Symphony No. 1 in G minor « Rêves d’hiver », op.13 Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op.64 The Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production of the Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis and Mezzo With the participation of France Télévisions, the exceptional support of GRoW @ ANNENBERG and the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the audiovisual retransmissions of the Opéra national de Paris and the Centre national du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée.Director: François-René Martin © Opéra national de Paris – Telmondis – Mezzo - 2017Picture: © Jean-François Leclercq / OnP

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Symphonies n°1 et n°5 de Tchaïkovski

Symphony No. 1 in G minor « Rêves d’hiver », op.13Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op.64 The Paris Opera Orchestra A co-production of the Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis and MezzoWith the participation of France Télévisions, the exceptional support of G

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Symphonies n°1 and n°5 by Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Little Russia”, op. 17 Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 The Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production of the Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis and Mezzo With the participation of France Télévisions, the exceptional support of GRoW @ ANNENBERG and the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the audiovisual retransmissions of the Opéra national de Paris and the Centre national du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée.Director: François-René Martin © Opéra national de Paris – Telmondis – Mezzo - 2018Picture: © Jean-François Leclercq / OnP

Symphonies n°2 et n°4 de Tchaïkovski 

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Little Russia”, op. 17Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 The Paris Opera Orchestra A co-production of the Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis and MezzoWith the participation of France Télévisions, the exceptional support of 

Symphonies n°2 and n°4 by Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 3 in D major, opus 29 Symphony no. 6 in B minor, « Pathétique », opus 74 The Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production of the Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis and Mezzo With the participation of France Télévisions, the exceptional support of GRoW @ ANNENBERG and the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the audiovisual retransmissions of the Opéra national de Paris and the Centre national du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée.Director: François-René Martin © Opéra national de Paris – Telmondis – Mezzo - 2018Picture: © Jean-François Leclercq / OnP

Symphonies n°3 et n°6 de Tchaïkovski 

Symphony No. 3 in D major, opus 29Symphony no. 6 in B minor, « Pathétique », opus 74 The Paris Opera Orchestra A co-production of the Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis and MezzoWith the participation of France Télévisions, the exceptional support of

Symphonies n°3 and n°6 by Tchaikovsky

Drawing on ancient Slavic and Norse mythology where destiny is often born out of the mysterious forces of nature, Swan Lake has become a legend in its own right. Tchaikovsky’s first ballet score is imbued with a deep sense of nostalgia, echoing the composer’s own experience of love as elusive as it was impossible.However the work remained misunderstood until 1895 when Marius Petipa undertook his own choreographic interpretation. With the help of Lev Ivanov, Petipa created majestic figures for the female corps de ballet and breathed life into the swan‑dancer.In Rudolf Nureyev’s “Freudian” version, conceived for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1984, Prince Siegfried, manipulated by the evil Rothbart, shuns the realities of power and marriage to take refuge in dreams where a magic lake symbolizing idealised love appears to him.Nureyev elevated the role of the prince to that of the heroine by giving him a deeper psychological dimension whilst opting to give this masterly action ballet a tragic denouement more in tune with its musical substance. The Etoiles, the Premiers Danseurs and the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet The Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production of the Paris National Opera and François Roussillon et Associés, with the participation of Medici.tv / MUSEEC, the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the Paris National Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, and with the assistance of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée.Director: François Roussillon © Opéra national de Paris - François Roussillon et Associés - 2016Picture: © Svetlana Loboff / OnP

<ul><li>Siegfried: Young prince in love with Odette, he swears fidelity to her and seeks to save her from her curse. Unfortunately he is deceived by Rothbart and Odile.</li><li>Odette: Young princess transformed into a swan by Rothbart, only eternal love can free her.</li><li>Odile: Rothbart’s daughter, she takes the appearance of Odette to trick Siegfried.</li><li>Rothbart: A huge bird of prey, he transforms young women into swans and prevents Siegfried and Odette’s union.</li><li>Wolfgang: The Prince’s tutor, he mysteriously disappears when Rothbart appears.</li></ul>

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Le Lac des cygnes

Swan Lake

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Performance at the Opera Bastille, from 21 June to 14 July 2024

Drawing on ancient Slavic and Norse mythology where destiny is often born out of the mysterious forces of nature, Swan Lake has become a legend in its own right. Tchaikovsky’s first ballet score is imbued with a deep sense of nostalgia, echoing the c

Rudolf Nureyev

Swan Lake (2016)

The mysterious, unwavering chant of the English horn, punctuated by notes from the bassoon and the clarinet, follows its chromatic descent over twenty bars as if plunging into an unknown world. A world where Iolanta has lived in seclusion since her birth. She is unwittingly blind, since no one has the right to reveal the fact to her. This simple tale of collective denial at the court of Provence as narrated by the Danish writer Henrik Hertz in his play King René’s Daughter, was discovered by Tchaikovsky in 1883. However, moved beyond words by the presence of the young actress Elena Konstantinova Leshkovskaya in the title role, it would be another five years before the composer decided to transform it into an opera. Should we believe him when he claims that “the dukes, knights and noble damsels of the Middle Ages had captivated his imagination, but not his heart”? Would the fate of the heroine, like a rite of passage from darkness to light, from lies to truth, not rekindle his own wounds which ended up carrying him to his grave less than a year after the double premiere of Iolanta and The Nutcracker at Saint Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre on December 18th 1892?Directed for the stage by Dmitri Tcherniakov, this exceptional programme combines all the talents of the Paris Opera and offers an opera and a ballet in a single evening: Tchaikovsky originally intended Iolanta and The Nutcracker to be staged together. However, since their debut performance at Saint Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre in 1892, they have been presented separately. The composer found inspiration for his opera in Danish playwright Henrik Hertz’s work recounting the romantic story of Iolanta, the blind daughter of King René. Protected by her father in his Provençal château, the princess ultimately regains her sight before marrying the gallant knight Vaudémont. The Nutcracker is based on a tale by Hoffmann adapted by Alexandre Dumas. Like a two-sided mirror reflecting the dreams of a composer who took refuge in the realms of the imaginary, the Paris Opera is reviving the original diptych. Alain Altinoglu conducts and Dmitri Tcherniakov stages this production that symbolises the link between opera and ballet.Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris Le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine Chœur d’enfants de l’Opéra national de Paris Avec la participation d’élèves d’écoles de danse parisiennes.Une coproduction Opéra national de Paris et Bel Air Media With the participation of France Télévisions and the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the audiovisual retransmissions of the Paris National Opera, and the National Center for Cinema and Moving Images. Director : Andy Sommer© Opéra national de Paris – Bel Air Media – France 2016Picture: ©Agathe Poupeney / OnP

Iolanta / Casse-Noisette - 5

Iolanta / The Nutcracker

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Performance of The Nutcracker by Noureyev at the Opera Bastille, from 08 December 2023 to 01 January 2024

The mysterious, unwavering chant of the English horn, punctuated by notes from the bassoon and the clarinet, follows its chromatic descent over twenty bars as if plunging into an unknown world. A world where Iolanta has lived in seclusion since her b