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News, Season Announcement

Lucie Roche, Lauranne Oliva, Apolline Rai-Westphal, Laura Ulloa, Pierre Derhet Headline Angers Nantes Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Angers Nantes Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Falla’s “El Amor Brujo” and “La Vida Breve” will star Lucie Roche, Patricia Petibon, Sophie Belloir, Carlos Natale, Jean-Luc Ballestra, and Laura Gallego Cabeza. Roberto Forés Veses conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 15, 2025 Sébastien Daucé conducts Cavalli’s “La Calisto” with Lauranne Oliva, Alex Rosen, Giuseppina Bridelli, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Anna Bonitatibus, Zachary Wilder, Petr Nekoranec, Dominic Sedgwick, Théo Imart, and José {…}

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Chelsea Lehnea, Anna Bonitatibus, Jeanine De Bique, Stéphane Degout, Samuel Hasselhorn & Lea Desandre Lead Opéra de Rouen’s 2025-26 Season

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The Opéra de Rouen Normandie has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Chelsea Lehnea, Leonardo Sanchez, and Anthony Clark Evans lead Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Dayner Tafur-Diaz conducts the production by Jean-François Sivadier. The opera will be livestreamed on Oct. 4, 2025. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 7, 2025 Elsa Benoit and Samuel Hasselhorn lead Brahms’ Deutsche Requiem. Laurence Equilbey conducts the production {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra National de Lorraine 2025 Review: L’Elisir d’Amore

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(Photo Credit: Jean-Louis-Fernandez) From April 25 to May 3, Opéra National de Lorraine reprises Angers Nantes Opéra’s 2023 production of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” A seemingly straightforward opera of great finesse, both in its orchestration and arias, it offers melodic treasures for connoisseurs. The Opéra de Lorraine orchestra, under the direction of Montpelier-born conductor Chloé Dufresne, performed with a sincerity that {…}

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Natalie Dessay, Rosie Aldridge, Jacques Imbrailo & Rocío Pérez Lead Opéra National de Lorraine’s 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra national de Lorraine has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with “Heroine” featuring three major works. The evening begins with Hindemith’s “Sancta Susanna” followed by Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” and will conclude with Honegger’s “Danse des morts.” Anthony Almeida directs the three works. Hindemith’s opera will star Anaïk Morel, Rosie Aldridge, Apolline Rai-Westphal, Yannis François, and Soloist of the Opera Chorus while {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Marta Torbidoni & Maria Grazia Schiavo Lead Angers/Nantes Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Angers/Nantes Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the opera productions and vocal performances.  Opera Raphaële Kennedy, Sophia Burgos, Els Janssens Vanmunster, Marc Scoffoni, Charles Rice, and Vincent Bouchot lead “L’Annonce faite à Marie.” The world premiere is composed by Philippe Leroux. Célie Pauthe directs the production. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-Nov. 19, 2022 Christophe Rousset {…}

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Opéra de Rouen Normandie Cancels April Performances

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(Credit: Opera Online) Opéra de Rouen Normandie has announced the cancellation of April performances due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Among the affected performances are the recital of Lea Desandre on April 7, as well as the presentations of Gérard Pesson’s opera “Trois Contes” on April 8 & 9. The opera was set to star Camille Merckx, Marc Mauillon, {…}

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Opéra de Rennes Announces 2020-21 Season

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Opéra de Rennes has announced its 2020-21 season featuring five opera productions and a number of concerts. Here is a look at the opera productions. Diego Fasolis conducts Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Tauride” with Marie-Adeline Henry, Élodie Hache, Charles Rice, Sébastien Droy, and Jean-Luc Ballestra. Performance Dates: Nov 29-Dec. 5, 2020 François-Adrien Boieldieu’s “La Dame Blanche” stars Sahy Ratia, Fabien Hyon, Sandrine Buendia, Yannis {…}

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Adriana Gonzalez, Dario Solari & Catherine Hunold Highlight Opéra de Rouen’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie – Théâtre des Arts has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the operas and the concert performances scheduled for next season. Opera Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” opens the season with Rudolf Piehlmayer conducting a production by David Bobée. The cast includes Paul McNamara, Catherine Hunold, Samuel Hasselhorn, and Jongmin Park. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. {…}

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Watch ‘Trois Contes’ From L’Opéra de Lille Live on OperaVision

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On March 14, 2019, the Opéra de Lille will present“Trois Contes.” Those who are unable to attend the performance in France will luckily be able to watch it via OperaVision’s live streaming service and for several months thereafter. The stream kicks off at 8 p.m. local time. That’s around 3 p.m. EDT and 12 p.m. PST for the start time. {…}