The Opéra-Comique ends its season in Hell with Faust!

admin_mowp — Tue, 27 May 2025 12:28:03 +0000

The 2024–2025 season is drawing to a close at the Opéra-Comique, and it promises to leave a lasting impression. From June 21 to July 1, 2025, the iconic Parisian institution will stage Faust, Charles Gounod’s dramatic masterpiece, in a unique and rarely performed format. Indeed, Denis Podalydès‘ staging is based on the original version with spoken dialogues—the true Opéra-Comique version.

Audiences will also have the chance to rediscover some of the opera’s lesser-known pages, brought to life by a stellar cast led by the much-anticipated tenor Julien Dran and soprano Vannina Santoni.

A familiar face at the Opéra-Comique, baritone Jérôme Boutillier—named ADAMI Revelation of the Year in 2016—returns to the stage as the devil’s emissary, Méphistophélès. Originally trained as a pianist, Boutillier first made his mark in 2018 when he stepped in at the last minute to perform the role of Luddorf in Gounod’s La Nonne sanglante, also at the Opéra-Comique. His acclaimed performance earned him public recognition. Seven years later, he returns to the same venue in another devilishly demanding role—a return to his roots and a true delight in store for the Parisian audience eagerly awaiting him.

This new Faust production, a co-production with the Opéra de Lille and the Palazzetto Bru Zane, brings the Opéra-Comique’s season to a close. Also on the program: Gluck’s L‘Île de Merlin ou Le Monde renversé, to be performed on June 24, 26, and 28, 2025—a fantastical, satirical tale, reimagined by Myriam Marzouki for the Opéra-Comique Academy.

To attend the last performances of the Opera-Comique’s season, click here!

And to discover the new Opera-Comique’s season, it’s here!

Performance of Faust – c – Opéra-Comique

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A New Sacrifice of the Carmelites at the TCE

admin_mowp — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:00:28 +0000

This production will undoubtedly stand as one of the most memorable of the Michel Franck era. For his final season as general and artistic director of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, he has made the excellent decision to revive Dialogues des Carmélites in Olivier Py’s unforgettable staging, running from December 4 to 12, 2024.

Poulenc’s masterpiece returns to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées under the baton of American conductor Karina Canellakis. On this occasion, to signify the passage of time and the handover between generations, Patricia Petibon, who once delivered a remarkable performance as Blanche de la Force, now takes on the role of Mère Marie, while Vannina Santoni will play the new Blanche. Véronique Gens reprises her role as Madame Lidoine, and Sophie Koch takes on the role of Madame de Croissy, after having previously portrayed Mère Marie.

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Dialogue des Carmélites, 2018 (c) Vincent Pontet

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The Opéra-Comique ends its season in Hell with Faust!

A New Sacrifice of the Carmelites at the TCE