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Robert Carsen Director
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Biography

Born in Canada, Robert Carsen trained as an actor before embarking on a career in directing, lighting, and stage design. He has recently directed Così fan tutte and Peter Grimes in Milan, Werther in Baden-Baden, Jedermann and La Clemenza di Tito in Salzburg, Les Voyages de Monsieur Brouček in Brno and Berlin, and Les Fêtes d’Hébé at the Opéra Comique.

Among his other productions are Cabaret at the Lido in Paris, Aida in London, The Magic Flute, Semele, and Rigoletto at Aix-en-Provence, Platée at the Opéra Comique, Iphigénie en Tauride and Orpheus and Eurydice at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Dialogues des Carmélites in Amsterdam, My Fair Lady at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Falstaff in London and New York, Rinaldo at Glyndebourne, La Traviata in Venice, and Don Giovanni in Milan.

In 2026, he will direct Antigone (Sophocles) in Syracuse, The Marriage of Figaro in Madrid, and Singin’ in the Rain at the Lido in Paris.

At the Paris National Opera: Manon Lescaut, 1991; Les Capulet et les Montaigu, 1995; Nabucco, 1995; Lohengrin, 1996; Alcina, 1999; The Tales of Hoffmann, 2000; Rusalka, 2002; Les Boréades, 2003; Capriccio, 2004; Tannhäuser, 2007; Elektra, 2013; The Magic Flute, 2014; Renée Fleming Gala, 2022; Ariodante, 2023; Maria Callas Gala, 2023.

Currently in

  • Opéra Bastille
  • from 11 February to 12 March 2027
  • Opéra Bastille
  • from 02 to 20 May 2026
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