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Opéra de Paris Announces Paris Opera Play

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The Opéra de Paris has launched POP, Paris Opera Play, a new streaming platform, play.operadeparis.fr. The new streaming platform will offer its audiences the opportunity to discover its shows online. The POP will also give its subscribers the opportunity to discover live performances and a catalog of 80 titles, regularly enriched, composed of recordings, documentaries, master classes, and other exclusive {…}

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Quinn Kelsey Withdraws from Paris Opera Productions

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) Update: Quinn Kelsey has provided a statement regarding his withdrawal from the Paris Opera productions. He said, “I have had to cancel my contracts this season at the Opéra National de Paris in order to welcome the arrival of my daughter, scheduled to ‘make her debut’ in February 2023. I love my work, but my {…}

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Major Cast Change in Paris Opera’s ‘Cendrillon’

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There will be a cast change in tonight’s performance of “Cendrillon” at the Opéra National de Paris. Samantha Hankey will step into the role of Prince Charmant, taking over for Anna Stephany. This performance represents Hankey’s company debut. She joins a cast starring Tara Erraught, Daniela Barcellona, Kathleen Kim, Charlotte Bonnet, Marion Lebègue, Lionel Lhote, Philippe Rouillon, Cyrille Lovighi, Olivier {…}

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Anna Harvey Takes Top Prize at Paris Opera Competition 2022

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The Paris Opera Competition has announced the winners of its 2022 showcase. Taking home the Prix Pierre Vernes (first prize) was Anna Harvey. Second place (also known as the Prix Claude Dassault) went to Aytaj Shikhalizada. The winner of the third place prize, the Prix Nicola Oppermann-Labourdette, was Serena Saenz Molinero; Saenz Molinero also took home the Prix du Public {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Oksana Lyniv to Make Paris Opera Debuts With Tchaikovsky Concert

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(Credit: Oleh Pavluchenkov) The Opéra national de Paris has announced a series of concert performances set to take place between June 6-12, 2021. Conductor Oksana Lyniv will direct the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris for the very first time in a showcase that will star Étienne Dupuis, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Asmik Grigorian, and Ivan Gyngazov; Grigorian and Gyngazov will be {…}

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Peter Mattei, Charles Castronovo, Varduhi Abrahamyan Headline Paris Opera’s Revised Fall 2020 Season

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The Paris Opera has unveiled its full opening program for the revised 2020-21 season. The company, which canceled seven productions originally set to open the season, will now reopen the main auditorium of the Opéra Bastille with a concert version of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” on Nov. 23, 2020. The company will follow that up with Simon Stone’s production of “La {…}