This season, the list of the names set to perform at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille is certainly remarkable. The Opéra de Paris is one of the most influential institutions of the opera world, and it is with no surprise that each year the most talented and admired performers of our time share the stages of its two opéras. The audience will have the chance to rediscover his inspirational production of Janáček’s From the House of the Dead, initially created at the Wiener Festwochen in 2007. From November 18 to December 2, the Opéra pays tribute to French director Patrice Chéreau who died in 2013. The Opéra de Paris also presents revivals of productions that significantly changed the history of opera. Experience a unique opportunity to admire the countertenor star Philippe Jaroussky, esteemed for his performance of the baroque repertoire, in a more contemporary and rather darker role than usual. Music lovers should also not miss the contemporary event of the season, the much-awaited new creation of Kaija Saariaho, Only the Sound Remains, inspired by Japanese No theater. William Christie returns to the Opéra de Paris to lead his orchestra and choir Les Arts Florissants, along with Ian Bostridge singing the title role of Jephtha, while Marie-Nicole Lemieux sings as his wife Storgé. The American-born British director, famous for his work in the Monty Python and his exploratory movies Brazil and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, will lead the audience through a delirious world full of joy and exuberant characters among epically monumental settings, also featuring puppets and pyrotechnics! The exquisite rising-star Pretty Yende will sing the role of Teresa, as John Osborn embodies the title role.įor the world of Baroque music, a cast of experts will display a new production of Händel’s dramatic last oratorio, Jephtha. The historical production will also feature an all-star cast, with Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, Sonia Yoncheva as Elisabeth, Elīna Garança as Eboli and Ludovic Tézier as Rodrigue.Ĭarrying a very different tone, Terry Gilliam’s exhilarating vision of Berlioz ‘s Benvenuto Celliniis expected to attract the spotlight. Verdi’s grand masterwork will be presented for the first time in its original French version, which Verdi himself rewrote for the work’s premiere in Paris in 1867.
One highlight of the season is, from October 10 to November 11, the highly-anticipated production of Verdi’s Don Carlos directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski and under the musical direction of Philippe Jordan. 21 lyrical productions grace the program of this notably rich season, among which no less than 10 are new. The lyrical 2017-2018 season of the Opéra National de Paris impressively consists of new opera productions and appealing revivals.
Palais Garnier © Opera national de Paris / Delagarde Brilliant new productions and revivals
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