The Opéra de Saint-Étienne has announced its 2026-27 season.

Opera

Héloïse Mas stars in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Christophe Berry, Melissa Purnell, and Philippe-Nicolas Martin. Giuseppe Grazioli conducts the production by Gilles Rico.

Performance Dates: Nov. 13-17, 2026

Lila Dufy, Antonio Mandrillo, and Pawel Konik lead Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Giuseppe Grazioli conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 30 & 31, 2026

“Roland à Roncevaux” will star Thomas Bettinger, Antoinette Dennefeld, Olivia Doray, Ihor Mostovoi, Jean-Philippe Mc Clish, Amandine Ammirati, Patrick Bolleire, and Blaise Rantoanina. Hervé Niquet conducts the production by Jean-Romain Vesperini.

Performance Dates: March 5 & 7, 2027

Cyrille Dubois and Florie Valiquette lead Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” with Louis Morvan and Anne-Lise Polchlopek. Guillaume Tourniaire conducts the production by Éric Ruf.

Performance Dates: April 30-May 4, 2027

Léa Bianco Chinto, Eduardo Niave, Alexandra Marcellier, Luca Lombardo, and Nicolas Cavallier lead Puccini’s “Turandot.” Giuseppe Grazioli conducts the production by Nicola Berloffa.

Performance Dates: June 16-20, 2027

Musique 

Florian Laconi, Laurent Arcaro, Florian Bisbrouck, Mylène Bourbeau, Michael Koné, Luc-Emmanuel Betton, Margaux Toqué, and Sarah Dupont d’Isigny star in “The Opera Locos.”

Performance Dates: Oct. 22 & 23, 2026

Bruno Mantovani conducts Salomé Haller in a program titled “Les Nuances Utopiques.”

Performance Date: Nov. 5, , 2026

Blandine de Sansal, Grace Durham, and Clara Penalva lead Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.”

Performance Dates: Dec. 18, 2026