Peter Mattei, Charles Castronovo, Varduhi Abrahamyan Headline Paris Opera’s Revised Fall 2020 Season

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The Paris Opera has unveiled its full opening program for the revised 2020-21 season. The company, which canceled seven productions originally set to open the season, will now reopen the main auditorium of the Opéra Bastille with a concert version of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” on Nov. 23, 2020. The company will follow that up with Simon Stone’s production of “La {…}

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American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet Launch Young Artist Relief Fund

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The American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet have launched an emergency Young Artist Relief Fund to support dancers and singers struggling during the times of COVID-19. The non-for-profit organization, which was created in 1984, is distributing grants to young students from the Boston Ballet School, Miami Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School and School {…}

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Paris Opera to Initiate Advance Renovation of Stage Equipment Starting July 2020

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Operations to renovate certain parts of stage equipment at the Paris Opera has been approved by the organization’s Board of Directors with work slated to begin July 2020. Originally planned for the 2021 off-season, the move advances possibilities for broader programming by mid-2021 when the opera anticipates an environment more conducive to presenting performances. The Palais Garnier stage will be {…}

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Paris Opera Postpones Opening of 2020-21 Season

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The Paris Opera has announced that it will delay the opening of its 2020-21 season. In a press release, the company noted that the Palais Garnier will not be available to open until the end of December 2020 with the Opéra Bastille set for its first performances on Nov. 24, 2020, with a production of “La Traviata” by Simon Stone. {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak to Star in Paris Opera’s Short Film ‘Violetta’

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced that starting on May 27, 2020, it will be streaming “Violetta,” a short film based on Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The short film, which was produced by 3e scène, was created in 2019, at l’Opéra Bastille and the Hôpital Gustave-Roussy de Villejuif. It merges the story of opera star Aleksandra Kurzak as she interprets {…}

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Warlikowski Accused of Plagiarism For ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’ Production At Paris Opera

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Argentine director Marcelo Lombardero has accused Polish auteur Krzysztof Warlikowski of plagiarism with regards to his new production of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk.” The story first broke in El País, where the Argentine director, who produced the opera nearly a decade ago in South America, noted that he was “honored” to see Warlikowski honor him with his take on the {…}

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Opera Meets Film: How Jean-Stéphane Bron Pulls Off A Cinematic Magic Trick in ‘The Paris Opera’

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“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Jean-Stéphane Bron. Jean-Stéphane {…}

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Paris Opera Competition 2019 Review

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On Friday night the house was full and the atmosphere was one of great anticipation for the sixth edition of the Paris Opera Competition at the Theatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The event has taken place here every year since its founding in 2010 by the late Pierre Vernes, who died in 2017. Each competition has been held as a {…}

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Russian Baritone Ilya Kutyukhin Takes First Place At 2019 Paris Opera Competition

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Russian baritone Ilya Kutyukhin has been announced the winner of the 2019 Paris Opera Competition. He is this year’s recipient of both the “Claude Dassault” First Prize and the Audience Prize. Facing off against nine other finalists, Kutyukhin performed Yeletsky’s aria “Ya vas lublyu” from “Pique Dame,” and “Ebben, cosi si narra! – Quando le soglie paterne” from Donizetti’s “La {…}

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Peter Mattei, Charles Castronovo, Varduhi Abrahamyan Headline Paris Opera’s Revised Fall 2020 Season

American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet Launch Young Artist Relief Fund

Paris Opera to Initiate Advance Renovation of Stage Equipment Starting July 2020

Paris Opera Postpones Opening of 2020-21 Season

Aleksandra Kurzak to Star in Paris Opera’s Short Film ‘Violetta’

Warlikowski Accused of Plagiarism For ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’ Production At Paris Opera

Opera Meets Film: How Jean-Stéphane Bron Pulls Off A Cinematic Magic Trick in ‘The Paris Opera’

Paris Opera Competition 2019 Review

Russian Baritone Ilya Kutyukhin Takes First Place At 2019 Paris Opera Competition