2024 is the great Bruckner year, as the Austrian symphonist just turned 200 years old (on September 4)! Bruckner remains in the spotlight during the 2024-2025 season at the Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, where he will be featured in four unmissable events. On November 15 at 8 p.m., the Orchestre National de France will kick […]
A highly popular romantic opera, Weber’s Der Freischütz once graced opera houses worldwide, with its melodies hummed everywhere, before gradually fading from the stage. Created for the inauguration of the famous Konzerthaus in Berlin, the work is still performed in Germany. It can be discovered in the spectacular production by Philipp Stölzl at the Bregenz […]
After the disheartening revelations that naturally led to the withdrawal of their principal leader, the brilliant ensemble Les Siècles, in residence at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées since 2022, is bouncing back by announcing the names of seven replacements. Jakob Lehmann, Ustina Dubitsky, Franck Ollu, Pierre Bleuse, and Simon Proust will conduct the various scheduled events […]
The 2024-2025 season at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is special for many reasons. It marks the final season curated by Michel Franck, the vibrant artistic director who has been at the helm since 2010. To celebrate, he has prepared a dazzling lineup that will delight all music lovers. Some events are bound to be highly […]
Nikolay Khozyainov, a young Russian pianist and composer, will give his first concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées on 22 June 2024, where he will perform the French premiere of his work Petals of Peace, created for a Concert for Peace at the United Nations in November 2022. This will in fact be the second […]
Paris is the capital of the 2024 Olympic Games, but music lovers are not left out of the equation at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and the Opéra de Nice. Along with Vivaldi‘s L’Olimpiade, which is very much in the news, the same title will be performed from 30 April to 4 May 2024 at the […]
Audrey Hepburn, the unforgettable performer of My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Funny Face and Charade, Sabrina and many others, loved Paris and Paris continues to pay her tribute. In a show entitled Dans les yeux d’Audrey, choreographer François Mauduit pays tribute to her with a ballet freely inspired by her life when she dreamed […]
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 […]
Opening on 14 November 2023, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées is preparing to welcome one of the flagship productions of its season, Mozart‘s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), directed by Cédric Klapisch (the well-known film director) and conducted by the great François-Xavier Roth. The prestigious cast (Regula Mühlemann, Cyrille Dubois, Jean Teitgen, Marc Mauillon, etc.) has […]
A few years ago, the revelation Elina Garanca took her first steps on an international stage in the role of Angelina. Following on from Irina Brook’s production in 2004, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées is staging Rossini’s Cenerentola again from 9 to 19 October 2023, this time offering the emblematic role to a leading mezzo. Marina […]
