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Opéra de Paris Cancels Opening Night of ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann,’ Starring Michael Fabiano, Ailyn Pérez

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen) The Opéra National de Paris has canceled the opening night performance of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” scheduled for January 21 at the Opéra Bastille, according to the official statement on the company’s website. The cancellation came as a result of the strike notice against the French government pension reform and is the latest in a series of {…}

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Opéra de Paris Cancels ‘Barbiere di Siviglia’ & ‘L’Enfant et les Sortilèges’ Monday

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(Credit: Opéra de Paris) The Opéra National de Paris has canceled performances of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” and the ballet-opera “L’Après-midi d’un faune”/”L’Enfant et les sortilèges” scheduled for January 20 at the Opéra Bastille and Palais Garnier respectively, according to the official statement on the company’s website. The cancelations came as a result of the strike notice against the French {…}

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Opéra National De Paris Cancels Two More Performances

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(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) Opéra National de Paris has canceled two more performances. The company announced that has canceled the Jan. 17, 2020 presentation of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” due to the national strike. The company also announced that the ballet-opera “L’Après-midi d’un faune”/”L’Enfant et les sortilèges” scheduled for Jan. 18 would also be canceled. “Il Barbiere di {…}

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Opéra National De Paris Warns New Possible Cancellations

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(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The Opéra National de Paris has just issued an official warning on its website, stating that due to the national strike notice all the performances from Jan. 17 to 22, 2020 might be affected. This statement called three different productions into question. The first was “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” which is set to be performed {…}

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Opéra de Paris Cancels Second Performance of ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’

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(Credit: Opéra de Paris) Opéra National de Paris has canceled the second performance of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” due to the national strike against the French government’s pension reform. The company announced that it was forced to cancel the performance after the strike notice came into effect. According to the statement, “given the right of employees to declare industrial action {…}

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Opéra de Paris Cancels ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia,’ Starring Lisette Oropesa

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(Credit: Jason Homa) The Opéra National de Paris has canceled this evening’s performance of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Opéra Bastille due to the national strike notice, according to the company’s official website. The cast for “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” includes Xabier Anduaga, Lisette Oropesa, Carlo Lepore, and Florian Sempey and Ilya Kutyukhin alternating in the role of {…}

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Opéra de Paris Warns That ‘Barbiere di Siviglia’ Opening Night Could Be Postponed

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The Opéra National de Paris just issued a warning on its website, noting that the opening night of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” might be affected due to ongoing strike in France. The strike against the French government pension reform has hit the company extensively, leading to a number of high profile cancellations in December, including performances of Borodin’s “Prince {…}

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Opéra de Paris Closes Until Mid January

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The Opéra de Paris has canceled all performances of Preljocaj’s ballet “Le Parc” and Noureev’s ballet “Raymonda” scheduled for Dec. 30 and 31, according to the company’s official website. The national strike regarding the reform of the pension system has hit the Opéra de Paris hard, leading to a number of high profile cancellations, including Borodin’s “Prince Igor” with Ildar {…}

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Opéra de Paris & Palais Garnier Closed Due to Staff Strike

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The Opéra National de Paris has not only continued to cancel performances, but will also be closing off the Palais Garnier due to the part of the staff joining the strike. National strike that has been hitting Opéra de Paris performances has continued unabated. Opera House has also warned visitors that  due to the current circumstances performances on Dec. 29, {…}