Fauns, dryads and shepherds: such is the bucolic world inhabited by Sylvia, the nymph of Diana, goddess of the hunt. Compelled to remain chaste, will she have to renounce her love for Aminta, just as Diana had to sacrifice her passion for Endymion? Originally conceived by Louis Mérante, Sylvia was the first ballet to be performed at the newly-opened Palais Garnier in 1876, to a brilliant score by Léo Delibes, who also composed Coppélia. But it is the version by Manuel Legris, a Paris Opera Étoile dancer and the director of the Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company, that is making its repertoire debut. The choreographer brings psychological depth to the libretto by adding a prologue portraying Diana’s conflict-ridden world and gives greater prominence to the male roles. With the Paris Opera Étoiles, First Soloists and Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra With the Paris Opera Orchestra

Diana: Goddess of hunting and chastity Sylvia: Diana’s Nymph Aminta: Young shepherd in love with Sylvia Eros: God of love Orion: The Black Hunter Endymion: Diana’s impossible love

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Sylvia

24-25

Fauns, dryads and shepherds: such is the bucolic world inhabited by Sylvia, the nymph of Diana, goddess of the hunt. Compelled to remain chaste, will she have to renounce her love for Aminta, just as Diana had to sacrifice her passion for Endymion?Or

Manuel Legris

A masked ball may seem like the ultimate party venue, but its disguises and masks can also foster intrigue. Verdi's opera was inspired by a true historical event: the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a costume ball in 1792. But before setting this event to music, Verdi had to contend with the censors, scandalised by the idea of representing a regicide on stage. His Masked Ball is therefore set in America and focuses on the impossible love between Riccardo, the governor of Boston, and Amelia, the wife of his best friend, who takes his revenge by killing him. Blending frivolity and gravity, Verdi's music enjoyed huge success from its Rome premiere in 1859. Director Gilbert Deflo retains the American setting but moves it to the time of Lincoln, all the better to confront the world of reason and morality with that of intuition and belief.

Riccardo: Count of Warwick, governor of Boston Renato: Secretary and friend of Riccardo, Amelia’s husband Amelia: Renato’s wife, secretly in love with Riccardo Ulrica: A soothsayer Oscar: Riccardo’s page Samuel and Tom: Two conspirators, Riccardo’s enemies Silvano: A sailor in the governor’s service

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Un ballo in maschera

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Un ballo in maschera_VI

25-26

A masked ball may seem like the ultimate party venue, but its disguises and masks can also foster intrigue.Verdi's opera was inspired by a true historical event: the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a costume ball in 1792. But before set

Giuseppe Verdi

A season behind the scenes at the Paris Opera. Moving from dance to music, alternately ironic, light and cruel, “The Opera” portrays human passions and tells fragments of lives, at the heart of one of the world’s most prestigious opera institutions. Production : Les Films Pelléas, BANDE À PART FILMS, Orange Studio, Opéra national de Paris

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L'Opéra

15-16

A season behind the scenes at the Paris Opera. Moving from dance to music, alternately ironic, light and cruel, “The Opera” portrays human passions and tells fragments of lives, at the heart of one of the world’s most prestigious opera institutions.P