Nadine Sierra, Elmina Hassan, Catherine Trottmann, Levy Sekgapane, Gevorg Hakobyan, Marianne Crebassa Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2026-27 Season

The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” will star Blandine de Sansal, Grace Durham, and Clara Penalva. Louis-Noël Bestion conducts the production by Pierre Lebon. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-19, 2026 Evan Rogister conducts Bizet’s “Carmen” with Elmina Hassan, Julien Henric, Natalia Tanasii, Jérôme Boutillier, and John Chest. Performance Dates: Nov. 9-17, 2026 Mozart’s “Requiem” {…}

Aug 31, 2025

Universal Society of Hinduism President Takes Aim at Opéra National de Bordeaux’s Production of ‘Lakme’

The Opéra National de Bordeaux is under attack for its decision to program “Lakmé” in its upcoming season. The Universal Society of Hinduism is calling for the company to drop the production from its repertory with Hindu statesman and President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, releasing a statement. “It was highly irresponsible for an establishment like ONB to choose {…}

Jun 10, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Florez, Sabine Devieilhe, Slávka Zámečníková, Elena Villalòn & Matthias Goerne Headline Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2025-26 Season

The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Opera The season opens with Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” starring Gaétan Borg, Jasmine Roy, Scott Emerson, Jeanne Jerosme, Sinan Bertrand, Marion Préïté, Arnaud Masclet, Camille Mesnard, Eva Gentili, Loïc Suberville, Camille Nicolas, Neïma Naouri, Myriana Hatchi, and Joseph De Cange. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-27, 2025 Hervé Niquet conducts Purcell’s “King Arthur” with Olivia Doray, Robin Tritschler, Cyril Auvity, {…}

Jun 13, 2024

Karine Deshayes, Jacquelyn Wagner, Matthias Goerne & Patricia Petibon Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux ‘s 2024-25 Season

The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its 2024-25 Season. Opera The season opens with “Le Pavillon aux pivoines” with Guo Xaionan directing. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2024 “Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze” will be conducted by Salvatore Caputo and directed by Julien Duval. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-9, 2024 Lucie Leguay conducts “Les sentinelles” with Chloé Lechat directing. The {…}

Jun 17, 2022

Natalie Dessay, Erin Morley, Benjamin Bernheim & Varduhi Abrahamyan Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2022-23 Season

The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its 2022-23 season featuring opera, ballet, concert, and great voices. Opera Paul Daniel conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Yoshi Oïda directing. Karah Son, Virginie Verrez, Riccardo Massi, and André Heyboer. Performance Dates: Nov. 10-21, 2022 Roberto González-Monjas conducts Mozart’s Requiem in a production by Stéphane Braunschweig. The cast includes Hélène Carpentier, Fleur Barron, {…}

Oct 8, 2021

Opéra National de Bordeaux 2021-22 Review: Robert le Diable

(Credit: Pierre Planchenaul) “Robert le Diable” premiered at the París Opera in 1831. The immediate success of the piece led its composer, Giacomo Meyerbeer, to sudden international stardom. This opera set the standard for French Grand Opera, with the story divided into five acts, ballet numbers, great pompous chorus scenes, and the latest theatrical effects. It became the ultimate form {…}

Jun 18, 2021

Renée Fleming, Diana Damrau, Angela Gheorghiu, Benjamin Bernheim, Erin Morley, John Osborn Lead Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2021-22 Season

Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced its rich 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on vocal performances. Here is the full slate. Opera A semi-staged version of Meyerbeer‘s “Robert Le Diable” opens the season. The opera stars Erin Morley, Nicolas Courjal, Amina Edris, Nicolas Darmanin, Joel Allison, Paco Garcia, and John Osborn in the {…}

Feb 13, 2021

David Lomelí Appointed Chief Artistic Officer of Santa Fe Opera

(Credit: Lauren Bloom) The Santa Fe Opera has announced the appointment of David Lomelí as its Chief Artistic Officer. Lomelí will be responsible for the artistic operations of the company including casting. “I could not be more thrilled to welcome David to the Santa Fe Opera. Not only is he one of the leading casting directors of his generation with {…}

Jan 14, 2021

Opéra National de Bordeaux Cuts Ties with Conductor Marc Minkowski

French conductor Marc Minkowski will not be offered a contract extension with the National Opera of Bordeaux beyond August 2022. The decision was made as a result of reported nonconformity on the part of some members of the orchestra, who questioned the conductor’s priorities as they felt that his extended absences to work on personal projects interfered with his dedication {…}

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