Behind the scenes, a smile is on everyone's lips.
The theaters will finally be able to reopen in France, from May 19.
If a gauge initially imposes a limit of 800 indoor spectators, this news has something to delight the whole sector.
The management of the Paris Opera thus confirms its comeback on stage "
in the best conditions and in compliance with sanitary measures
".
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For the entertainment world, this new calendar finally allows a screening until the end of the season. In order to better adapt to the health protocols put in place, the Opéra national de Paris has adjusted its roadmap for the coming months - between Garnier and Bastille - in particular to be able to respect the curfew, postponed to 9 p.m. to June 9, then 11 p.m. until June 30.
For its first public performance, the institution is relying on the long-awaited world creation
Le Soulier de satin
by Marc André Dalbavie, inspired by the work of Paul Claudel, directed by Stanislas Nordey. The show will take place at the Palais, with four premieres from May 21 to June 13 from 2 p.m. (replayed on the Opéra chez soi platform). Opening of the ticket office on May 12 at noon.
The
Tosca
show
by Giacomo Puccini
will mark the reopening of the Opéra Bastille, from June 4.
Another cover is the opera seria
La Clémence de Titus
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Willy Decker.
This will end in poetry and music this lyrical season, with six performances from June 30 to July 13.
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devilishly insolent
Faust
at the Opéra Bastille
A new course
For ballet lovers, performances of the show
Hommage à Roland-Petit
, French choreographer and dancer, will begin on May 28 at the Palais Garnier until July 7. Finally, the Montagues and the Capulets will dedicate an unprecedented hatred in the ballet
Romeo and Juliet
by Rudolf Nureyev, on the stage of the Opéra Bastille from June 10 to July 10.
The reopening of the Paris Opera, as well as its numerous programs, marks the beginning of a revival. Alexander Neef, its new director since September, announced the departure of its musical director Philippe Jordan, in office for nearly ten years. He will bid farewell to the public on July 2 during an
exceptional concert
,
given at the Opéra Bastille. He will be replaced by Gustavo Dudamel, a renowned Venezuelan conductor.
