The Opéra de Marseille has announced its 2025-26 season.

Opera 

Verdi’s “Falstaff” will be showcased in a production by Denis Podalydès and conducted by Michele Spotti. Salomé Jicia, Hélène Carpentier, Teresa Iervolino, Giulio Mastrototaro, Alberto Robert, and Florian Sempey star.

Performance Dates: Nov. 9-15, 2025

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Alessandro Cadario conducts Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau directing. The production will star Éléonore Pancrazi, Santiago Ballerini, Vito Priante, Marc Barrard, and Alessio Cacciamani.

Performance Dates: Dec. 26, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026

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Nino Machaidze, Antonio Poli, Nicola Alaimo, and Giorgi Manoshvili lead Verdi’s “I Masnadieri.” Paolo Arrivabeni conducts the concert performance.

Performance Date: Feb. 8, 2026

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Michele Spotti conducts Rossini’s “Ermione” with Karine Deshayes, Teresa Iervolino, Marina Fita, Enea Scala, Levy Sekgapane, and Matteo Macchioni starring.

Performance Dates: Feb. 22 & 24, 2026

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Hélène Carpentier, Angélique Boudeville, Ana Escudero, Eugénie Joneau, Florence Laurent, Marc Barrard, and Léo Vermot-Desroches star in Poulenc’ “Dialogues des carmélites.” Debora Waldman conducts the production by Louis Désiré.

Performance Dates: March 25-29, 2026

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Michele Spotti conducts Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with a cast that includes Marion Lebègue, Élodie Hache, Cornelia Oncioiu, Alexandre Duhamel, Zoltán Nagy, Marius Brenciu, Yoann Dubruque, Éric Huchet, Samy Camps, Patrick Bolleire, and Louis Morvan. Charles Roubaud directs.

Performance Dates: May 5-13, 2026

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Judith Fa, Charlotte Despaux, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Anas Seguin, and Estelle Mazzillo star in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Gaspard Brécourt conducts the production by Éric Perez

Performance Date: June 4 & 5, 2026

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Paolo Arrivabeni conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Ruth Iniesta, Deniz Uzun, Marie Lenormand, Sebastian Catana, John Osborn, and Patrick Bolleire. Charles Roubaud directs.

Performance Dates: June 7-16, 2026

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Operette

Francis Lopez’s “Andalousie” will star Julia Knecht, Laurence Janot, Julie Morgane, Anny Vogel, Jérémy Duffau, Fabrice Todaro, Sébastien Lemoine, and Damien Barra. Didier Benetti conducts the production by Carole Clin.

Performance Dates: Nov. 29 & 30, 2025

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Vincent Scotto’s “Violettes impériales” will be conducted by Didier Benetti and directed by Carole Clin. Amandine Ammirati, Julie Morgane, Perrine Cabassud, Simone Burles, Frédéric Cornille, Dominique Desmons, Fabrice Todaro, Jean Goltier, and Jean-Claude Calon.

Performance Dates: Jan. 17 & 18, 2026

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Laurence JAanot leads “Hello Dolly!” with Julie Morgane, Élisabeth Aubert, Sabrina Kilouli, Rémi Cotta, Fabrice Todaro, Gregory Juppin, Guillaume Rivaud, and Jean-Luc Épitalon. Didier Benetti conducts the production by Carole Clin.

Performance Dates: March 7 & 8, 2026

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Francis Lopez’s “La Route fleurie” will star Amélie Tatti, Laurence Janot, Kaëlig Boche, Jean-François Novelli, Fabrice Todaro, Philippe Beranger, and Didier Clusel. Christian et André Mornet conduct the production by Carole Clin

Performance Dates: April 18 & 19, 2026

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Florent Myet conducts “La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein” in a production by Yves Coudray. The cast includes Laurence Janot, Julia Knecht, Florian Laconi, Olivier Grand, Éric Vignau, Dominique Desmons, Jean Goltier, and Antoine Bonelli.

Performance Dates: May 23 & 24, 2026

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Les Dimaches d’Offenbach

“Il signor Fagotto” will star Margot Fillol, Aurélie Fargues, Aude Fabre, Till Fechner, Franck T’Hézan, and Xavier Muconduit. Jean-Christophe Keck conducts.

Performance Date: Feb. 8, 2026

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Morgane Bertrand and Christophe Gay lead “Luc et Lucette” with conductor Jean-Christophe Keck leading the work.

Performance Date: March 29, 2026

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Jean-Christophe Keck conducted “Daphnis et Chloé” with Aurélie Fargues, Morgane Bertrand, Louise Pingeot, Florian Bisbrouck, Aude Fabre, and Isabelle Philippe.

Performance Date: April 26, 2026

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Offenbach in Concert 

“LE 66 !” will be conducted by Jean-Christophe Keck and will star Louise Pingeot, Charles Mesrine, and Nicolas Bercet.

Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2025

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“Pomme d’Api” will be conducted by Jean-Christophe Keck and will star Julie Knecht, Xavier Mauconduit, and Philippe-Nicolas Martin.

Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2025

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Concert 

Michele Spotti conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. with Aude Extrémo and Irina Stopina.

Performance Date: Nov. 23, 2025

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Pascale Criton, Juliet Fraser, Nathalie Forget, Caroline Delume, and Charlotte Testu perform in concert.

Performance Date: Dec. 14, 2025

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Roland Hayrabedian conducts a program of music by Debussy, Poulenc, and Burgan.

Performance Date: Feb. 8, 2026

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Michele Spotti conducts Brahms’ “German Requiem” with soloists Camille Schnoor and Philippe-Nicolas Martin.

Performance Date: Feb. 27, 2026

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Laura Muller leads a program alongside Laurent Camatte and Alain Billard.

Performance Date: May 10, 2026

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Recital

Carl Ghazarossian and Emmanuel Olivier lead a recital.

Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2025

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Aude Extrémo, Irina Stopina, Carole Meyer, and Vladik Polioov pay tribute to Schreker.

Performance Date: Nov. 16, 2025

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Pauline Courtin and Anahit Serekian perform works by Liszt, Hahn, Bizet, Halévy, and Donizetti.

Performance Dates: Jan. 31, 2026

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Eugénie Joneau and Antoine Palloc in perform in recital.

Performance Date: March 14, 2026

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Special Event 

Natalie Dessay joins husband Laurent Naouri and two children, Neïma and Tom Naouri, for an evening of Broadway songs.

Performance Date: Jan. 28, 2026

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Jeune Public 

“Les Travaux d’Hercule” will be performed.

Performance Date: April 2, 2026