2512 search results for…

News

Opéra National to Paris to Showcase ‘Nezquicoule’

https://operawire.com/opera-national-to-paris-to-showcase-nezquicoule/

Opéra National de Paris is set to present Helene Bracke’s “Nezquicoule” at the Amphithéâtre Olivier Messian- Opéra Bastille” starting on May 29. For eight performances through June 1, 2024, the work, which features music by Purcell, Offenbach, Shostakovitch, Händel, Délibes, and Gershwin, will explore the different parts of the face as they dialogue with one other. It is inspired by {…}

News

Opéra National de Paris to Present ‘Don Quichotte’ with Christian Van Horn & Gábor Bretz

https://operawire.com/opera-national-de-paris-to-present-don-quichotte-with-christian-van-horn-gabor-bretz/

Opéra National de Paris is set to present a new production of Massenet’s “Don Quichotte.” Patrick Fournillier will conduct the new production by Damiano Michieletto. The cast will include Christian Van Horn and Gábor Bretz in the title role, Gaëlle Arquez as La Belle Dulcinée, Étienne Dupuis as Sancho Pança, Emy Gazeilles and Marine Chagnon playing the roles of Pedro and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra de Paris 2024 Review: Médée

https://operawire.com/opera-de-paris-2024-review-medee/

Photo credit: Elisa Haberer / Opéra national de Paris Paris Opera’s production of Charpentier’s “Médée” is not bad, but throughout the performance, operagoers will be filled with a sensation of uneasiness. It is not necessarily because of its murderous plot, but because the production feels unsuited to its musicians. It leaves one with the feeling of wearing a garment lent {…}

News

Opéra de París’ Budget Reduced by Six Million

https://operawire.com/opera-de-paris-budget-reduced-by-six-million/

The French Ministry of Culture has announced the reduction of the Opéra de París’ budget. According to Radiofrance, the budget will be cut by six million euros. Furthermore, the news comes after the cancellation of more than 200 million credits imposed on the Ministry of Culture, resulting in nationwide budget cuts to large cultural institutions. In 2023, the Opéra de {…}

News

Opera for Peace Academy 2024 To Take Place in Rome & Paris

https://operawire.com/opera-for-peace-academy-2024-to-take-place-in-rome-paris/

Opera for Peace Academy will hold its annual gathering for a third time, this year in Rome and Paris. For the 2024 edition, a record number of 360 applications from 76 countries were received. The fourteen selected artists, from ages 21 to 37, hail from five continents. This year’s participants are sopranos Celine Mun (South Korea), Johanna Will (Germany / {…}

News

Nicole Car Addresses Early Stop to ‘Simon Boccanegra’ at Opera de Paris

https://operawire.com/nicole-car-addresses-early-stop-to-simon-boccanegra-at-opera-de-paris/

Soprano Nicole Car took to social media to address the events at the Opéra de Paris on March 25, 2024. The company presented “Simon Boccanegra” on March 25, but was forced to stop the performance and send audiences home without completing the opera. The soprano clarified what had happened in her post. Car clarified, “Dear friends, During last night’s performance {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra National de Paris Review 2024: The Exterminating Angel

https://operawire.com/opera-de-paris-review-2024-the-exterminating-angel/

Photo credit: Agathe Poupeney-OnP Thomas Adès’s “The Exterminating Angel” is one of the most successful contemporary operas of the century. Beyond its many productions—the Parisian one being the best of them all—, the opera quickly entered the symphonic repertoire with a very well-crafted symphonic suite. The opera, based on Luís Buñuel’s homonymous film, follows its source material: more than a {…}