
Nino Machaidze, Enea Scala, Jessica Pratt, Véronique Gens, John Osborn, Salome Jicia & Csilla Boross Lead Opéra de Marseille’s 2026-27 Season
By Francisco SalazarOpera
Salome Jicia, Margaux Poguet, Floriane Hasler, Nicolas Courjal, Marc Barrard, Cyrille Dubois, Mischa Schelomianski, and Louis Morvan star in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Lawrence Foster conducts the production by Agnès Jaoui.
Performance Dates: Oct. 2-11, 2026
Alexandra Marcellier, Thomas Bettinger, and Marc Scoffoni lead Puccini’s “Le Villi” with Paolo Arrivabeni conducting and Stefano Poda directing.
Performance Dates: Nov. 15-19, 2026
Offenbach’s “La Perichole” will star Éléonore Pancrazi, Amandine Ammirati, Laurence Janot, Pauline Sabatier, Kaëlig Boche, Marc Barrard, Marc Larcher, Frédéric Cornille, and Jean-Claude Calon. Gaspard Brecourt conducts the production by Jean-Christophe Mast.
Performance Dates: Dec. 27, 2026-Jan. 5, 2027
Verdi’s “Don Carlo” will star Nino Machaidze, Marion Lebegue, Enea Scala, Simon Lim, Ernesto Petti, and Roberto Scandiuzzi. Michele Spotti conducts the production by Charles Roubaud.
Performance Dates: Feb. 27–March 7, 2027
Jessica Pratt leads Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” with Teresa Iervolino, John Osborn, Manuel Fuentes and Patrick Bolleire. Michele Spotti conducts the concert performance.
Performance Dates: March 21 & 23, 2027
Gounod’s “Mireille” will star Charlotte Bonnet, Marion Lebegue, Mathilde Lemaire, Julien Dran, Alexandre Duhamel, and Marc Barrard. Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts the production by Bruno Ravella.
Performance Dates: April 22-May 2, 2027
The season closes with Puccini’s “Turandot” conducted by Federico Tibone and directed by Charles Roubaud. The cast includes Csilla Boross, Federica Guida, Vincenzo Costanzo, and Nicolas Courjal.
Performance Dates: June 1-9, 2027
Operetta
Offenbach’s “La Vie Parisienne” will star Laurence Janot, Julia Knecht, Amandine Ammirati, Elsa Roux Chamoux, Olivier Grand, Kaëlig Boche, Alfred Bironien, Marc Larcher, Philippe Beranger, Dominique Desmons, and Jean-Claude Calon.
Performance Dates: Oct. 24 & 25, 2026
“La Vie Bohème” will star Pauline Jolly, Cloé Horry, Nicolas Hezelot, Ulysse Mbenzu, Simon Catrice, and Justin Domenicone.
Performance Dates: Dec. 4 & 5,2026
“La Fille de Madame Angot” by Charles Lecocq will star Amandine Ammirati, Laurence Janot, Kathia Blas, Grégoire Mour, Frédéric Cornille, Philippe Fargues, Gilen Goicoechea, and Dominique Desmons. Didier Benetti conducts the production by Carole Clin.
Performance Dates: Jan, 23 & 24, 2027
Moisés Simons’ “Toi, c’est moi” will star Laura Tardino, Perrine Cabassud, Julie Morgane, Sabrina Kilouli, Fabrice Todaro, Grégory Juppin, Philippe Fargues, and Jean-Claude Calon. Florent Mayet conducts the prodduction by Carole Clin.
Performance Dates: March 13 & 14, 2027
Laurence Janot, Amélie Tatti, Danièle Dinant, Frédéric Cornille, Fabrice Todaro, Philippe Fargues, Jean-Claude Calon, and Antoine Bonelli star in Kalman’s “Die Csárdásfürstin.” Florent Mayet conducts the production by Carole Clin.
Performance Dates: April 3 & 4, 2027
Francis Lopez’s “Le Prince de Madrid” will be conducted by Didier Benetti and directed by Carole Clin. The cast will include Laurence Janot, Julia Knecht, Julie Morgane, Carole Clin, Simone Burles, Sabrina Kilouli, Jérémy Duffau, Grégory Juppin, Fabrice Todaro, Claude Deschamps, Aslam Safla, Antoine Bonelli, Philippe Beranger, and Jean-Luc Épitalon.
Performance Dates: May 15 & 16, 2027
Offenbach
“Fleurette” will star Louise Pingeot, Charles Mesrine, and Dominique Desmons.
Performance Date: Dec. 13, 2026
Offenbach’s “Dragonette” will star Louise Pingeot, Charles Mesrine, Dominique Desmons, and Nicolas Bercet.
Performance Date: April 11, 2027
“Les deux pêcheurs, ou Le lever du soleil” will be presented.
Performance Date: May 23, 2027
Orchestre philharmonique de Marseille
Federico Tibone and Véronique Gens perform Offenbach.
Performance Date: Feb. 12, 2027
Recital
Cyril Rovery and Marion Liotard perform music by Verdi, Puccini, Liszt, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Faure, Massenet, and Diaz.
Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2026
Concours Voix Nouvelles, l’Opéra de Marseille will be held.
Performance Date: March 5, 2027
Rodolphe Briand and Vincent Leterme perform the final recital of the season.
Performance Date: June 5, 2027


