(© Agathe Poupeney) The Opéra National de Paris will continue its program of transmitting two pre-recorded opera performances across the world. This year’s two operatic selections include “La Fille du Régiment” and “Turandot.” The former, featuring the Laurent Pelly production, got its first screening at Guatemala City in the gardens of the Alliance Française de Guatemala. That showcase took place {…}
(© photo : Eléna Bauer/OnP) Opéra National de Paris has announced the creation of a new choral training program for children aged 12 and over. The choral program will provide opportunities for participation in the lyrical program and scenes at the Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille. Students will also be given vocal and movement training, specific to theatrical expression. “This {…}
The Opéra National de Paris is teaming up with Manatour to allow anyone to visit the famed Palais Garnier virtually. The virtual tour will allow audiences to make their way through the famed hall as if they were there. Audiences will also have access to their visit for up to 48 hours after each session. Visits will take place on {…}
The Opéra National de Paris will present a concert of arias at Trois Fleuves, Cayenne as part of its “L’Opéra en Guyane” series. The concert will feature arias and melodies by Schubert, Massenet, Chausson, Rachmaninoff, Mahler, Mozart, and Bizet, as performed by Marianne Croux, Amandine Portelli, Yu Shao, and Volodymyr Kapshuk. The singers are joined by violinist Clémence De Forceville, {…}
(Photo: Herwig Prammer / OnP) A very promising night indeed: Paris Opera takes its first step toward its new Ring under the direction of Calixto Bieito—one of the most exciting artists in his field—and with a promising cast. The stakes are particularly high for the company president, Alexander Neef, who would crowd his tenure with a Wagner Ring in continental {…}
(Photo by Andrew Eccles) Superstar soprano Renée Fleming returns to the Palais Garnier for a recital on March 9, 2025. The showcase will also feature pianist Howard Watkins as the duo performs works by Kevin Puts, Howard Shore, Björk, Händel, Nico Muhly, Canteloub, Maria Schneider, and Villas-Lobos. Fleming last performed at the Opéra National de Paris in a 2023 production {…}
(Photo: Vincent Pontet) Certainly a hidden gem of the mainstream operatic repertoire, Leoš Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” is one of the most lovable pieces of musical theater ever composed. Its lyrical music, melancholic charm, and even lack of dialogue make this opera hard to resist. Paris Opera’s revival of the work has all the elements needed to succeed: Nicky {…}
The Opéra National de Paris and the Bibliothèque nationale de France will be showcasing a lot of its major gems and jewelry at the Palais Garnier from Nov. 28, 2024 through March 28, 2025. There will be over 70 pieces on display from past opera and ballet productions from the mid-19th century through present day. The exposition was curated by {…}
(Photo credit: Zohar Izenberg) Soprano Eliza Boom has won the $40,000 2024 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award in Sydney. Boom competed with arias from “Capriccio,” “Thais,” “Madama Butterfly,” and “Cosi fan Tutte.” The five judges on the panel gave a unanimous first-place vote for Bloom. The competition featured 32 singers. Coming in second place, with the Richard {…}
On July 1, 2024, the Opéra Bastille will feature 1,000 amateur choristers in David Lang’s “Crowd Out.” The event, which is being presented as part of the celebration of the 2024 Paris Olympics, will be conducted by Fayçal Karoui and features choreography by Dimitri Chamblas. Lang’s work was inspired by chants often heard at football (a.k.a. Soccer in the United {…}
(Photo credit: Emilie Brouchon / Opéra national de Paris) I’ve been told that one reads “Don Quichotte” three times in life: in one’s twenties to laugh, in one’s forties to think, and in one’s sixties to cry. This saddening saying reflects the multivocal quality of the Chevalier of La Mancha’s myth: painfully delusional and carnally human, his hallucinatory deeds are {…}