In anticipation of the grand final to be held on Friday 23 February 2024 at the Opéra national de Paris, the Voix des Outre-Mer competition is awaiting its audience for the very first Ile-de-France final on 3 July 2023. The young artists of tomorrow can be discovered at the Ile-de-France Region’s premises in Saint-Ouen. […]
As it sometimes does for dance companies, the Opéra national de Paris is preparing to host Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu on 10 June 2023. Josep Pons, music director of the Liceu orchestra, will conduct a concert version of Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle. After his Barone Scarpia in Tosca in 2022, the famous Welsh baritone […]
While Parisian music lovers were eagerly awaiting her stage debut, Anna Pirozzi fulfilled expectations in La forza del destino at the Opéra national de Paris by replacing Miss Netrebko at short notice. And now, from 21 January to 17 February 2023, audiences at the Opéra Bastille will be able to see her in Leonora in […]
As the fifth edition of the Concours des Voix des Outre-mer continues its search for a new winner (after Mayotte, Reunion Island will host the competition on 26 November before Martinique, on 15 December 2022), its president Fabrice di Falco has just announced a long-awaited partnership with the Opéra national de Paris. Indeed, the great […]
From 2 to 12 March 2022, the Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet in Paris will be ablaze with Monteverdi’s Il Nerone. The new production of Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea by Alain Françon takes this title in reference to the first time the work was given in Paris in 1647. The young artists in residence of the Académie […]
Although there was an inaugural concert, the real debut of the famous conductor Gustavo Dudamel as the new music director of the Opéra national de Paris will be in the pit of the Opéra Bastille with Turandot. From 4 to 30 December 2021, a new production of Puccini’s masterpiece will be staged by Robert Wilson […]
It is always good to remember the importance of Singing Competitions in the career of young artists who can become better known to professionals and the public. While the final of the Voix des Outre-mer competition is scheduled on 10 January 2022 at the Opéra national de Paris, former winners have just made a name […]
Robert Carsen‘s production made a big impression in 1999. Handel’s Alcina returns to the Opéra national de Paris from 25 November to 30 December 2021, conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock (and Iñacki Encina Oyón on 26 and 28 December). The sumptuous cast of 1999 (Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay) is now composed with no less […]
Paris, the city of light, attracts art, culture and music lovers from all over the world. In more ways than one, the capital is a reference for the richness of its heritage and for a musical offer that has become exceptional. In December, magic happens everywhere, from the Grands Boulevards to the Sacré-Cœur, from the […]
Excellent news from the Opéra national de Paris. After Philippe Jordan, the Opéra national de Paris has just announced the name of his new Music Director. From August 1, 2021, the famous Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel will hold the position until the 2026-2027 season. Photo : CREDIT STEPHAN RABOLD
