Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Eric Greene, Laurynn Favières, & Pene Pati Perform in Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie’s 2026-27 Season
By Afton MarkayThe Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2026-27 season.
Listed below are the opera events.
Marie-Nicole Lemieux takes on the title role in Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Thomas Corneille’s “Medea.” Petr Nekoranec, Juliette Mey, Frédéric Caton, Etienne Bazola, Camille Poul, and Claire Lefilliâtre perform with the Namur Chamber Choir and Les Épopées. Stéphane Fuget conducts.
Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2026
Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” features Clara Guillon, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, and Theo Hoffman with the Choir of the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera, Goyang Festival Choir, and Junior Opera Choir. Anne Lopez is the stage director and choreographer. Noëlle Gény and Guilhem Rosa are choir directors. Roderick Cox conducts the National Orchestra of Montpellier Occitanie
Performance Dates: Oct. 2 – 4, 2026
Audrey Maignan performs with the Montpellier National Orchestra under the direction of Victor Jacob in “Opera Passion.”
Performance Dates: Oct. 24 – 25, 2026
The Junior Opera and Busan Metropolitan Junior Chorus give a concert under the direction of Albert Alcaraz and Cheon Kyung-pil, respectively.
Performance Date: Nov. 1, 2026
The Busan Metropolitan Junior Chorus perform in the “Musical Lunch” concert.
Performance Date: Nov. 4, 2026
Laurynn Favières and Vanhels Djoko star in the “Great Opera Voices of Africa” concert. Sebastián Almánzar conducts the National Orchestra of Montpellier Occitanie.
Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2026
The French premiere of “Hwajeonga” is presented in a co-production with the Korean National Opera. A Kyeong Lee, Sun Jung Kim, Min Kyoung Kim, Yeeun Oh, Miyoung Lee, Sang Ah Yoon, Sujung Kim, Eunkyong Lim, and Jegyung Yang make up the cast. Youngdoo Jung is responsible for staging and choreography. Noëlle Gény leads the Choir of the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera and An-Hoon Song conducts.
Performance Dates: Nov. 20 – 22, 2026
The Choir of the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera perform in “Exiles #3” under the director of Noëlle Gény and George Jackson.
Performance Date: Nov. 27, 2026
Antonio de Literes’s “Los Elementos” features Ai Horton, Pauline Gaillard, Tibbe Alkemade, Paul-Émile Burgevin, Antonina Stepanova, and Nicole Franco with the Young European Baroque Orchestra. Margaux Blanchard and Sylvain Sartre serve as co-artistic directors.
Performance Date: Nov. 29, 2026
Albert Alcaraz conducts the Junior Opera Choir in the “Advent Concert.”
Performance Dates: Dec. 4 & 5, 2026
Theodor Akimenko’s “The Fairy’s Kiss” gets its world premiere 150 years after the composer’s birth. Maciej Kwaśnikowski, Norma Nahoun, Charlotte Bonnet, Michèle Bréant, Armando Noguera, Olivier Lagarde, Alejandro Fonte, Myriam Bouhzada, Hyoungsub Kim, Laurent Sérou, and Jean-Philippe Elleouët make up the cast. Giorgio Pesenti, Giulia Bruschi, Riccardo Mainetti, Matteo Castiglioni, Elena Patacchini, and Mathieu Cabanes are the creative team. Noëlle Gény is the choir director and Kirill Karabits is the musical director.
Performance Dates: Dec. 22, 23, & 27, 2026
Nombulelo Yende and Eric Greene star in the Montpellier Occitanie National Orchestra’s ” New Year’s Concert.” Noëlle Gény and Roderick Cox conduct.
Performance Dates: Dec. 31, 2026 & Jan. 1, 2027
Amina Edris and Pene Pati perform in the “Lyric Gala” under the direction of Samy Rachid.
Performance Date: Jan. 27, 2027
An educational showcase is given my the Choir, Opera, and National Orchestra Montpellier Occitanie. Noëlle Gény conducts.
Performance Dates: Jan. 30 & 31 & May 2, 2027
Livia Louis-Joseph-Dogué, Winona Berry, and Auguste Truel present works by Mozart and Da Ponte. Kazuko Iwashima accompanies at the piano.
Performance Date: Feb. 2, 2027
The Voix Nouvelles competition is held.
Performance Date: Feb. 14, 2027
Andrew Manea, Angélique Boudeville, Julia Muzychenko, Milan Siljanov, Polly Leech, Julie Pasturaud, David Shipley, Loïc Félix, Yu Shao, Yuri Kissin, and Amandine Sanchez star in Mozart and Da Ponte’s “The Marriage of Figaro.” Noëlle Gény leads the choir. Julio García-Vico conducts.
Performance Dates: March 5, 7, 9, & 11, 2027
Dominika Gajdzis serves as soloist in “Beethoven, an ode to life.”
Performance Date: March 6, 2027
Hélène Carpentier, Eleanor Pancrazi, Julien Henric, and Thomas Dolie perform in “Gala Ambroise Thomas.” Noëlle Gény and Jean-Marie Zeitouni conduct.
Performance Date: April 2, 2027
The world premiere of Diana Syrse and Carlos José Pérez Sámano’s opera, “Hotel Moctezuma” stars Sophia Burgos, Fabien Hyon, and Carlos Reynoso. Sets and scenography are by Agata Skwarczyńska, Jean Hostache is the choreographer, and costumes are by Edyta Jermacz. Ewa Rucińska is in charge of staging. Noëlle Gény and Sonia Ben-Santamaria conduct.
Performance Dates: April 15, 16, & 18, 2027
Andrew Norman’s “A Trip to the Moon” features the Junior Opera Choir, Tremplin Orchestra of the Montpellier Regional Conservatory, and National Orchestra Montpellier Occitanie under the baton of Jérôme Pillement. Bérénice Collet directs.
Performance Dates: April 17 & 20, 2027
Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian and The Consort Together present works from the late 17th century.
Performance Date: April 21, 2027
Julie Fuchs performs a concert of early 20th century works with pianist Alphonse Cemin, accordion player Félicien Brut, violinist Alexis Cárdenas, and bassist Davide Vittone.
Performance Date: April 25, 2027
Marie-Nicole Lemieux performs works by Brahms and Massenet with pianist Daniel Blumenthal and cellist Cyrille Tricoire De Haro.
Performance Date: May 8, 2027
Pierre Gennaï, Gwendoline Blondeel, Anthea Pichanick, Anna Dudina, Fiona McGown, William Meinert, David Tricou, Nicholas Scott, and Arnaud Gluck star in Claudio Monteverdi’s “Orfeo.” Staging is by Giorgio Pesenti. Margaux Blanchard and Sylvain Sartre conduct.
Performance Dates: May 22, 23, & 25, 2027
Hwanyoo Lee performs in the Pansori, “Korean Summer Rite.” Andrew Joon Choi conducts.
Performance Date: June 17, 2027
Diego Ceretta conducts Hwanyoo Lee, Argitxu Esain, Myriam Bouhzada, Natalia Ruda, Sung Eun Myung, Yonghyun Ryu, Jean-Philippe Elleouët, and Laurent Sérou in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy” and Luigi Cherubini’s “Requiem” in C minor. Noëlle Gény is the choir director.
Performance Date: June 25, 2027
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