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Opéra de Paris Honors Health Workers With Installation at Opéra Bastille

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The Opéra de Paris is honoring healthworkers with an installation in front of the Opéra Bastille. Under the collective #ProtegeTonSoignant, the installation will feature 500 portraits of health workers and caregivers between July 10 through 29, 2020. The portraits were taken by David Hugonot Petit, Adrien Lachappelle, and Nathalie Naffzger. The collective #ProtègeTonSoignant is a team of doctors, entrepreneurs, artists, {…}

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Cast Change: Alexandra Marcellier Joins Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s ‘Il Trovatore’

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “Il Trovatore.” The company said, “We regret to inform you that, due to a family bereavement, Pretty Yende had to travel to South Africa and will be unable to perform the role of Leonora. Under these difficult circumstances, we extend our most sincere thoughts to Pretty Yende and {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2025-26 Review: Carmen

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(Credit: © Benoîte Fanton) “Carmen” is just about the last opera one would think of as homoerotic, yet this is the vibe of this Paris production; it’s haunted by the male body as object of desire. Other adjectives used to describe it would be bleak, vulgar, obscene, violent and most of all angry. Judging from the costumes, Calixto Bieito’s staging {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2025-26 Review: Un Ballo in Maschera

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The etymology of the Italian word “maschera” (and its English equivalent “mask”) is rather obscure. It’s derived from the Arabic word “maskara,” meaning buffoonery and/or harsh derision. Indeed, a closer look at “Un ballo in maschera” reveals a higher degree of caustic bite far beyond the final act’s famous masked ball. Amelia seeks help from the soothsayer Ulrica to rid {…}

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The Paris Opera Opens Auditions for New Choir School

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The Paris Opera has announced that auditions are open for its new choir school. This children’s choir directed by Morgan Jourdain will receive training in music and the performing arts, which will include a specific curriculum in voice, movement, and theatrical expression. Training classes will take place at schools in the morning, then in the afternoon at the Paris Opera. {…}

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Cast Change: Aleksandra Kuzak Joins Opéra de Monte Carlo’s ‘Aida’ Cast

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(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg) The Opéra de Monte Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of ‘Aida.” The company said that “We are delighted to welcome Aleksandra Kurzak who, following her triumph at the Opéra Bastille, will perform the role of Aida from 16 to 22 November 2025. Due to personal reasons, Anna Pirozzi will be unable to take {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2025-26 Review: Aida

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(Credit: Bernd Uhlig) “Aida,” as we know, was supposed to be Giuseppe Verdi’s last opera. At least, he thought so. Along with his powerful “Requiem,” and all its operatic overtones, his very final work to come, the moving and gentle “Quattro Pezzi Sacri” – “Aida” was supposedly the prolific master’s operatic swan song. But, well, that is certainly not what {…}

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Opéra National de Paris Announces ‘Nouvelle Ère, Nouvel Air’ Renovation Project

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced a new renovation project, titled “Nouvelle Ère, Nouvel Air.” The announcement was made by Alexander Neef, the General Director of the opera company, and Rachida DATI, the minister of Culture of France. The renovation will include the modernization of equipment, the improvement of work and public spaces, and to improve the theater’s interaction {…}

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Morgan Jourdain Appointed to Major Role at Opéra National de Paris’ Youth Choral Training Program

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Morgan Jourdain has been appointed to the position of chorus master of the Opéra National de Paris’ new youth choral training program. Starting on Sept. 1, 2026, Jourdain will be charged with recruiting young singers to be a part of the choir, which will commence in September 2026, alongside the organization’s recently announced youth choral training program. He will then {…}