Ermonela Jaho, Anna Pirozzi, Riccardo Massi, Sean Panikkar Headline Opéra de Lyon’s 2024-25 Season

The Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “Wozzeck” in a production by Richard Brunel. Stéphane Degout and Ambur Briad star. Daniele Rustioni conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 -14, 2024 Riccardo Massi, Anna Pirozzi, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat star in a concert version of “Andrea Chénier.” Daniele Rustioni conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 15, 2024 Giacomo Sagripanti and Clément Lonca {…}

May 14, 2023

Ausrine Stundyte, Sara Jakubiak, Elena Guseva, Brian Jagde, Chiara Isotton Headline Opéra de Lyon’s 2023-24 Season

The Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera The season kicks off with “Die Frau ohne Schatten” in a production by Mariusz Trelinski. Daniele Rustioni conducts a cast starring Sara Jakubiak, Josef Wagner, Ambur Braid, and Vincent Wolfsteiner. Performance Dates: Oct. 17 – 31, 2023 Daniele Rustioni conducts “Adriana Lecouvreur” with Elena Stikhina in the title role. The {…}

Apr 15, 2023

Opéra de Lyon Postpones Production, Makes Changes to Season Due to Financial Difficulties

The Opéra de Lyon has been forced to trim down its current season due to financial difficulties. Per reports by Lyon Mag, the company will trim down three major events scheduled for the coming months. Its open day “Backstage,” which was scheduled for May 6, will no longer take place. Meanwhile, the production of “On purge Bébé!,” which was set {…}

Dec 15, 2022

Five Opera Companies Join Forces to Research More Sustainable Means of Opera Creation

Five opera companies are joining forces to research ways for opera creation to be more sustainable. The companies in question include La Monnaie / De Munt, the Théâtre Chatelet, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Opéra de Paris, and the Opéra de Lyon. Entitled “Collectif de 17h25” the project will initiate a study of the “study of the possibilities for standardizing structural {…}

May 13, 2022

Nicole Car, Anna Pirozzi & Corinne Winters Lead Opéra de Lyon’s 2022-23 Season

The Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2022-23 season featuring opera, concerts, and ballet. here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Daniele Rustioni conducts the new production by David Hermann of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser.” The cast includes Simon O’Neill, Christoph Pohl, Robert Lewis, Pete Thanapat, Elena Guseva, and Irène Roberts. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-30, 2022 Massenet’s “Hérodiade” will be performed in {…}

Sep 8, 2021

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘Manon’

The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris has announced two cast changes for its upcoming performance of Massenet’s “Manon” on Sept. 15, 2021. The company announced that Vannina Santoni will sing the title role of Manon Lescaut replacing Patricia Petibon while Jean-Sébastien Bou will sing the role of Lescaut taking over for Arthur Ruciński. Santoni has performed the Massenet opera in Monte-Carlo {…}

May 25, 2021

Patricia Petibon, Carmen Giannattasio, Wallis Giunta & Enea Scala Headline Opéra de Lyon’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Bernard Martinez / Cory Weaver / Kirsten Nijhof / In Art Management official website) Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas A concert version of Massenet‘s “Manon” will showcase Saimir Pirgu as Le Chevalier des Grieux, Artur Ruciński as Lescaut, and Patricia Petibon in the title role. The cast will be rounded {…}

May 24, 2021

Opéra de Lyon Cancels Performances of ‘Le Coq d’Or’ Due to Strike

The Opéra de Lyon was forced to cancel performances of its production of “Le Coq d’Or” due to a protest taking place on the theater’s grounds. The building is currently being occupied by staff members on strike who are demanding “cultural, ecological, economic, and social justice.” Meanwhile, the company has sought out a court order to evict the protestors. However, {…}

Mar 10, 2021

Opera de Lyon Announces ‘Femmes Libres?” Festival

The Opera de Lyon has announced that it will move forward with the “Femmes Libres?” festival. However, the company revealed that the festival, which runs between March 22 and 26, will take place entirely online. In a press release, the Opera de Lyon stated that the season will “turn a spotlight on some iconic women, inviting the audience to discover {…}

Dec 3, 2020

Opera de Lyon & Opera du Rhin to Reopen in Mid December

Two French opera houses have announced reopening plans. Strasbourg’s Opera du Rhin announced that it will reopen on Dec. 15 with a Beethoven chamber program celebrating the composer’s anniversary. It also announced that the new production of “Hänsel und Gretel” will open on Dec. 17. Meanwhile, the Opéra de Lyon announced that the theater will reopen on Dec. 15 with {…}

Jul 27, 2020

Obituary: French Director Humbert Camerlo dies at 76

(Credit: YouTube) Famed French director Humbert Camerlo has died after a long illness, aged 76. Camerlo worked in the various fields of the art, that were closely linked to the live theater, architecture and even different forms of image technologies. He studied economics for two years at the University of Lyon, but then his great passion for the world of {…}

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