Entitled Roots, this programme explores those of George Balanchine who, in Theme and Variations, created in 1947 in New York, adopted Tchaikovsky’s music to pay homage to the Russian academic tradition that nurtured him. Christopher Wheeldon, for his part, draws on the heritage of ancient Greece for his ballet Corybantic Games, making its repertoire debut at the Opera. The title refers as much to the frenzy that characterised the conducting style of Leonard Bernstein – whose music informs the piece – as it does to the Corybantes, the priests of the goddess Cybele with their martial dances. Finally, Rhapsodies enters the repertoire to George Gershwin’s score. In his piece, Cape Town-born choreographer Mthuthuzeli November evokes both urban energy and his African origins.

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Corybantic Games (saison 25/26) - Roxane Stojanov et Naïs Duboscq 

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Roots

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Entitled Roots, this programme explores those of George Balanchine who, in Theme and Variations, created in 1947 in New York, adopted Tchaikovsky’s music to pay homage to the Russian academic tradition that nurtured him.Christopher Wheeldon, for his 

George Balanchine / Mthuthuzeli‎ November / Christopher‎ Wheeldon

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

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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

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Edouard Lock, Arthur Pita

Iolanta/The Nutcracker

Created in 1970 by the New York City Ballet, Who cares? is a suite of dances to songs by George and Ira Gershwin – including the “classic” that gives the piece its name and I Got Rhythm – against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline.Who cares combines an ensemble of dancers in various formations, followed by four soloists. All come together in a playful finale in which Balanchine wanted to show the ’musical genius and melodic beauty of Gershwin’s compositions through classical dance’.A tribute to the grandeur of Imperial Russia, Ballet Impérial was created in 1941 by the American Ballet Caravan to Tchaikovsky’s Second Piano Concerto. A work in which George Balanchine brilliantly celebrates the technical virtuosity of academic ballet in the style of Petipa – his “spiritual father” – and the great St Petersburg tradition. With the Paris Opera Étoiles, soloists and corps de ballet The Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production by the Paris Opera and Telmondis, with the participation of France Télévisions, the support of the CNC and of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera' audiovisual broadcasts.Director: Vincent Bataillon

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Ballet impérial (George Balanchine), Hannah O'Neill (c) Agathe Poupeney OnP

George Balanchine : Ballet Impérial / Who cares?_trailer

George Balanchine

Created in 1970 by the New York City Ballet, Who cares? is a suite of dances to songs by George and Ira Gershwin – including the “classic” that gives the piece its name and I Got Rhythm – against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Who cares combi

Ballet Imperial / Who cares?

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

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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