuring Golda Schultz alongside Ben Bliss as Tom Rakewell, Iain Paterson as Nick Shadow, and Jamie Barton as the bearded lady, Baba the Turk.

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Stanislas de Barbeyrac, a Wagnerian in Paris

Golda Schultz as a Trulove in Paris