French Institute Alliance Française & American Friends Of The Paris Opera & Ballet Launch HD Opera & Ballet Series

By Francisco Salazar

This spring, the French Institute Alliance Française, New York’s premiere French cultural center, and the American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet will present HD screenings of opera and ballet performances from the Paris Opera & Ballet for the first time in New York City.

New Yorkers will have the opportunity to see “Millepied/Robbins/Balanchine” on Sunday, May 20, and “Samson et Dalila” on Sunday, June 24 at the Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street.

“Millepied/Robbins/Balanchine” featured the renowned Paris Opera Ballet featuring the premiere of a new creation by Benjamin Millepied with music by composer Nico Muhly.

Meanwhile “Samson et Dalila,” features music director Philippe Jordan and staged by Damiano Michieletto. Anita Rachvelishvili and Aleksandrs Antonenko star in the leading roles. The 2016 production of the opera marked the first time the Paris Opera presented the work after a 25-year absence.

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