How to choose between love for an enemy general and love for one’s homeland? Such is the dilemma faced by Aida, an Ethiopian princess enslaved in Egypt, who also has to contend with the rivalry of Amneris, the Pharaoh’s daughter, who loves the same man as her, Radames. Yet it is proud Amneris who begs the priests to pardon Radames after he unwittingly betrays a military secret. In this work, first performed in 1871 at the Cairo Opera, Giuseppe Verdi alternates epic scenes such as the famous triumphal march with more intimate arias such as “Celeste Aida”. While the context of the work’s creation owes much to the Egyptomania in vogue in the 19th century, the themes of Aida are as timeless as they are universal. This is reflected in the staging by Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat, who, making her Paris Opera debut, emphasises the cruelty of religious fanaticism, so swift to oppress women.Live: First part 95 min / Intermission 30 min / Second part 75 minProduction created at the Salzburg Festival, revived in co-production with the Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, from 24 September to 4 November 2025

How to choose between love for an enemy general and love for one’s homeland? Such is the dilemma faced by Aida, an Ethiopian princess enslaved in Egypt, who also has to contend with the rivalry of Amneris, the Pharaoh’s daughter, who loves the same m

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Where does Mélisande come from and what did she endure before losing her way in the forest of Allemonde? The drama unfolds in a mysterious world of dark caves and sleeping waters: Pelléas, Golaud’s half-brother, and Mélisande fall in love, arousing the jealousy of Golaud, who has married the young girl.In 1892, Claude Debussy, very much taken with Maurice Maeterlinck’s play, found it to be the ideal libretto for the musical form he had in mind: a lyric drama in which the characters would sing “like natural people”.Ten years later, this ground-breaking opera was premiered to great scandal. Wajdi Mouawad explores this fascinating work in his second production for the Paris Opera.
 A production of the Paris Opera, with the participation of medici.tv, supported by the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera’s audiovisual broadcasts, and by the Cercle POP, patrons of audiovisual and digital projects. © Opéra national de Paris - 2025

Arkel: Old king of Allemonde (an imaginary country) Golaud: Arkel’s grandson, a widower who has married Mélisande Pelléas: Golaud’s half-brother Mélisande: Young woman of mysterious origins, Golaud’s wife Geneviève: Mother of Golaud and Pelléas Little Yniold: Golaud’s son by a former marriage

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Where does Mélisande come from and what did she endure before losing her way in the forest of Allemonde?The drama unfolds in a mysterious world of dark caves and sleeping waters: Pelléas, Golaud’s half-brother, and Mélisande fall in love, arousing th

Claude Debussy

Apaches, an ephemeral collective choreographic performance conceived by choreographer Saïdo Lehlouh. Leaving room for randomness, several dance aesthetics will share the stage of the Palais Garnier: classical with 19 dancers from the Ballet de l'Opéra, and hip hop, krump, electro, waacking... with 40 dancers working with the choreographer.Set to music by ex-Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter, the dancers will experience and reveal all the beauty of instinctive, spontaneous dance. Featuring 19 dancers from the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet: Diane Adellach, Tosca Auba, Keïta Bellali, Samuel Bray, Ilona Cabley, Camille Calazans, Jérémie Devilder, Saki Kuwabara, Chun-Wing Lam, Lorenzo Lelli, Micah Levine, Alexander Maryianowski, Paul Mayeras, Osiris Onambele Ngono, Elizabeth Partington, Luna Peigné, Lisa Petit, Luciana Sagioro, Rémi Singer GassnerAnd 40 dancers working closely with the choreographer: Ndoho Ange, Mehdi Baki, Ilyess Benali aka Pocket, Kaê Brown Carvalho, Hugo Burtel, Audric Chauvin, Suzanne Degennaro, Marina de Remedios, Hugo De Vathaire, Lorenzo Da Silva Dasse aka Ds, Jerson Diasonama, Sofiane « Double So » El Boukhari, Marine Esteban aka Reverse, Dylan Eusebe aka Buzz From Pluto, Théodora Guermonprez, Evan Greenaway, Linda Hayford, Aliashka Hilsum, Marvin Kemat aka Zulu, Karim Khouader aka Karim KH, Kïne aka Young Wrestler, Odile Lacides, Oscar Lassus dit Layus, Timothée Lejolivet aka Timo, Amiel Mampouya aka El mielo, Anaïs Mauri aka Silent, Mulunesh aka Wrestler X, Mounia Nassangar, Émilie Ouedraogo Spencer aka Wounded, Filipe Francisco Pereira Silva, Yonas Perou aka Cosmos, Mathieu Rassin aka Thieu, Mattéo Raoelison aka Rao, Lumi Sow, Raphaël Stora, Timotkn, Bernadette Tisseau, Clarisse Tognella, Lorenzo « Sweet » Vayssière, Aisi Zhou aka Joyce. A project led by the Collectif FAIR-E / CCN of Rennes and Brittany, in collaboration with the Paris Opera. This project received a grant from Paris 2024 as part of the Cultural Olympiad. © La Belle Télé – Opéra national de Paris – 2024

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Apaches, an ephemeral collective choreographic performance conceived by choreographer Saïdo Lehlouh. Leaving room for randomness, several dance aesthetics will share the stage of the Palais Garnier: classical with 19 dancers from the Ballet de l'Opér