Opéra national de Paris Season 2024/2025

The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2024-25 season in Le Palais Garnier et l'Opéra Bastille. Benjamin Bernheim, Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier & Asmik Grigorian Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2024-25 Season. Here is some more information:

Verdi’s “Falstaff” opens the season with a cast that includes Ambrogio Maestri, Olivia Boen, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Andrei Kymach, Gregory Bonfatti, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Iván Ayón-Rivas, and Federica Guida. Michael Schønwandt conducts the production by Dominique Pitoiset.

Performance Dates: Sept. 10-30, 2024

Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Eleonora Buratto, Elena Stikhina, Aude Extrémo, Stefan Pop, and Christopher Maltman. Speranza Scappucci ocnducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 14-Oct. 25, 2024

Offenbach’s “Les Brigands” will be directed by Barrie Kosky and conducted by Stefano Montanari and Michele Spotti. The cast includes Marcel Beekmann, Marie Perbost, Antoinette Dennefeld, Yann Beuron, Laurent Naouri, Mathias Vidal, Philippe Talbot, Eugénie Joneau, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Éric Huchet, Franck Leguérinel, and Rodolphe Briand.

Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2024-July 12, 2025

Pene Pati takes on the title role of Gounod’s “Faust” with Alex Esposito, John Relyea, Florian Sempey, Amin Ahangaran, Amina Edris, and Marina Viotti. Emmanuel Villaume conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 18, 2024

Julie Fuchs, Lawrence Brownlee, Lionel Lhote, and Susan Graham lead Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment.” Evelino Pidò conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 17-Nov 20, 2024

Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will star Pavol Breslik, Nikola Hillebrand, Aleksandra Olczyk, Jean Teitgen, Mathias Vidal, Mikhail Timoshenko, Ilanah Lobel-Torres, and Nicolas Cavallier. Oksana Lyniv conducts.

Performance Dates: Nov. 2-23, 2024

Ben Bliss, Iain Paterson, Clive Bayley, Golda Schultz Justina Gringytė, and Jamie Barton lead Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress.” Susanna Mälkki conducts the production by Olivier Py.

Performance Dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 23, 2024

Roman Burdenko and George Gagnidze share the title role of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” They star alongside Rosa Feola, Slávka Zámečníková, Liparit Avetisyan, Dmitry Korchak, Goderdzi Janelidze, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Aude Extrémo, and Justina Gringytė. Domingo Hindoyan and Andrea Battistoni conduct.

Performance Dates: Dec. 1, 2024-June 12, 2025

Elena Tsallagova stars in Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen.” Juraj Valčuha conducts the production by André Engel.

Performance Dates: Jan. 15-Feb. 1, 2025

Rameau’s “Castor et Pollux” will be headlined by Jeanine De Bique, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Reinoud Van Mechelen, and Marc Mauillon. Teodor Currentzis conducts the production by Peter Sellars.

Performance Dates: Jan. 20-Feb. 23, 2025

Ludovic Tézier features in Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” alongside Florent Mbia, Matthew Cairns, Simon O’Neill, Kwangchul Youn, Mika Kares, Brian Mulligan, Gerhard Siegel, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Eliza Boom, and Marie-Nicole Lemieux. Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the production by Calixto Bieito.

Performance Dates: Jan. 29-Feb. 19, 2025

Lisette Oropesa headlines Bellini’s “I Puritani” with Lawrence Brownlee, Andrei Kymach, and Roberto Tagliavini. Corrado Rovaris conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 6-March 5, 2025

Sabine Devieilhe, Huw Montague Rendall, and Sophie Koch make up the cast of Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande.” Antonello Manacorda conducts the production by Wajdi Mouawad.

Performance Dates: Feb. 28- March 27 2025

Pascal Dusapin’ “Il Viaggio, Dante” will be directed by Claus Guth. Kent Nagano will conduct the production and leads a cast featuring Bo Skovhus, David Leigh, Christel Loetzsch, Jennifer France, and Danae Kontora.

Performance Dates: March 21-April 9, 2025

Verdi’s “Don Carlos” will be headlined by Charles Castronovo, Marina Rebeka, Christian Van Horn, Ekaterina Gubanova, Andrzej Filończyk, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk. Simone Young conducts the French version.

Performance Dates: March 29-April 25, 2025

Asmik Grigorian stars in Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” In “Gianni Schicchi” she stars alongside Misha Kiria, Alexey Neklyudov while in “Il Tabarro” she is joined by Roman Burdenko, Joshua Guerrero. Finally Grigorian headlines “Suor Angelica” with Karita Mattila. Carlo Rizzi conducts a production by Christof Loy.

Performance Dates: April 29-May 28, 2025

Nadine Sierra and Amina Edris share the title role in Massenet’s “Manon” with Benjamin Bernheim and Roberto Alagna alternating as Des Grieux. The cast also includes Andrzej Filończyk and will be conducted by Pierre Dumoussaud.

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Performance Dates: May 26-June 20, 2025

Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will feature Isabel Leonard, Aigul Akhmetshina, Mattia Olivieri, Levy Sekgapane, Carlo Lepore, Luca Pisaroni, and Andres Cascante. Diego Matheuz conducts.

Performance Dates: June 10-July 13, 2025

Best wishes,
Alexander Julius Leventov

(Text cp. from operawire!)