Sonya Yoncheva will be replaced by Irina Lungu in the role of Violetta on May 29, 2016.

La Traviata by Verdi, from May 20 to June 29, 2016 at the Opéra Bastille

From May 25 through May 28, 2016, the soloists of the Paris Opera Academy’s Atelier Lyrique will be visiting the Église Saint-Jacques for a series of four concerts. Under the direction of Fayçal Karoui, they will perform Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Pau Pays de Béarn and with Marie-Christine Barrault in solo. This magnificent oratorio is considered to be one of the composer’s most profound works.

On May 28 and May 31, 2016, Étoile dancer Laëtitia Pujol will be replaced by Étoile dancer Myriam Ould-Braham in the role of Giselle.

Giselle by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, from May 28 to June 14, 2016 at the Palais Garnier

Beginning on May 24, 2016, the Teatro Real in Madrid is hosting a series of performances of Schönberg’s extraordinary Moses und Aron, an opera staged by Romeo Castellucci and performed at the Paris Opera for the opening of its 2015/2016 season.

From May 23 to May 25, 2016, the Paris Opera Ballet School is delighted to welcome Aaron Watkin, Director of the Dresden Semperoper Ballet, for several sessions dedicated to the preparation of a choreographic work by William Forsythe. The fruit of this encounter will be presented by the School’s students in April 2017, at the Paris Opera Ballet School’s annual performance.

Paris Opera Ballet School Production, from April 01 to April 04, 2017 at the Palais Garnier

At 12 pm on May 22, 2016 at the Palais Garnier, the musicians of the Paris Opera Orchestra will introduce young and old alike to the wonderful creatures of Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye and Saint-Saëns’ Carnaval des animaux. These tender and humorous works are narrated by the talented actor Michel Vuillermoz from the Comédie-Française.

Ravel/Saint-Saëns, May 22, 2016 at 12 pm at the Palais Garnier

Due to family reasons, Sonya Yoncheva is unable to perform the role of Violetta in La Traviata on May 20, 23 and 26, 2016.

She will be replaced by Maria Agresta.

La Traviata by Verdi, from May 20 to June 29, 2016 at the Opéra Bastille

On May 17, 2016, the dancer Hannah O’Neill won the prize for the Best Dancer at the 2016 Benois de la Danse. During the gala, held at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Première Danseuse from the Paris Opera's Corps de Ballet was honoured for her performance of an extract from Pierre Lacotte’s ballet Paquita.

In this new production by Calixto Bieito, the role of the Fool will be performed by Ernst Alisch, replacing Kathrin Wehlisch.

Lear by Aribert Reimann, from 20 May to 12 June 2016 at the Palais Garnier

On July 07, 2016, the Paris Opera Ballet will be recruiting dancers (permanent and temporary contracts).

Send your application before June 10, 2016. All the necessary information can be found on the website in the “Contests and auditions” section.