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Never had his melodic genius been more effulgent: the score contains some of his brightest jewels, like Cleopatra's arias. Sandrine Piau, Karine Deshayes and Laurence Zazzo are the heroes of this vocal festivity.
For choreographers, music has never ceased to be a source of endless inspiration. For their first production for the Opera Ballet, Marina Abramovic, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet return to a legendary work of the 20th century, Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.
Hearts are broken and destinies shattered in 17th century Venice: Violeta Urmana, Lucianan D’Intino, Marcelo Alvarez and Sergey Murzaev appear together in this rare and spectacular masterpiece.
The Opera Garnier is welcoming one of the most scintillating voices of our times: German soprano Diana Damrau. Accompanied b harpist Xavier de Maistre, she will be performing lieder by Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss and songs by Reynaldo Hahn, Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Fauré, Henri Duparc and Eva Dell'Acqua.
Philippe Jordan
Tuesday 28 May
Led by its musical director, the Orchestra continues its symphonic season by honouring two giants of 20th century music: Mahler and Shostakovich.
For choreographers, ballet music has never ceased to be a source of inexhaustible inspiration offering a plethora of new readings and personal interpretations.
Presented by Christophe Ghristi.
Hearts are broken and destinies shattered in 17th century Venice:
Violeta Urmana, Lucianan D’Intino, Marcelo Alvarez and Claudio Sgura
appear together in this rare and spectacular masterpiece.
Performed at the Bastille Opera from May 2 to 31 2013.
Tuesday 21 May
Wednesday 22 May
Diana Damrau /
Xavier De Maistre - 20h00
Thursday 23 May
Jeudi de Bastille | Studio Bastille
Jeune public | Amphithéâtre
Friday 24 May
Jeune public | Amphithéâtre
Jeune public | Amphithéâtre
Saturday 25 May
Ballet | Palais Garnier
Jeune public | Amphithéâtre
Sunday 26 May
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