Things are heating up at the Opéra-Comique — as hot as the coffee Louis Langrée served to the journalists welcomed into his office, a mythical place haunted by the ghosts of all the artistic directors who came before him. Birthplace of Carmen, Pelléas et Mélisande, Lakmé and Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Paris’s other national opera house […]
After the usual summer break, which is always too long for music lovers, the 2025/2026 season at the Opéra-Comique opens on 25 September 2025 with Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Jacques Offenbach‘s only opera and absolute masterpiece. Lotte de Beer‘s production comes from Strasbourg, where it premiered last January at the Opéra national […]
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 […]
Since this summer, music lovers have known that Voltaire aspired to provide Rameau with an opera libretto about Samson, the well-known biblical figure famous for his complicated history with the temptress Delilah, who cut his hair. Unfortunately, royal censorship refused to allow this sacred story to be staged in an opera (something Saint-Saëns would achieve […]
After a festive December featuring Les Fêtes d’Hébé by Rameau and the 80th birthday celebrations of William Christie on its stage, the Opéra-Comique dives into tragedy with its new production, running from February 8 to 16, 2025. Cherubini’s Médée, a masterpiece of darkness, offers one of the most harrowing yet thrilling roles of infanticide for […]
Thanks to its highly relevant programming, the Opéra-Comique often plays to sold-out audiences, especially when a special event awaits its regular spectators. From December 13 to 21, 2024, Les Fêtes d’Hébé, Rameau’s magnificent opéra-ballet, will be staged by Robert Carsen, who reunites with William Christie for the eleventh time! But what makes this occasion truly […]
Building on the success of previous initiatives, the National Opéra-Comique Theatre is launching its 5th crowdfunding campaign in support of its Maîtrise Populaire, a multidisciplinary, top-tier performing arts training program dedicated to young people aged 8 to 25 from all social backgrounds. The Maîtrise provides 4,650 hours of artistic training per year to its 126 […]
She made a sensation at the 2023 Aix Festival (once again!), Marianne Crebassa is returning to the defining role in Picture a Day Like This, in Paris from October 25 to 31, 2024. George Benjamin‘s opera is being revived at the Opéra-Comique after the critical success it garnered during its Aix premiere. In this new […]
The antics of Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq, the famous directors, have made the beautiful evenings of the Opéra-Comique as with this priceless Domino Noir by Auber where the intervention of the pig José left its mark. The joyful production is being revived from September 20 to 28, 2024 with the musical direction of Louis […]
The terrible Armide has inspired many opera composers of genius. The Opéra Comique welcomes the heroine back from 17 to 25 June 2024, but it’s not the same music. Music lovers who heard Gluck‘s Armide last season will be able to draw comparisons with Lully‘s Armide, with the same libretto by Philippe Quinault and the […]
