Paris

Serebrennikov’s new Paris Opera Lohengrin is utterly compelling theatre despite confusing moments

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FranceFrance Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opéra national de Paris / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Myriam Hoyer) from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, 24.10.2023 and available on medici.tv from 1.11.2023. (JPr)

Paris Opera’s Lohengrin Act I © Charles-Duprat/OnP

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Fully restored CALLAS – PARIS, 1958 is exclusively in cinemas during November and December

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Celebrating Maria Callas’s Centenary, her historical performance is fully restored for the first time in colour exclusively for the big screen

CALLAS – PARIS, 1958
Released in the UK and Ireland 11-12 November 2023
CLICK HERE for all global release dates

(P)REVIEWED HERE

Director and Producer – Tom Volf
Production and Restoration – Samuel Francois-Steininger
International Distribution – Piece of Magic Entertainment
Runtime – 90 minutes

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The vigour and athleticism of Béjart’s choreography impresses in Paris

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FranceFrance Maurice Béjart – Firebird, The Song of the Wayfarer, Bolero: Dancers of the Ballet de L’Opéra, Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris / Patrick Lange (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 21.4.2023. (JO’D)

The Song of the Wayfarer: Germain Louvet and Hugo Marchand © Yonathan Kellerman

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Accentus – 30 ans! was a stimulating, refreshing and magnificent Insula Orchestra concert

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FranceFrance Accentus, 30 ans!: accentus, Hélène Carpentier (soprano), Hilary Summers (mezzo-soprano), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor), Florian Sempey (baritone),  Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor), Cécile Trelluyer (lighting). La Seine Musicale, Paris, 18.3.2023. (CC)

Laurence Equilbey conducts accentus and the Insula Orchestra © Julien Benhamou

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A true melding of the heard (Fauré’s Requiem) and the seen (Mat Collishaw’s film).

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FranceFrance Gounod, Fauré, SKY BURIAL: Child from the Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine (treble), Amital Pati (tenor), Samuel Hasselhoen (baritone), accentus, Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor), Mat Collishaw (video). Patrick Devedjian Auditorium, La Seine Musicale, Paris, France, 15.2.2023. (CC)

Sky Burial © Julien Benhamou

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Brian Jagde stars in a Tosca at Opéra Bastille which will take your breath away

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FranceFrance Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Chorus and Orchestra of l’Opéra national de Paris / Paolo Bortolameolli (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 20.10.2022. (SL)

Elena Stikhina (Tosca), Brian Jagde (Cavaradossi) and Ambrogio Maestri (rear, Scarpia) © Vincent Pontet/OnP

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