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Paquita

by Pierre Lacotte

Opéra Bastille

from 05 December 2024 to 04 January 2025

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Rigoletto

by Giuseppe Verdi

Opéra Bastille

from 01 December 2024 to 12 June 2025

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The Rake's Progress

Igor Stravinsky

Palais Garnier

from 30 November to 23 December 2024

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Ballet

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Alexander Ekman

Palais Garnier
from 07 December 2024 to 04 January 2025
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Concerts and Recitals

Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel

Philharmonie de Paris
on 09 December 2024 at 8 pm
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Ballet - Meeting

Toi toi toi: Paris Opera Ballet School - Meet Elisabeth Platel

Meet Elisabeth Platel, Paris Opera Ballet School Director

Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen
on 11 December 2024 at 6 pm
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Life at the Opera

  • Draw-me The Rake's Progress
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    Draw-me The Rake's Progress

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  • Draw-me Paquita
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    Draw-me Paquita

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  • Paquita's Grand Pas
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    Paquita's Grand Pas

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  • The Mayerling mystery: Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand in rehearsal
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    The Mayerling mystery: Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand in rehearsal

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  • My'Kal Stromile, between heritage and innovation
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    My'Kal Stromile, between heritage and innovation

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  • Imaginary The Magic Flute
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    Imaginary The Magic Flute

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  • Draw-me The Magic Flute
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    Draw-me The Magic Flute

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  • Draw-me Rigoletto
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    Draw-me Rigoletto

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  • Imaginary Rigoletto
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    Imaginary Rigoletto

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Draw-me The Rake's Progress

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Understand the plot in 1 minute

1:31 min

Draw-me The Rake's Progress

By Pajot Matthieu
Draw-me Paquita

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1:10 min

Draw-me Paquita

By Pajot Matthieu
Paquita's Grand Pas

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Valentine Colasante and Guillaume Diop rehearse with Agnès Letestu

4:31 min

Paquita's Grand Pas

By Antony Desvaux

On the occasion of the revival of Paquita in Pierre Lacotte's production, Valentine Colasante and Guillaume Diop talk about their leading roles in this ballet created by Joseph Mazilier in 1846. The Étoiles dancers recount the love story between Paquita and Lucien d'Hervilly, and how they work their characters between mischief and romanticism. To guide them through the rehearsals for” Le Grand pas”, Étoile dancer Agnès Letestu shares her experience with them in the studio. In this ballet full of humor and drama, Valentine Colasante and Guillaume Diop emphasize the importance of expression and the balance to be achieved with technical virtuosity.  

The Mayerling mystery: Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand in rehearsal

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8:01 min

The Mayerling mystery: Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand in rehearsal

By Antony Desvaux

On the occasion of the revival of Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling, Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand talk about their roles as Prince Rodolphe and Mary Vetsera in this 1978 ballet.

The Étoiles dancers recall the historical and political context that helps us understand the ballet's stakes, and the various hypotheses put forward by historians concerning the death of the two lovers in the pavilion at Mayerling. 

They share their approach to the psychology of the characters and the relationships between men and women as depicted by MacMillan with darkness, brutality and passion.

Finally, they recount how they make the English choreographer's virtuoso language their own, and how theatrical and dramatic sense always prevail over technique.
My'Kal Stromile, between heritage and innovation

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In rehearsal for Word for Word

5:38 min

My'Kal Stromile, between heritage and innovation

By Antony Desvaux

Invited for the first time to create a piece for the Paris Opera Ballet, My'Kal Stromile follows in the footsteps of his mentor William Forsythe.

The choreographer explains the genesis of Word for Word and how he drew inspiration from classical dance steps to imagine his own language. In costumes by Chanel, his choreography strikes a balance between heritage and innovation.

My'Kal Stromile talks about his influences, his background and his relationship with music. Finally, he shares how he works in the studio with the Opéra dancers.
Imaginary The Magic Flute

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A repertoire work narrated in a visual poem born of popular culture

1:09 min

Imaginary The Magic Flute

By Marc de Pierrefeu
Draw-me The Magic Flute

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Understand the plot in 1 minute

1:20 min

Draw-me The Magic Flute

By Octave

Mozart’s last opera can be seen as a marvellous tale for children or as an ardent meditation on human existence.

A prince from a far-off land on a quest to find a slightly suicidal princess encounters a giant snake and a swaggering bird catcher, the Queen of the Night and a mysterious High Priest imposing strange rites of passage…

Drawing inspiration from the words of the composer in a letter to his father, the director Robert Carsen provides an elegant and sober Magic Flute, a dark jewel that conquers Death and makes it “our best friend”, – a source of reassurance and consolation.
Draw-me Rigoletto

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Understand the plot in 1 minute

1:42 min

Draw-me Rigoletto

By Matthieu Pajot
Imaginary Rigoletto

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A repertoire work narrated in a visual poem born of popular culture

1:35 min

Imaginary Rigoletto

By Marc de Pierrefeu

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    24 October 2024

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    20 November 2024

    Upcoming public rehearsals of the Ballet company and 'Toï toï toï' encounters

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    16 November 2024

    Annual promotion competition for the corps de ballet of the 0péra national de Paris: quadrilles class

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    31 October 2024

    Cast change: La Fille du régiment

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    24 October 2024

    Paris Opera Ballet 2024 Promotional Competition: Dates and evolution of the terms and conditions

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    17 October 2024

    Opera in Guyana, 5th edition

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    01 October 2024

    Message to spectators of Madama Butterfly on 1st October at the Opéra Bastille

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    23 September 2024

    Étoile dancer Laura Hecquet will bid farewell to the stage on Thursday 10 October 2024

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    11 September 2024

    Discover the first images of "Swan Lake" filmed for IMAX, coming soon in cinemas worldwide

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