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La Traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

Opéra Bastille

from 04 June to 13 July 2026

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Ercole amante

Antonia Bembo

Opéra Bastille

from 28 May to 14 June 2026

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Rusalka

Antonín Dvořák

Opéra Bastille

from 02 to 20 May 2026

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Romeo and Juliet

Rudolf Nureyev

Opéra Bastille
from 02 April to 12 May 2026
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La Dame aux camélias

John Neumeier

Palais Garnier
from 05 to 23 May 2026
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Concerts and Recitals

Hector Berlioz

Requiem

Philharmonie de Paris
on 22 May 2026 at 8 pm
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Life at the Opera

  • Draw-me Ercole amante
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    Draw-me Ercole amante

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  • À L'AFFICHE - Rusalka: The 19th-Century Imagination of Women and Water
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    À L'AFFICHE - Rusalka: The 19th-Century Imagination of Women and Water

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  • Anatomy of a Myth
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    Anatomy of a Myth

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  • La Dame aux camélias - Amandine Albisson in rehearsal
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    La Dame aux camélias - Amandine Albisson in rehearsal

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  • (TOÏ TOÏ TOÏ) - Satyagraha
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    (TOÏ TOÏ TOÏ) - Satyagraha

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  • Draw-me La Dame aux camélias
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    Draw-me La Dame aux camélias

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  • Ercole Amante, the true/false story
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    Ercole Amante, the true/false story

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  • Paris Opera Ballet School Production : Revisiting Childhood
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    Paris Opera Ballet School Production : Revisiting Childhood

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Draw-me Ercole amante

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1:22 min

Draw-me Ercole amante

By Clod

On the occasion of the entry to the repertoire of the Baroque opera Ercole amante by Antonia Bembo, discover a summary of the story in animated images. 

Hercules is passionately in love with Princess Iole, who is betrothed to his own son, Hyllus. Venus promises to make Iole yield to him. Overhearing their conversation, Juno is enraged: Hercules, already married to Deianira, has killed Iole’s father. To help him, Venus gives Hercules an enchanted throne that makes Iole fall in love with him, much to Hyllus’s despair. 

But Sleep, allied with Juno, casts Hercules into a deep slumber. Meanwhile, Juno frees Iole from the spell and gives her a dagger intended to kill Hercules. Hyllus intervenes and seizes the weapon. When Hercules awakens, he believes his son is trying to kill him. He has him imprisoned and banishes Deianira. Thus, Hercules is free to unite with Iole. 

In order to win him back, Deianira persuades Iole to offer Hercules a tunic soaked in the blood of the centaur Nessus, believing it to be a love charm. Alas! When Hercules puts on the tunic, it bursts into flames and kills him. Deianira and Hyllus are reunited in grief to mourn Hercules. Juno, appeased at last, grants Hercules immortality and unites him with Beauty.  

Ercole amante

Opera

Ercole amante

Antonia Bembo

Opéra Bastille
from 28 May to 14 Jun 2026

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À L'AFFICHE - Rusalka: The 19th-Century Imagination of Women and Water

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2:21 min

À L'AFFICHE - Rusalka: The 19th-Century Imagination of Women and Water

By Théo Schornstein, Valentine Boidron

In Rusalka, Dvořák blends romantic fairy tales, Slavic myths, and Germanic legends to reimagine the figure of the water nymph. What is really behind this mermaid story?

Rusalka

Opera

Rusalka

Antonín Dvořák

Opéra Bastille
from 02 to 20 May 2026

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Anatomy of a Myth

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Interview with curators Ludovic Laugier and Virginie Guffroy

9:15 min

Anatomy of a Myth

By Isabelle Stibbe

Exaggerated musculature, club, lion skin… 

As Ercole amante by Antonia Bembo enters the repertoire, curators Ludovic Laugier and Virginie Guffroy explore the figure and attributes of Hercules through three sculptures from the Louvre Museum: Hercules on the Pyre by Guillaume Coustou (1704), Hercules Chained by Love by Jean-Joseph Vinache (1741), and the Farnese-type Hercules (2nd century AD).

Ercole amante

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Ercole amante

Antonia Bembo

Opéra Bastille
from 28 May to 14 Jun 2026

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La Dame aux camélias - Amandine Albisson in rehearsal

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A teenage memory

3:19 min

La Dame aux camélias - Amandine Albisson in rehearsal

By Antony Desvaux

For the revival of La Dame aux camélias at the Paris Opera, Amandine Albisson is performing the role of Marguerite. Alongside her partner Hugo Marchand, the Étoile recalls with emotion her first encounter with John Neumeier’s ballet as a teenager. 

In the studio with the choreographer, she discusses the work involved in the three long pas de deux, particularly the acrobatic lifts, from both a technical and artistic perspective. John Neumeier, for his part, emphasizes the importance of timing in the staging. 

Amandine Albisson highlights the freedom the choreographer grants in the interpretation of the characters.

La Dame aux camélias

Ballet

La Dame aux camélias

John Neumeier

Palais Garnier
from 05 to 23 May 2026

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(TOÏ TOÏ TOÏ) - Satyagraha

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Ingo Metzmacher, Bobbi Jene Smith, Or Schraiber & Shanul Sharma

1:9:34 min

(TOÏ TOÏ TOÏ) - Satyagraha

By Marion Mirande

Having passed through the Batsheva Dance Company, choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber stage Satyagraha, an opera by American composer Philip Glass. To discuss this work — a parable of non-violence with an alluring, hypnotic score — they will be joined by the conductor of the new production presented at the Palais Garnier, Ingo Metzmacher, a connoisseur of so-called “contemporary” music and the author of several books.

For the second consecutive season, the Paris Opera is offering monthly encounters with artists to shed light on upcoming productions, just days before opening night. Titled Toï toï toï, these exclusive events held at the Amphitheatre or Studio of the Opéra Bastille give audiences a chance to discover new productions or explore the repertoire, and to engage directly with the artists at the end of each session.  

Satyagraha

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Satyagraha

Philip Glass

Palais Garnier
from 10 Apr to 03 May 2026

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Draw-me La Dame aux camélias

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1:28 min

Draw-me La Dame aux camélias

By Clod

To mark the revival of the ballet La Dame aux camélias, choreographed by John Neumeier, check out this animated summary of the story.

One evening at the theatre, Armand meets a courtesan, Marguerite Gautier. After the performance, he declares his love for her. She rejects him, but, touched by his passion, agrees to see him again. While Marguerite continues to entertain several lovers, Armand persists in waiting for her. When she leaves for the countryside for health reasons, he follows her. After an argument between Armand and the Duke who supports her, Marguerite decides to give up her protector’s money. Marguerite and Armand can then live their love freely. But one day, Armand’s father demands that Marguerite leave his son in order to preserve the family’s honor. She accepts this sacrifice and returns to Paris to resume her former life. Later, Marguerite and Armand meet again by chance. Seeking revenge, the young man courts another woman. Worse still, at a ball, he publicly humiliates Marguerite by throwing money at her. Growing increasingly ill, Marguerite dies alone, in poverty.  

La Dame aux camélias

Ballet

La Dame aux camélias

John Neumeier

Palais Garnier
from 05 to 23 May 2026

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Ercole Amante, the true/false story

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Ercole Amante, the true/false story

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A rivalry opposing a father and his son, divine interventions, supernatural elements… Will you untangle this Ercole Amante’s synopsis?  

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Ercole amante

Opera

Ercole amante

Antonia Bembo

Opéra Bastille
from 28 May to 14 Jun 2026

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Paris Opera Ballet School Production : Revisiting Childhood

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Interview with Elisabeth Platel

5:00 min

Paris Opera Ballet School Production : Revisiting Childhood

By Octave

For the Paris Opera Ballet School’s annual production, Élisabeth Platel presents the three ballets scheduled to be performed on the stage of the Palais Garnier. Soir de fête by Léo Staats highlights school steps that are part of the identity of the French style. Le Petit Prince, a creation by Clairemarie Osta, a former student of the School and Étoile, adapts Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s book into a ballet for the students, accompanied by Mathieu Ganio as a guest dancer in the role of the Aviator.

John Neumeier’s Yondering evokes the transition from childhood to adolescence and the discovery of the unknown. Finally, Élisabeth Platel highlights the importance of the annual performance in the students’ training.  

Paris Opera Ballet School Production

Ballet

Paris Opera Ballet School Production

Palais Garnier
from 03 to 06 Apr 2027

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