Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Jakub Józef Orliński Headline Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes’ 2025-26 Season

By David Salazar

Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes has announced its 2025-26 season.

The season opens with a Gala Joséphine Baker starring Pretty Yende, Neima Naouri, and Luan Pommier, among many others. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025


Jakub Józef Orliński will headline “#LetsBaRock” at L’Olympia.

Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2025


Julien Chauvin leads the Ensemble La Sportelle, Le Concert de la loge will perform works by Mozart, including his Grand Mass with Mélissa Petit, Eva Zaïck, Antonin Rondepierre, and Nahuel di Pierro, as a soloists. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2025


Grace Davidson, Martha McLorinan, Jeremy Budd, and Jimmy Holliday will be the soloists of Händel’s “Messiah.” Nigel Short leads the Choeur Tenebrae and Kammerorchester Basel. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Dec. 13, 2025


Pretty Yende will headline “Noël en Chansons.” Lorenzo Passerini will conduct the Orchestre Lamoureux. The concert also features the Chœur Sorbonne-Université and Chœur d’enfants Sotto Voce. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Dec. 16, 2025


Sonya Yoncheva will perform arias by Verdi and Puccini alongside Nayden Todorov and the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Jan. 7, 2026


Lorenzo Passerini will conduct a concert version of “Norma” at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with Karine Deshayes, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Francesco Demuro, Giorgi Manoshvili, Deborah Salazar, and Ian Spinetti starring.

Performance Date: Jan. 8, 2026


Soprano Amina Edris, pianist Lukas Geniusas, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Orchestre Pelléas under conductor Benjamin Levy will headline Concert Diapason d’or at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Jan. 16, 2026


There will be a concert of “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” starring Sabine Devieilhe, Jakub Józef Orliński, Yuri Minenko, Beth Taylor, Sophie Rennert, Marco Saccardin, Alex Rosen, and Rémy Brès-Feuillet. Francesco Corti conducts Il Pomo d’Oro at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Feb. 6, 2026


Kristina Mkhitaryan and Aigul Akhmetshina headline a recital of music by Bellini, Donizetti, and Tchaikovsky. They are joined by Pavel Nebolsin at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Performance Date: Feb. 9, 2026


Kathryn Lewek and Charles Castronovo are the headliners of “Roméo et Juliette.” Clelia Cafifero leads the Orchestre national de France, Chœur de Chambre de Rouen, and Chœur Sorbonne Université.

Performance Date: Feb. 19, 2026


Regula Mühlemann, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesueur, Ian Castro, and William Meinert are soloists in Mozart’s Requiem. Alevtina Ioffe leads the Berner Symphonieorchester  and Chor der Bühnen Bern.

Performance Date: March 30, 2026


Jonas Kaufmann and Malin Byström perform in a concert featuring works by Léhar, Kalman, and Abraham alongside Jochen Rider and the Orchestre philharmonique de Baden-Baden.

Performance Date: April 20, 2026


Lea Desandre and Huw Montague Rendall are the stars of “Mozart & Rossini.” Sasha Scolnik-Brower conducts the Belgian National Orchestra.

Performance Date: May 12, 2026


Fatma Saïd and Sasha Cooke headline Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater.Francesco Corti leads Les Ambassadeurs – La Grande Écurie.

Performance Date: June 16, 2026


Anna Netrebko performs her signature recital alongside Pavel Nebolsin.

Performance Date: June 18, 2026


The season ends with a concert version of “Porgy and Bess” with Pumeza Matshikiza and Bongani Justice Kubheka in the title role. Other cast members include Joseph DeCange, Marie-Laure Garnier, Joé Bertili, and Livia Louis Joseph Doguè. Quentin Hindley conducts the Ensemble vocal Voix des Outre-mer and Orchestre Lamoureux.

Performance Date: June 30, 2026

Categories

NewsSeason Announcement