A real craze or a coincidence of the calendar, it seems that Gluck’s operas are arousing new interest in Paris. After Jakub Józef Orliński‘s magnificent Orfeo (at the TCE), and Julien Chauvin‘s surprising and successful exhumation of Iphigénie en Aulide (at Soissons and at the TCE), there are two titles soon to be performed that confirm a Gluck Renaissance.

On Friday 21 October 2022, the Opéra Royal de Versailles will present a concert version of Echo et Narcisse with Adriana González and Cyrille Dubois. Music lovers who like thrills will go to the Opéra Comique, which is putting on a string of exciting productions. After Sabine Devieilhe’s Lakmé, Véronique Gens takes on the role of the magician Armide in Gluck’s great masterpiece, which will be performed at the Salle Favart from 5 to 15 November 2022.

Find your tickets of Armide here

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