The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2024-25 season.

Opera

Michele Spotti conducts Bellini’s “Norma” with Anne Delbee directing. Karine Deshayes stars in the title role with Salomé Jicia, Enea Scala, and Patrick Bollei.

Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 2024

Alexandra Marcellier, Eugénie Joneau, Thomas Bettinger, and Marc Scoffoni star in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Paolo Arrivabeni conducts Emmanuelle Bastet’s production.

Performance Dates: Nov. 14-24, 2024

Angélique Boudeville, Marianna Pizzolato, Iván Ayon-Rivas, and Simon Lim star in Verdi’s “Requiem.” Michele Spotti conducts.

Performance Date: Jan. 19, 2025

Cristina Pasaroiu stars in Dvorak’s “Rusalka” with Camille Schnoor, Marion Lebegue, Coline Dutilleul, Sébastien Gueze, and Mischa Schelomianski. Lawrence Foster conducts the production by Jean-Philippe Clarac and Olivier Deloeuil.

Performance Dates: Feb. 11-16, 2025

Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” will star Romain Bockler, María Cristina Kiehr, Louise Thomas, Julie Vercauteren, Philippe Favette, Jean-Manuel Candenot, Imanol Iraola, Lise Viricel, Gabrielle Varbetian, and Logan Lopez Gonzalezs.

Performance Date: March 2, 2025

Catherine Hunold, Charlotte Bonnet, Marion Lebegue, Nicolai Schukoff, Alexandre Duhamel, and Nicolas Cavallier star in Reyer’s “Sigurd.” Jean-Marc Zeitouni conducts the production by Charles Roubaud.

Performance Dates: April 1-5, 2025

Michele Spotti conducts Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with Angélique Boudeville, Aude Extremo, Teodor Ilincai, and Şerban Vasile. Louis Desire directs.

Performance Dates: June 1-10, 2025

Operetta 

Didier Benetti conducts “La Belle de Cadix” with Carole Clin directing. Caroline Gea, Julie Morgane, Laurence Janot, Jérémy Duffau, Gregory Juppin, Dominique Desmons, Gilen Goicoechea, and Antoine Bonelli star.

Performance Dates: Nov. 23 & 24, 2024

Florent Mayet conducts “Le Grand Mogol” in Yves Coudray’s production. Julia Knecht, Caroline Gea, Jérémy Duffau, Frédéric Cornile, Gilen Goicoechea, and Dominique Desmons.

Performance Dates: Jan. 25 & 26, 2025

Laurence Janot, Carole Clin, Sabrina Kilouli, Matthieu Justine, Jean-Claude Calon, Marc Barrard, Philippe Ermelier, Alfred Bironien, and Frédéric Cornille star in Offenbach’s “La Belle Hélène.” Didier Benetti conducts the production by Bernard Pisani.

Performance Dates: Feb. 22 & 23, 2025

Jan Latron conducts “La Petite Sirène” with a cast that includes Apolline Rai-Westphal, Marion Vergez-Pascal, Marion Lebegue, and Sebastian Monti. Bérénice Collet directs.

Performance Dates: April 3 & 5, 2025

Christian et André Mornet lead “Au pays du soleil” in a production by Carole Clin. The cast includes Camille Mesnard, Julie Morgane, Anny Vogel, Perrine Cabassud, Fabrice Todaro, Philippe Fargues, Gregory Juppin, and Jean-Luc Épitalon.

Performance Dates: April 26 & 27, 2025

Julie Morgane, Cécile Galois, Perrine Cabassud, Carole Clin, Sébastien Lemoine, Fabrice Todaro, Philippe Beranger, Jean-Luc Épitalon, Claude Deschamps, and Jean Goltier star in ” La Mélodie du bonheur.” Carole Clin directs the production while Didier Benetti conducts.

Performance Dates: May 24 & 25, 2025

“Les Dimanches d’Offenbach” will showcase Louise Pingeot, Dominique Desmons, Frank Thezan, Charles Mesrine, Aurélie Fargue, Julia Knecht, Louise Pingeot, Xavier Mauconduit, Dominique Desmons, and Nicolas Bercet.

Performance Dates: March 9 & April 6, 2025

Concerts

Michele Spotti conducts “L’Opéra fête son siècle” with Csilla Boross, Patrizia Ciofi, Enea Scala, Juan Jésus Rodriguez, Marc Barrard, and Nicolas Courjal.

Performance Date: Dec. 3, 2024

Michele Spotti and Regula Muhlemann perform music by Mahler and Schonberg.

Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2024

Didier Benetti conducts the New Year’s Eve concert with soloists Laurence Janot, Florian Laconi, Sébastien Lemoine, and Jean-Claude Clon.

Performance Date: Dec. 31, 2024

Valentin Uryupin and Marina Monzo lead a program of music by Stravinsky, Manuel de Falla, Delibes, Rodrigo, and Britten.

Performance Date: Feb. 23, 2025