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 {…}
(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 {…}
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, {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
(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 {…}
The Opéra de Lyon in France announced it is launching an early September series entitled “Prelude.” The series opens with Danser Encore featuring seven solos with 30 dancers. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-27, 2020 Stefano Montanari conducts and performs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Performance Date: Sept. 20, 2020 Daniele Rustioni and Stéphane Degout team up to perform Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and {…}
Jochen Breiholz, the Theater an der Wien’s Director of Artistic Administration and Casting, is set to take the position of Artistic Director at the Opéra de Lyon. Breiholz, who worked has been with the Vienna theater since April 2016, will takeover the Lyon position in February 2021. The Opéra de Lyon’s General Director Serge Dorny said in a press statement, {…}
The Opéra de Lyon has announced changes to its 2020-21 season. The company, which had originally announced a new production of “Le Coq d’or” by Rimsky-Korsakov directed by Barrie Kosky, will be postponed until May of 2021. The production was originally scheduled to open the Festival Aix-En-Provence and would be brought to Lyon in October. However, plans were changed when {…}
The Opéra de Lyon has unveiled its 2020-21 season. It all kicks off with Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Le Coq d’Or” in a production directed by Barrie Kosky and conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov. Andrei Popov, Sabine Devieilhe, Dmitry Ulyanov, and Mischa Schelomianski star. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-22, 2020 Next up is Massenet’s “Werther” starring Simon Keenlyside, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Jean-Sébastien Bou, and Marc Barrard. {…}
Richard Brunel has been officially installed as the new director at the Opéra de Lyon, effective September 2021. Per France Musique, the appointment was approved by Minister of Culture Franck Riester. Brunel started his career as an actor in the early 1990s before creating the collective Compagnie Anonyme. From there his career continued to take flight with the director becoming {…}
