Opéra National de Paris 2022-23 Review: Ariodante

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(Photo by Agathe Poupeney / Opéra national de Paris) It has been a rocky start to Paris Opera’s production of “Ariodante.” Its premiere faced a strike of the backstage staff, and the second performance was canceled due to political manifestations. Therefore, the press could only see the show weeks after its opening. Händel’s opera, however, is very much worth the {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2022-23 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo Credit: @Guergana Damianova – OnP) When Claus Guth’s spatial version of “La Bohème” opened in 2017, the Opéra Bastille shook with all the insults it received. Puccini’s opera is often understood as an artefact, and productions will flirt with disaster if they do not depict a snow-globe Paris, crystallized in everyone’s mind. Guth did not abandon a visually beautiful {…}

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Opéra National de Paris Atelier 2022-23 Review: La Scala di Seta

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(Credit: ) It is very hard to stage a Rossini opera—and even harder to stage his comedies. The maestro of Pesaro’s comic timing, uses and abuses of coloraturas, and overly complicated sexual plots are so ingenious that one nail out of place can compromise the whole machine. Paris Opera Atelier’s staging of “La Scala di Seta” (book by Giuseppe Maria {…}

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Opéra National de Paris’ ‘Ariodante’ Affected as Company Faces Strike

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On April 20, 2023, the Opéra National de Paris’s general director Alexander Neef took the stage of the Bastille to announce unexpected changes to a performance of “Ariodante.” The performance, which was set to premiere in a production by Robert Carson, was instead presented in a concert version. Prior to the performance, Neef took to the stage to make the {…}

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Opera for Peace Academy to Hold Second Edition in Paris

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Opera for Peace 2023 Academy is set to reunite 13 emerging singers from across the globe in Paris. The academy will meet from April 13 to 20, 2023 for the second edition of the prestigious Opera for Peace Academy. Supported by the European Investment Bank, its main sponsor the singers will hail from Ukraine, Russia, South Africa, Armenia, the United {…}

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Opéra de Paris 2022-23 Review: Nixon in China

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Performing “Nixon in China” nowadays is a particularly hard task: in Paris, mountains of burning trash compete with the buildings; In the United States, a series of attacks on the arts and on intellectual freedom headlines newspapers; And most importantly, war is happening not so far away from France. John Adams and Alice Goodman’s “Nixon in China” addresses today’s realities {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Benjamin Bernheim & Ludovic Tézier Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2023-24 Season

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The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring many new productions and many of the great stars in the world. Alexander Soddy conducts Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with a cast that includes Peter Mattei, Kyle Ketelsen, Adela Zaharia, Julia Kleiter, Ben Bliss, Cyrille Dubois, John Relyea, Gaëlle Arquez, Tara Erraught, Alex Esposito, Bogdan Talos, Guilhem Worms, Ying Fang, and {…}

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Opéra de Paris Cancels Performances Due to Ongoing Strike Action

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Opéra de Paris canceled its Mar. 23 “Musical Encounter” lunchtime concert with musicians and members of the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus “due to a significant risk of disruption and access difficulties due to an anticipated demonstration on Place de la Bastille” The company also canceled its Mar. 23 performance of the ballet “Pit” for the same reason; however, protests were {…}

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Opera de Paris 2022-23 Review: Lucia di Lammermoor

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Opera de Paris presented their classic production of “Lucia di Lammermoor,” by Andrei Serban, which has been in their repertoire since 1995. In nearly thirty years, the best sopranos have incarnated the titular role at the Bastille. Names like June Anderson, Mariela Devia, Sumi Jo, and Natalie Dessay. Roberto Alagna performed Edgardo when the opera premiered. This time, the French {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2022-23 Review: Ariodante

Opéra National de Paris 2022-23 Review: La Bohème

Opéra National de Paris Atelier 2022-23 Review: La Scala di Seta

Opéra National de Paris’ ‘Ariodante’ Affected as Company Faces Strike

Opera for Peace Academy to Hold Second Edition in Paris

Opéra de Paris 2022-23 Review: Nixon in China

Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Benjamin Bernheim & Ludovic Tézier Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2023-24 Season

Opéra de Paris Cancels Performances Due to Ongoing Strike Action

Opera de Paris 2022-23 Review: Lucia di Lammermoor