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Nixon in China

John Adams

Opéra Bastille

from 24 February to 20 March 2026

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Tosca

Giacomo Puccini

Opéra Bastille

from 12 March to 18 April 2026

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Impressions

Morgann Runacre-Temple, Jessica‎ Wright / Marcos Morau

Palais Garnier

from 11 to 28 March 2026

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Carmen

Georges Bizet

Opéra Bastille
from 07 February to 19 March 2026
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Ballet

When dancers create

Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen
from 25 to 28 February 2026
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Entre Ardenne et Bretagne

Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen
on 04 March 2026 at 8 pm
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  • Revisiting the imagery of ballet
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    Revisiting the imagery of ballet

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  • NIXON IN CHINA : Is sport political?
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    NIXON IN CHINA : Is sport political?

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  • In the spotlight - Arena in rehearsal
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    In the spotlight - Arena in rehearsal

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  • Love Today - Le Parc in rehearsal with Angelin Preljocaj
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    Love Today - Le Parc in rehearsal with Angelin Preljocaj

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  • 5 questions about John Adams
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    5 questions about John Adams

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  • 5 questions to Speranza Scappucci
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    5 questions to Speranza Scappucci

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  • Nixon in China: the true/false story
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    Nixon in China: the true/false story

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  • 5 questions about: Carmen
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    5 questions about: Carmen

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  • Kids react to Opera costume workshops
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    Kids react to Opera costume workshops

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  • Draw-me Carmen
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    Draw-me Carmen

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Revisiting the imagery of ballet

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Étude in rehearsal

5:15 min

Revisiting the imagery of ballet

By Antony Desvaux

For the Empreintes show at the Palais Garnier, Marcos Morau creates Étude for the Paris Opera Ballet. The Spanish choreographer draws inspiration from elements of the world of classical dance, such as tiaras, tutus, and flowers during curtain calls, but revisits them in a new light. Marcos Morau explains how the different moments that lead from the studio to the stage, such as warm-ups, barre work, exercises in the middle, then backstage, are used, sometimes not in the usual order, to explore the imagery specific to the world of ballet. Finally, Marcos Morau discusses his work in the studio with the Opera dancers.  

Impressions

Ballet

Impressions

Morgann Runacre-Temple, Jessica‎ Wright / Marcos Morau

Palais Garnier
from 11 to 28 Mar 2026

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NIXON IN CHINA : Is sport political?

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1:57 min

NIXON IN CHINA : Is sport political?

By Théo Schornstein, Valentine Boidron

Before President Nixon's visit to Beijing, a gesture between two table tennis players opened a rift between China and the United States. How did ping-pong pave the way for a major geopolitical shift?

Discover all the secrets of John Adams' Nixon in China in this episode of À l'affiche, new format!

Nixon in China

Opera

Nixon in China

John Adams

Opéra Bastille
from 24 Feb to 20 Mar 2026

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In the spotlight - Arena in rehearsal

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Interview with Ida Viikinkoski

4:22 min

In the spotlight - Arena in rehearsal

By Antony Desvaux

For the Impressions show scheduled at the Palais Garnier, Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple are creating Arena for the Paris Opera Ballet. 

Dancer Ida Viikinkoski discusses her work in the studio with the two British choreographers, particularly the use of live video in Arena. She also details the different methods used by Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple to create and develop their choreographic material. 

Finally, she explains the meaning of the piece and its title: the idea of an arena where everyone, like in today's society, is competing with others to take center stage and dominate the screens.

Impressions

Ballet

Impressions

Morgann Runacre-Temple, Jessica‎ Wright / Marcos Morau

Palais Garnier
from 11 to 28 Mar 2026

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Love Today - Le Parc in rehearsal with Angelin Preljocaj

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4:31 min

Love Today - Le Parc in rehearsal with Angelin Preljocaj

By Antony Desvaux

On the occasion of the revival of Le Parc at the Palais Garnier, Angelin Preljocaj looks back on his ballet, which premiered at the Paris Opera in 1994. The choreographer discusses how changing relationships at the time reshuffled the deck of seduction, particularly due to AIDS. Taking 17th-century classics such as La Princesse de Clèves as his starting point, he imagined a ballet that blends classical codes with modern movement, mirroring the music of Le Parc, which combines Mozart with an electronic score by Goran Vejvoda. Working in the studio with Étoile dancers Hannah O'Neill and Germain Louvet, Angelin Preljocaj recounts how he came up with the idea for the pas de deux of the kiss, which has since become iconic.  

Le Parc

Ballet

Le Parc

Angelin Preljocaj

Palais Garnier
from 03 to 25 Feb 2026

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© Deborah O’Grady

5 questions about John Adams

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01 min

5 questions about John Adams

By aria

Have you ever heard of American composer John Adams? He’s one of the most-performed contemporary music composers. Although his style is usually classified ‘minimalist’, Adams thinks big. Let’s have a look.  

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Nixon in China

Opera

Nixon in China

John Adams

Opéra Bastille
from 24 Feb to 20 Mar 2026

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5 questions to Speranza Scappucci

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2:14 min

5 questions to Speranza Scappucci

By Opéra national de Paris

Un ballo in maschera

Opera

Un ballo in maschera

Giuseppe Verdi

Opéra Bastille
from 27 Jan to 26 Feb 2026

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© Elena Bauer / OnP

Nixon in China: the true/false story

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01 min

Nixon in China: the true/false story

By aria

A Sino-American meeting right in the middle of the Cold War… Will you spot the wrong facts from the truth in this John Adams’ opera Nixon in China quiz? It’s go time!  

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Nixon in China

Opera

Nixon in China

John Adams

Opéra Bastille
from 24 Feb to 20 Mar 2026

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© Emilie Brouchon - OnP

5 questions about: Carmen

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5 questions about: Carmen

By aria

With Carmen, in 1845, Mérimée painted the portrait of a rebellious and cruel gypsy, inspired by the profiles of the women he had encountered during his many trips to Spain. While the character in the opera is somewhat toned‑down, she nonetheless remains passionate and profoundly Latin. Extremely popular with 19th century audiences, Carmen was also a figure fondly embraced by artists and depicted from a variety of different angles: the pernicious femme fatale, the fortune‑teller, the free spirited, emancipated woman…

Carmen

Opera

Carmen

Georges Bizet

Opéra Bastille
from 07 Feb to 19 Mar 2026

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Kids react to Opera costume workshops

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2:37 min

Kids react to Opera costume workshops

By Opéra national de Paris

On the occasion of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera, Yris, Chloé, Esmeralda and Mano embark on a colourful adventure in the heart of the costume workshops at the Opéra Bastille. Among glittering fabrics, mysterious sketches and expert hands, they discover how the costumes that bring the stage to life are created. 

Un ballo in maschera

Opera

Un ballo in maschera

Giuseppe Verdi

Opéra Bastille
from 27 Jan to 26 Feb 2026

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Draw-me Carmen

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Understand the plot in 1 minute

1:09 min

Draw-me Carmen

By Octave

“Carmen will never surrender, born free, free will she die”cries Bizet’s heroine to Don José at the end of the opera. This irrepressible freedom, coupled with a need to live ever more intensely on a knife-edge, is present in Calixto Bieito’s production as in no other.

Of Mérimée’s character, Bieito’s Carmen retains her thoroughly Iberian contours and the burning temperament of a woman who lives by small-time trafficking. However, the rebel bird is essentially a creature of our own times. A brazen and indomitable seductress and a product of social and masculine brutality, she lives life in the fast lane, avid for existence.

Carmen

Opera

Carmen

Georges Bizet

Opéra Bastille
from 15 Nov 2022 to 25 Feb 2023

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    06 janvier 2026

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    11 février 2026

    Carmen: cast change

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    14 janvier 2026

    Siegfried: cast change

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    31 décembre 2025

    Tribute to Robert Massard

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    22 décembre 2025

    The Paris Opera unveils its Trivial Pursuit

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    21 décembre 2025

    Message to the audience

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    11 décembre 2025

    Siegfried: cast change

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    02 décembre 2025

    Giving Tuesday: The Paris Opera for all

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    01 décembre 2025

    Eugene Onegin: cast change

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