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L'Isola disabitata

Joseph Haydn

Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen

from 11 to 21 March 2025

25 €

Age 11 and up
Middle school and high school students

L'Isola disabitata

Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen - from 11 to 21 March 2025

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In an 18th century fascinated by the question of the relationship between nature and culture, the theme of the desert island proved particularly fertile. Adopting a libretto by Metastasio, Joseph Haydn interweaves another subject dear to the Enlightenment: the war of the sexes.

Costanza, stranded for thirteen years on a desert island with her younger sister Silvia, and believing that her husband has abandoned her, has developed a loathing for men that she passes on to her younger sister. In reality, the husband in question was kidnapped by pirates when they were shipwrecked. Fortunately, misunderstandings and misconceptions eventually give way to a joyous quartet of rejoicings.

Premiered in 1779 at the Palais Esterházy, this immensely expressive “azione teatrale”, in which accompanied recitatives merge with arias and ensembles, is performed by the artists in residence at the Academy in a new staging by Simon Valastro.


For all audiences

11, 12, 14, 15*, 18, 20 and 21 March 2025 at 8pm


For school audiences
17 March 2025 at 2pm

20 March 2025 at 2pm


*Relax inclusive session on 15 March 2025 at 8pm. This inclusive system aims to make it easier for people with disabilities to come to the theater. The codes of the performance will be relaxed so that everyone can enjoy the emotion of the show without fear of the gaze of others.


Performances in audiodescription on 17, 18 and 20 March 2025
Tactile tour of the set prior to the performances are offered to blind and partially-sighted audiences, on reservation.

Language : Italian

Surtitle : French / English

Artists

Azione teatrale in two parts (1779)

Creative team

Artists in residence at the Paris Opera Academy

Media

[INTERVIEW] SIMON VALASTRO about L'ISOLA DISABITATA
[INTERVIEW] SIMON VALASTRO about L'ISOLA DISABITATA

Access and services

Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

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Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

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  • Cloakrooms

    Free cloakrooms are at your disposal. The comprehensive list of prohibited items is available here.

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

Calculate my route
Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

Book your parking spot
  • Cloakrooms

    Free cloakrooms are at your disposal. The comprehensive list of prohibited items is available here.

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

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