The Opéra de Lille has announced its 2026-27 Season.

Opera

Karine Deshayes leads Händel’s “Alcina” with Adèle Charvet, Jasmin White, Lunga Eric Hallam, Lilit Davtyan, Camille Chopin, and Ashley Riches. Emmanuelle Haïm conducts the production by Ewelina Marciniak.

Performance Dates: Oct. 6-17, 2026

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Nina Guo, Jade Phoenix, Sarah Richmond, and Doreen Curran lead Jennifer Walshe’s “Mars.” Elaine Kelly conducts the production by Tom Creed and Jennifer Walshe.

Performance Dates: Jan. 13-16, 2027

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Stéphanie d’Oustrac leads Piazzolla’s “Maria de Buenos Aires” with Christine Audat, Sandra Rumolino, Sapho, and Maya Alban-Zapata. Nicolas Agullo conducts Giulia Giammona’s production.

Performance Dates: March 11-20, 2027

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Owen Metsileng headlines Verdi’s “Otello” with Elena Tsallagova and Seth Carico. Dmitry Matvienko conducts the production by Árpád Schilling.

Performance Dates: May 10-June 3, 2027

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“Un voyage en bateau” by Adriano Banchieri and Franziska Kronfoth will be presented.

Performance Dates: May 21 & 23, 2027

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Concert 

Les Kapsber’girls, Gabrielle Varbetian, and Albane Imbs perform music by Francesca Caccini, Robert de Visée, Jean-Baptiste Drouart de Bousset, Francesco Corbetta, Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Barbara Strozzi, Étienne Moulinié, Gaspar Sanz, Antonia Bembo, Henry de Bailly, José Marín, Gaspar Sanz, and José Marín.

Performance Date: Sept. 24, 2026

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“De Materie” by Louis Andriessen will star Elmar Gilbertsson, Katrien Baerts, and Lies Pauwels. Bas Wiegers conducts the production by Phia Ménard.

Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2026

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Brenda Poupard and Kaoli Ono perform works by Kaoli Ono, Augusta Holmès, Pauline Viardot, Rita Strohl, and Claude Debussy.

Performance Date: Oct. 22, 2026

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Ermonela Jaho and Anna El-Khashem perform scenes from works by Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, Alfredo Catalani, Licinio Recife, Francesco Celia, and Riccardo Zandonai. Francesco Cilluffo conducts.

Performance Date: Dec. 3 & 6, 2026

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Opéra Games 2027 will be held for families.

Performance Date: Feb. 25-28, 2027

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Camille Chopin leads a program of music by Couperin and Charpentier with Emmanuelle Haïm.

Performance Date: March 23, 2027

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Esther Verheye, Hugo Kampschreur, and Werner Van Mechelen lead “Lucifer / De Schelde” by Peter Benoit. Stephan Zilias conducts.

Performance Date: June 13, 2027