Opera

Rameau’s last lyric tragedy, Les Boréades, is one of the musician’s most accomplished works.

The triumph of goodness with the added lustre of Rossini’s frenetic energy, and an opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with Thomas Hengelbrock, Marina Viotti and Damiano Michieletto.

One of the most poignant works in the sacred repertoire associated with three centuries of legends

Carmen, featuring Marina Viotti opposite José de Stanislas de Barbeyrac, combines youth with consummate vocal impudence. 

One of the composer’s most accomplished works, in which the power of love reigns supreme, is served up here by a top-flight team.

With its blend of enchantment, masonic ritual and sentimental romance, Die Zauberflöte traces a journey from darkness to light as Cédric Klapisch makes his first foray into the world of opera

The world of theatre, love, and revenge are interwoven in a dazzling score. Tamara Wilson and Brian Jagde join forces for this major event.

One of the greats of Bach’s choral œuvre conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, a master of the repertoire of the Cantor of Leipzig.

In Die Entführung aus dem Serail, fake exoticism mingles with irresistible tenderness in a potent cocktail which later inspired Rossini.

Die Fledermaus is a work of genius by Johann Strauss. This sparkling masterpiece illustrates the Golden Age of Vienna with great panache.

A rare work begun by Desmarest and completed by Campra, two composers representing the French Golden Age of the Grand Siècle.

This ironic revolutionary fable, the last collaboration between Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, has lost none of its bite or topicality.

A stage cantata composed from medieval poems, with powerful choruses that have exerted a strong fascination ever since it was premiered.

With sumptuous divertissements and numerous choruses, Lully develops the trademarks which underpin his popularity and reputation.

Rinaldo, which is renowned for its daunting vocal challenges, was undoubtedly Handel’s most popular work during his lifetime, and indeed to this day.

Une Petite Flûte, adapted from Mozart, has been specifically designed to allow young audiences try their hand at singing in the company of Julie Depardieu.

An outstanding Don Giovanni celebrating the centenary of the Vienna Opera’s first visit to avenue Montaigne.

Joyce DiDonato, Andrew Staples and Maxim Emelyanychev invite us to a rare little English baroque gem.

The historical drama and political fable Boris Godunov is a giant of the Russian operatic corpus.

Composed ten years before Carmen, Bizet’s first true opera already gave free rein to his talent for melody.

Following his reconstruction of the Ballet de la nuit, Sébastien Daucé, an acknowledged authority on French music from the Grand Siècle, explores every aspect of Charpentier’s sensibility.

A musical epic served up by a top-flight vocal team and the Radio France Chorus.

The Matthäus-Passion, the pinnacle of Bach’s choral art, performed by a top-flight vocal team.

After Alceste, our exploration of Grand Siècle opera continues with Atys, and another cast well-versed in this repertoire.

Elektra marked the beginning of the collaboration between Strauss and Hofmannsthal. The unprecedented violence and darkness of this story of revenge is a masterstroke.

Yannick Nézet-Seguin, and Stanislas de Barbeyrac’s first Sigmund in Die Walküre.

Sandrine Piau and a fine cast serve up this rare Handel which takes us on a journey to the banks of the Nile.

Franco Fagioli, a star in the contemporary countertenor firmament, performs a neglected work by Handel.

The energy of Vivaldi aficionado Jean-Christophe Spinosi combined with Jakub Józef Orliński’s vocal exercises and breakdancing will be a joyful celebration of the Olympian spring.