The Opéra National de Paris will lose up to 40 million euros as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with France Inter, Stéphane Lissner, the company’s general director mentioned a cumulative loss, noting that many plans for the 2020-21 season could be disrupted heavily as a result. In the interview, Lissner also mentioned that the protocols for {…}
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 {…}
The Opéra National de Paris will be streaming a past performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” in a production by Calixto Bieito. The famed opera will be conducted by Bertrand de Billy with Roberto Alagna as Don José, Elina Garanca in the title role, and Maria Agresta as Micaëla. The stream is available between April 27 through May 3; only audiences in {…}
The Opéra de Paris is set to launch “aria,” a new mobile site, aimed at those who want to learn more about opera and the performing arts. The app, which is set to launch on April 9, 2020, was made with support from Huawei and its partner Keyrus. Per a press release, “aria” employs artificial intelligence to dialogue with users {…}
The Opéra National de Paris is teaming up with France.TV to showcase its new production of Massenet’s “Manon.” The production starred Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim as Manon and Des Grieux. Roberto Tagliavini and Ludovic Tézier also appeared withthe production conducted by Dan Ettinger and directed by Vincent Huguet. The showcase struggled to make it to the stage in late {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has issued instructions to visitors to prevent the further outbreak of coronavirus. The opera issued a statement noting “The Paris Opera wishes to inform audiences and visitors to the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier that a number of public health measures aimed at limiting the propagation of the epidemic have been set in place {…}
(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The performance of Massenet’s “Manon,” which was scheduled for today, Feb. 26 at the Opéra National de Paris, has been abruptly canceled due to the technical reasons, according to the official statement on the company’s website. The cast for the opera, which was written by Meilhac and Gille, included Amina Edris in the title role, {…}
This review is for the third performance of this run on Feb. 1st, 2020. Moments prior to the first performance of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Paris Opera, the audience members were greeted by a recording clarifying the situation. Strikes in Paris had kept the theater closed for over a month, so it was no surprise that the attempts {…}
(Credit: Guergana Damianova / Opera de Paris) Attending a French opera in Paris is always a remarkable experience; in this case, as the conductor and most of the cast were French you get a special taste of French style and diction that is difficult to find anywhere else. On this occasion, the Paris Opera mounted Robert Carsen’s famed production of {…}
(Credit: David Elofer) The Opéra National de Paris has announced the cast change for the role of Mimì in the Puccini, Giacosa and Illica’s opera “La bohème,” according to the official statement on the company’s website. Per the statement, soprano Marina Costa-Jackson has withdrawn from the production due to maternity leave and Ekaterina Siurina will thus perform in her stead {…}
(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The Opéra National de Paris has canceled the presentation of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” that was planned for January 29 at the Opéra Bastille, per the official statement on the company’s website. The cancellation came as a result of a strike notice against the French government’s pension reform. Rossini’s opera was set to star {…}