(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) Opéra National de Paris is contemplating the formal ban of blackface in its performances after over 400 employees signed a manifesto against racial inequality. The open letter also called for a ban of the N-word in all the performances at the opera house. The staff has also called for an end to silence that surrounds {…}
(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 {…}
(Credit: Opus 3 Artists official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that the Italian bass-baritone Alex Esposito has been awarded the honorary title of the Kammersänger of the state of Bavaria. Esposito is regarded as one of the most talented opera singers of his generation. He has appeared on the leading stages, including Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera {…}
The Opéra National de Paris will continue its “Avant-Premières Jeunes” during the 2020-21 season. The program allows anyone under the age of 28 to purchase discounted tickets (10 euros) for nine distinct performances throughout the season. The goal of the program is to ensure increased access to the theater for younger audiences. The program started back in 2015 and since {…}
The Académie of the Opéra de Paris has unveiled its 2020-21 season. Concerts and Recitals – Ampithéâtre Bastille The season will kick off with an opening night concert at the Ampithéâtre Bastille featuring several singers and pianists from the Academy. Performance Dates: Sept. 16, 2020 The Academy will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with a performance featuring the {…}
(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 Paris is honoring healthworkers with an installation in front of the Opéra Bastille. Under the collective #ProtegeTonSoignant, the installation will feature 500 portraits of health workers and caregivers between July 10 through 29, 2020. The portraits were taken by David Hugonot Petit, Adrien Lachappelle, and Nathalie Naffzger. The collective #ProtègeTonSoignant is a team of doctors, entrepreneurs, artists, {…}
The Opéra de Paris will broadcast Arnold Schönberg’s “Moses und Aron” starting on Monday, July 13, 2020. The opera is conducted by Philippe Jordan and features a cast of singers including John Graham-Hall, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Julie Davies, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Christopher Purves, Nicky Spence, and Michael Pflumm. The production was directed by Romeo Castellucci. Audiences can stream the opera on the company’s official website or via {…}
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 {…}
The Opéra de Paris is set to celebrate the Fête de la Musique on June 21, 2020 by streaming a concert program featuring Sondra Radvanovsky, Aleksandrs Antonenko, and Anita Rachvelshvili. The performance, which dates from June 2016, features music from such operas as “Carmen,” “La Forza del Destino,” “Il Trovatore,” “Aida,” “Nabucco,” “Tosca,” “Norma,” and “La Traviata,” among others. Opéra {…}
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. {…}