The Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie announces its 2025-26 season.

This article features operatic events only.

A double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” open the season. Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Azer Zada, Julie Pasturaud, Tomasz Kumięga, Reut Venturo, Giuseppina Merli, Galina Cheplakova, Maciej Kwasnikowski, and Leon Kim are among the cast. Silvia Paoli directs. Yoel Gamzou conducts.

Performance Dates: October 3 & 5, 2025

A concert version of Händel’s “Theodora” features Lea Desandre in the title role, with Veronique Gens, Laurence Kilsby, Hugh Cutting, and Alex Rosen. Lutist Thomas Dunford directs the Choir and Orchestra of the Jupiter Ensemble.

Performance Date: October 13, 2025

Sheva Tehoval solos in “Review Your Lyrical Classics,” with the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Choir and Orchesta. The program features pieces by Massenet, Mascagni, Verdi, Rossini, and more. Noëlle Gény is the choir director and Marco Crispo conducts. Sébastien Grimaud narrarates.

Performance Date: October 17, 2025

Up next is Händel’s “Alcina” starring Kathryn Lewek, Carlo Vistoli, Lauranne Oliva, Katarina Bradi,  Zachary Wilder, and Nicolas Brooymans. Philippe Jaroussky directs the Artaserse Ensemble.

Performance Date: November 3, 2025

Bruno Taddia, Andrew Manea, Kevin Amiel, Angelique Boudeville, Kamelia Kader, Julia Muzychenko,  Marie Lenormand, Yoann Le Lan, Loïc Felix, and David Shipley star in Verdi’s “Falstaff.” David Hermann directs. Noëlle Gény is the choir director of the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Choir. Michael Schønwandt conducts.

Performance Dates: January 7, 9, 11, & 13, 2026

Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” is performed by Eric Rouget, Manon Lamaison, Seraphine Cotrez, Maciej Kwasnikowski, and Antoine Foulon. They are joined by Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Choir led by Noëlle Gény, and the Montpellier Occitanie National Orchestra. Marc Korovitch directs.

Performance Dates: January 23 & 24, 2026

Ruzan Mantashyan, Aurore Ugolin, Seraphine Cotrez, Omer Kobiljak, Gezim Myshketa, Pierre Antoine Chaumien, Yuri Kissin, Maurel Endong, Dongho Kim, Hyoungsub Kim, Xin Wang, and Jean-Philippe Elleouët make up the cast of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Silvia Paoli directs. Roderick Cox conducts.

Performance Dates: April 1 – 12, 2026

Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” stars Mikhail Timoshenko, Stephen Milling, Esther Tonea, Michael Gibson, Karine Deshayes, Evan Hughes, Frederic Jost, and Miriam Kutrowatz. Agnes Jaoui directs. Nuno Coelho conducts.

Performance Dates: May 24  – 31, 2026

Brahms’ “A German Requiem” features Esther Tonea and Stéphane Degout, with the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Choir and the Choir of the National Opera of the Capitole of Toulouse. Noëlle Gény and Gabriel Bourgoin are the choir director. Roderick Cox conducts.

Performance Dates: June 5, 2026

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