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Opéra National de Paris Postpones Opening of 2020-21 Season

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Credit: Opéra National de Paris official website General Director of Opéra National de Paris Alexander Neef has sent a message to the audiences, saying that the Opéra National de Paris, just like every other opera house in France, has to postpone its reopening. The postponement comes as a result of a new decision by the French government, trying to curb {…}

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Opéra National de Paris to Reopen Theaters in Mid-December

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will reopen both of its theaters starting on Dec. 15, 2020. In a message to spectators, the company’s managing director Alexander Neef, stated that the company will be showing productions of “La Bohème,” as well as concerts by the Academy and Les Arts Florissants. There will also be a recital by {…}

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Opera de Paris Announces Cast Change for Ring Cycle

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The Opera de Paris has announced cast changes for its upcoming concert performances of The Ring Cycle. The company announced that Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek will no longer perform the roles of Siegmund and Sieglinde and as a result, they will be replaced by Lise Davidsen and Stuart Skelton. Davidsen recently performed her first Sieglinde at the Deutsche Oper {…}

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Alexander Neef Releases Statement Regarding Opera de Paris Performances

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Alexander Neef, Managing Director of the Opera de Paris, has released a statement following France’s latest lockdown. In a press release Neef said, “Following the Government’s decision to close establishments receiving the public as of midnight on Oct. 30, and for a period of a month, the Paris Opera is unfortunately compelled, once again, to alter its programs and activities. {…}

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Opéra Comique in Paris Reschedules ‘Hippolyte et Aricie’

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(Credit: Opéra Comique) The Opéra Comique in Paris has rescheduled the performance dates and times of Philippe Rameau’s opera “Hippolyte et Aricie,” in order to comply with the Presidential order regarding the overnight curfew in the next four weeks. The production, which was originally slated to run between Nov. 12 and Dec. 12, 2020, will be redesigned to begin at {…}

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Opéra National de Paris Confirms That it Will Adapt Performances Due To New Government Regulations

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(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will come up with the plan of redesigned performances, following the order by the French President Emmanuel Macron to impose an overnight curfew in Paris and eight other cities in the country. “The decision that was announced yesterday will have important consequences for the performances of {…}

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Opéra de Paris Employees Call For Effective Racial Anti-Dicrimination Policies

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(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) Over 400 employees of L’Opéra National de Paris have signed a petition calling for a more effective internal anti-discrimination policies. The new Director of the Opéra National de Paris Alexander Neef has already expressed his willingness to tackle the important issue of racial discrimination at the opera house. “This subject concerns me,” said Neef. From {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Andreas Schager, Ricarda Merbeth, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Iain Paterson Lead Opéra de Paris 2020 Ring Cycle Concert Performances

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(Credits: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony Classical /© David Jerusalem  / © DR / Fazil Berisha / http://arsis-artists.com/en/iain-paterson/) L’Opéra de Paris has announced full casts and dates for the concert performances of Wagner “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The Ring cycle was initially planned as a series of four fully staged operas but had to be reorganized into concert performances due to the ongoing {…}