Premiered in Paris at the Opéra Comique on April 30, 1902, Claude Debussy’s masterpiece Pelléas et Mélisande took several decades to enter the repertoire of the Opéra national de Paris, debuting there on March 18, 1977. Similarly, Sabine Devieilhe has waited before taking on this iconic role in a staged production. Having already performed it […]
One of the major highlights of the season at the Opéra National de Paris was the debut of Ludovic Tézier as Wotan in Das Rheingold, the first installment of the new Ring cycle directed by Calixto Bieito. Unfortunately, the greatest baritone of his generation is suffering from the flu, which prevents him from attending all […]
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, […]
After shining in this same role at the Paris Opera, French tenor Benjamin Bernheim is preparing to conquer America as Hoffmann, the hero with broken dreams. Offenbach’s famous and unique opera, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, returns to the Metropolitan Opera starting September 24, 2024, as the season opener (notably with Pretty Yende as Olympia). But Parisian […]
Alexander Neef, director of the Paris National Opera, has crafted a 2024-2025 season that now defines his artistic policy. Between new creations, heritage works, and major revivals, music lovers can look forward to rediscovering the great institution that garners admiration from all, especially with José Martínez, the impeccable dance director. With his international stature, he […]
Alexander Neef, director of the Paris National Opera, has crafted a 2024-2025 season that now defines his artistic policy. Between new creations, heritage works, and major revivals, music lovers can now rejoice in finding the great institution that everyone admires, especially with José Martínez, the impeccable director of dance. With his international stature, he offers […]
Don Quichotte, the last opera composed by Jules Massenet, will return to the Opéra national de Paris from 10 May to 11 June 2024, after a 20-year absence. Damiano Michieletto‘s new production of Don Quichotte at the Opéra Bastille has been through quite a few upheavals. After the defection of Ildar Abdrazakov and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, […]
A masterpiece of lyric tragedy, Marc-Antoine Charpentier‘s Médée is back on the bill of the Académie royale de Musique (former name of the Opéra national de Paris) after centuries of absence. Created in 1693 and then forgotten until the 1980s, this opéra is returning to the Académie for the first time, and will be performed […]
As he prepares to conduct the revival of Verdi‘s Simon Boccanegra (at the Opéra national de Paris from 12 March to 3 April 2024, directed by Calixto Bieito) with the exceptional Ludovic Tézier, eagerly awaited in the title role, conductor Thomas Hengelbrock has been appointed Music Director of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. The […]
The great tragedienne Adrienne Lecouvreur inspired an opera, Adriana Lecouvreur, Cilea‘s masterpiece, which is set to delight the Parisian stage. While the actress will be played by Anna Netrebko and Anna Pirozzi in alternation from 16 January to 7 February 2024 at the Opéra national de Paris, a concert version is performed at the Théâtre […]
