January is a fruitful month for the Philharmonie de Paris, which welcomes three of the most prominent conductors. Sir Simon Rattle opens the ball on 14 and 15 January 2023 with the London Symphony Orchestra and two fine programmes, Sibelius/Bruckner then Beethoven/Stravinsky. The Orchestre de Paris meets Esa-Pekka Salonen on 25 and 26 January for […]
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 […]
José Martinez, 53, former director of the Spanish National Dance Company and danseur Etoile of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, has been appointed Director of Dance of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris. He will replace Aurélie Dupont, who left her position on 31 July 2022, and will take up his post on 5 […]
The Philharmonie de Paris is back with a bang, with a line-up of great conductors. On the 6th and 7th of September 2020, Yannick Nézet-Séguin opens the ball with the Philadelphia Orchestra (and a fine programme with, in particular, the soprano Angel Blue, the revelation of Gounod’s Faust at Bastille). On the 8th and 9th, […]
Giselle, the masterpiece of the white ballet, was created at the Royal Academy of Music on 28 June 1841 and returns to the Opéra national de Paris from 25 June to 16 July 2022. A few Premium seats at the Palais Garnier are still available on the Music & Opera website. More info and […]
One of the most talked about and talented French dancers has just been appointed Danseur Etoile of the Opéra national de Paris. After ten triumphant performances of Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère, Aurélie Dupont and Alexander Neef took to the stage of the Opéra Bastille on Saturday 23 April 2022 to honour François Alu, Danseur étoile. […]
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 […]
After Boris Godunov, the demanding Russian repertoire returns to the Paris Opera with Mussorgsky’s Khovantchina directed by Andrei Serban. From 26 January to 18 February 2022, the Opéra Bastille welcomes an almost exclusively Russian-speaking cast with one exception. The great Georgian mezzo Anita Rachvelishvili, star of the opera, performs as the magnificent role of Marfa. […]
Discover Opera on the Seine, the brand new exceptional concept in Paris. On the program: a dinner, a cruise and an opera recital on the Seine. Your last chance to live a magical moment full of emotions aboard the River Palace and alongside the artists of the Opéra Clandestin company. These talented opera singers will mingle […]
