Salome, princess of Judea, the daughter‑in‑law of King Herod, finds life in her father‑in‑law’s palace dreary. Her curiosity is roused when she hears the voice of Jochanaan, a prophet held prisoner by Herod who is afraid of him. Obsessed by this enigmatic and virtuous man, Salome is ready to do anything to possess him, dead or alive.Drawing on Oscar Wilde’s scandalous play of the same name, in 1905 Richard Strauss produced the work that was to ensure his status as Wagner’s successor in the history of German opera.“Dance for me, Salome”. From Herod’s lubricious injunction to the young woman stems one of the most emblematic orchestral passages in opera: the dance of the seven veils. A hypnotic interlude in itself sufficient to capture the fatal mounting desire that suffuses this work whose orchestration is as rich as it is modern.A dazzling hour and forty minutes, decadent in its very essence, which, for her debut at the Paris Opera, Lydia Steier treats as a dystopia in which amorality rules.   The Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production of the Paris Opera and Telmondis, with the participation of Mezzo and medici.tv With the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée.Director: François-René Martin © Opéra national de Paris - 2022Picture: © Agathe Poupeney / OnP

<ul><li>Herod: Tetrarch of Judea</li><li>Herodias: Herod’s wife, mother of Salome</li><li>Salome: Princess of Judea, fascinated by Jochanaan</li><li>Jochanaan: Prophet, prisoner of Herod</li><li>Narraboth: Captain of the guard, in love with Salome</li><li>Herodias’ Page: serving in the palace</li><li>Five Jews: who claim Jochanaan from Herod</li><li>Two Nazarenes: who report the miracles of Christ&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>

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Performance at the Opera Bastille, from 09 to 28 May 2024

Salome, princess of Judea, the daughter‑in‑law of King Herod, finds life in her father‑in‑law’s palace dreary. Her curiosity is roused when she hears the voice of Jochanaan, a prophet held prisoner by Herod who is afraid of him. Obsessed by this enig

Richard Strauss

The Paris Opera offers its musical director, Gustavo Dudamel, carte blanche with the Paris Opera Orchestra and artists from the Academy. A programme inspired by the rhythms and colours of Spain and South America in the magnificent setting of the Palais Garnier. The Paris Opera Academy and OrchestraA coproduction of the Paris Opera and Camera Lucida Productions, in association with ARTE France With the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée© Opéra national de Paris - 2023 Director: Corentin LecontePicture: © Elisa Haberer / OnP

Concert au Palais Garnier déc 2022 © J'adore ce que vous faites !

Concert Gustav Mahler – Victoria Hall de Genève 22-23 © Christian Meuwly (1)

Les artistes de l’Académie de l'Opéra de Paris

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The Artists of the Paris Opera Academy conducted by Gustavo Dudamel

The Paris Opera offers its musical director, Gustavo Dudamel, carte blanche with the Paris Opera Orchestra and artists from the Academy. A programme inspired by the rhythms and colours of Spain and South America in the magnificent setting of the Pala

conducted by Gustavo Dudamel

The Artists of the Paris Opera Academy

"You live as long as you dance! And as long as you live, dance!" would say Nureyev to his dancers. They rehearse, tirelessly, from evening to morning, one of the most beautiful ballets there is: La Bayadère. Our film follows the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet who were able to rehearse again during the lockdown in 2020.Jewel from the Paris Opera repertoire, La Bayadère is a mega-production with flamboyant sets and costumes that brings together on stage nearly 90 dancers of the company. Considered, along with Swan Lake, as one of Rudolf Nureyev's masterpieces, it is also one of the most technical and difficult ballets ever. An unmatched challenge for the dancers after long weeks of interruption and which testifies to the vital energy of dance. The Étoiles, the Premiers Danseurs and the Paris Opera Corps de BalletA coproduction Ex Nihilo, Opéra national de Paris and the Fondation Rudolf Noureev With the participation of France Télévisions, and of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée. Director: Priscilla Pizzato© Ex Nihilo – Opéra national de Paris – Fondation Rudolf Noureev - 2021

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Une saison (très) particulière

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"You live as long as you dance! And as long as you live, dance!" would say Nureyev to his dancers. They rehearse, tirelessly, from evening to morning, one of the most beautiful ballets there is: La Bayadère. Our film follows the dancers of the Paris 

Priscilla Pizzato

The Paris Opera, a (very) special season

A very interesting documentary, as seriously informed as it is charmingly entertaining. - Le Monde Famous for its ghost, the Garnier Opera of Paris is above all the product of a titanic building site and the symbol of the birth of a new era. From 1852 to 1870, eighteen years of flamboyance made Paris the capital of modernity.This 90-minute documentary aims to tell the story of the great Paris construction of the Garnier Opera House, which lasted 14 years (from 1861 to 1875). While plunging into the backstage, its wheels and its legends, it will explain the special place it occupied in what Nietzsche called the "civilization of opera", the golden age of the bourgeoisie based on the appearance and the spectacular, which was then put in place. By the admission of Charles Garnier, the Opera as a whole was to serve as stage for the new elite of the time. From the story of its construction and architectural details, we will open windows on historical, social, political and artistic themes that will be treated to the image by paintings, period photos, film clips, animations in 3D and historical evocations (fiction). We will also call on specialized speakers on these different themes. Interviewed in studio and in situ, they will guide us, step by step, in this building still alive and full of anecdotes. Throughout the story, we will also follow the myth of the ghost, invented from scratch by the novelist Gaston Leroux, and so well integrated into the monument that it remains today THE symbol and an important key to understanding. Finally, music and ballet will be present in this film, in the form of musical excerpts and lyrical performances. A coproduction Bel Air Media, Full Dawa Production, ARTE France and Opéra national de Paris With the participation of Planète +, TV5 Monde, RTBF With the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée. Director: Patrick Cabouat / Co-written with Stéphane Landowski© Arte France - Bel Air Media – Full Dawa Production - Opéra national de Paris - 2020

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A very interesting documentary, as seriously informed as it is charmingly entertaining. - Le MondeFamous for its ghost, the Garnier Opera of Paris is above all the product of a titanic building site and the symbol of the birth of a new era. From 1852

Patrick Cabouat / Stéphane Landowski

Building the Paris Opera

When, in 1731, l’Abbé Prévost wrote L’Histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut – the work that inspired Massenet’s Manon – he portrayed an entire era, that of the Regency, which saw the old order fade away and a new order, full of the promise of unprecedented freedom, rise from its ashes.Manon must make her way between these two worlds, fleeing the convent in order to embrace the paths of desire and transgression, throwing herself headlong into a burning and destructive passion with Des Grieux. A parenthesis opens, only to close again in suffering and obscurity.The director Vincent Huguet casts the work’s customary taffeta aside in order to bring out its violence to the full. Paris Opera Orchestra and ChorusA co-production of the Paris Opera and Telmondis, with the participation of France Télévisions and medici.tv With the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée.Director: François-René Martin © Opéra national de Paris – Telmondis - 2020Picture: © Julien Benhamou / OnP

<ul><li>Manon Lescaut</li><li>Le Chevalier des Grieux: Manon’s lover</li><li>Lescaut: Manon’s cousin</li><li>Le Comte des Grieux: The Chevalier’s father</li><li>Guillot de Morfontaine: An old rake</li><li>Brétigny: Manon’s wealthy patron</li><li>Poussette, Javotte, Rosette: Three demimondaines  </li></ul>

Manon 19-20 © Julien Benhamou-OnP (1)

Manon

When, in 1731, l’Abbé Prévost wrote L’Histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut – the work that inspired Massenet’s Manon – he portrayed an entire era, that of the Regency, which saw the old order fade away and a new order, full of the pro

Jules Massenet

In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in Chinese‑ American relations. John Adams, a major musical figure of the last forty years, made this event of contemporary history the subject of his first opera.Nixon in China tackles the political thaw instigated by ping-pong diplomacy, begun by the invitation of the American table tennis players by their Chinese counterparts, one year before the presidential visit. A mesmerising work in which the pulsations and repetitions typical of minimalism are combined with melodic lines of great lyricism.For its entry into the Paris Opera repertoire, this work has been entrusted to the director Valentina Carrasco, who underlines the importance and the mediating power of Chinese national sport in history. The Paris Opera Orchestra and ChorusWith the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts.© Opéra national de Paris - 2023 Picture: © Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images

<ul><li>Richard Nixon: President of the United States</li><li>Mao Tse-tung: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party</li><li>Pat Nixon: First Lady of the United States</li><li>Chiang Ch’ing: Mao’s wife</li><li>Henry Kissinger: US National Security Advisor</li><li>Chou En-lai: Chinese Prime Minister&nbsp; &nbsp;</li></ul>

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Nixon in China

In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in Chinese‑ American relations. John Adams, a major musical figure o

John Adams

This concert is offered in immersive sound. Would you like to try out a concert experience with immersive sound, as if you were in the concert hall? Use your usual headphones or pair of earphones.In this mix of pieces from the French and Austrian repertoires, Gustavo Dudamel masterfully draws out the myriad colours of the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris. The Paris Opera OrchestraWith the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts.© Opéra national de Paris - 2023 Picture: © Elisa Haberer / OnP

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Gustavo Dudamel

Concert à la Philharmonie de Paris

This concert is offered in immersive sound. Would you like to try out a concert experience with immersive sound, as if you were in the concert hall? Use your usual headphones or pair of earphones. In this mix of pieces from the French and Austrian re

Messiaen, Haydn, Ravel, Strauss

Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D MajorThe Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production of the Paris Opera and Camera lucida productions With the participation of Mezzo, medici.tv and the Gran Teatre del Liceu With the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcastsDirector: Jean-Pierre Loisil © Opéra national de Paris – Camera lucida productions - 2022Picture: © Paco Amate

Gustav Mahler concert at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona (season 22/23)

Concert Gustav Mahler - Liceu de Barcelone 22-23 © Paco Amate (4)

Symphonie n°9 Gustav Mahler

Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D Major The Paris Opera Orchestra A co-production of the Paris Opera and Camera lucida productionsWith the participation of Mezzo, medici.tv and the Gran Teatre del LiceuWith the support of the Oran

Gustav Mahler

Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler

From L'Elisir d'amore to La Traviata by Verdi, the artists of the Academy will perform a musical Italian tale full of laugh, fantasies and love stories during this recital on the Stage of the Palais Garnier.

Airs et ensembles d’opéras italiens

From L'Elisir d'amore to La Traviata by Verdi, the artists of the Academy will perform a musical Italian tale full of laugh, fantasies and love stories during this recital on the Stage of the Palais Garnier. 

Vivaldi, Donizetti, Verdi, Bellini

Arias and Ensembles from Italian Operas

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Dis-moi Vénus

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Jacques Offenbach

The artists of the Academy are back on the Garnier’s stage for an exceptional concert gathering some rarely performed pieces by Joseph Bologne de Saint-George, better known as the Chevalier de Saint- George.An important figure of the court of Louis XVI, Saint-George taught music to Queen Marie-Antoinette (at least, when he wasn’t dueling against the Chevalier d’Eon as a champion fencer). A virtuoso violinist, he composed many Chamber music works and some opéras comique, working with authors such as Choderlos de Laclos.A potential Director of the Royal Academy of Music, his application was denied by a handful of artists who refused the idea of a man born a slave as their leader. The artists of the Academy pay a tribute to his work and the work of his contemporaries, young Mozart and Gréty. With the artists of the Paris Opera AcademyPicture: © Vincent Lappartient / OnP

Saint George

Du Singspiel à l’opéra-comique

The artists of the Academy are back on the Garnier’s stage for an exceptional concert gathering some rarely performed pieces by Joseph Bologne de Saint-George, better known as the Chevalier de Saint- George. An important figure of the court of Louis 

Grétry, Mozart and the Chevalier de Saint-George

From Singspiel to comic opera

The Academy artists in residency are paying a tribute to one of the most prolix French composers of his century. A contemporary of Victor Hugo, Camille Saint-Saëns belongs to the musicians who were close to poets of their time.From the world-wide known Danse macabre to The Carnival of the Animals, rediscover his most famous pieces and virtuosic songs for voices and chamber orchestra. Picture: © Studio j’adore ce que vous faites / OnP

Concert Saint-Saëns

The Academy artists in residency are paying a tribute to one of the most prolix French composers of his century. A contemporary of Victor Hugo, Camille Saint-Saëns belongs to the musicians who were close to poets of their time. From the world-wide kn

Camille Saint-Saëns

Saint-Saëns concert

For the 75th birthday of Georges Aperghis, the artists of the Academy will present a concert around typical master-pieces of the composer of the Récitations. Picture: © Studio j'adore ce que vous faites ! / OnP

Hommage à Georges Aperghis

Tribute to Georges Aperghis

For the 75th birthday of Georges Aperghis, the artists of the Academy will present a concert around typical master-pieces of the composer of the Récitations.   Picture: © Studio j'adore ce que vous faites ! / OnP 

Georges Aperghis

Diggi, daggi, shurry, murry, horum, harum…: with this magical spell, young shepherd Bastien will have the power to win back the heart of his beloved shepherdess Bastienne. Mozart composed this short Singspiel at the age of 12. In a stage production by Mirabelle Ordinaire, the action is reframed in a modern funfair where fairgoers come at shooting ranges to shoot cardboard wolves. The fickle Bastien has become the machinist in charge of the stands's maintenance and the twelve musicians play in the bandstand. Performed in its French version, faithful to Mozart’s sensibility, the opera has been adapted to be easily understandable to every audience.Visuel © Elena Bauer / OnP

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Bastien et Bastienne

Diggi, daggi, shurry, murry, horum, harum…: with this magical spell, young shepherd Bastien will have the power to win back the heart of his beloved shepherdess Bastienne. Mozart composed this short Singspiel at the age of 12. In a stage production b

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Bastien und Bastienne

The conductor, together with the artists in residence of the Academy, invites the audience to discover how Mozart created the characters of his operas, from Bastien and Bastienne to Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute. Picture: © Studio j'adore ce que vous faites ! / OnP

Mozart, l’art du Portrait

The conductor, together with the artists in residence of the Academy, invites the audience to discover how Mozart created the characters of his operas, from Bastien and Bastienne to Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute. Picture: © Studio j'adore ce que v

On this concert’s programme, two of the greatest masterpieces of the quartet repertoire: one of Beethoven’s late string quartets (N. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131 – 1826), played after György Kurtág’s second string quartet “Officium breve” (“Brief office” or “Brief liturgy”), in memoriam Andrea Servansky, composed in 1988/89.György Kurtág came and stayed in Paris several months at the end of the 1950s to study with Messiaen. He attended the Domaine Musical concerts, headed by Pierre Boulez, and was deeply influenced by Stockhausen and Webern - among others. Webern’s music inspired his own style; elliptic, dense and concise to the extreme, and yet deeply anchored in the entire history of string quartet. Density and modernism are also what characterize Beethoven’s last quartets, vividly innovative and that his contemporaries failed to understand.For the Quatuor op. 131, Beethoven conceived seven distinctive movements, running without a break –but including some movements written only to link them all together– freely jumping from a peaceful landscape (a slow fugue at the very beginning of the work) to a vivid dance, or moments of silence, used as a breaking, almost violent, device.  Picture: © Elena Bauer / OnP

Concert  Kurtág / Beethoven 

Concert  Kurtág/Beethoven

Concert Kurtág/Beethoven

On this concert’s programme, two of the greatest masterpieces of the quartet repertoire: one of Beethoven’s late string quartets (N. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131 – 1826), played after György Kurtág’s second string quartet “Officium breve” (“Brief office” 