The New York Times – Music:
It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.
Category: Paris Opera
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Thomas Adès Takes a Step Toward the Classical Music Canon
The New York Times – Music:
As Adès premieres an orchestral work, “The Exterminating Angel” is receiving something rare in contemporary opera: a new production.
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Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera
The New York Times – Music:
The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job.
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Europe’s Opera Stages Next Season: What to See
The New York Times – Music:
Among our critic’s recommendations are multiple “Ring” cycles, a premiere by Ellen Reid and the soprano Lise Davidsen in Strauss’s “Salome.”
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Renée Fleming Adds a New Role to Her Repertoire: Pat Nixon
The New York Times – Music:
The superstar soprano discusses her debut in John Adams’s “Nixon in China” at the Paris Opera. For starters, she spends the second act with a dragon.
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Friedrich Cerha, 96, Who Finished Another Composer’s Masterpiece, Dies
The New York Times – Music:
His skill in completing Alban Berg’s “Lulu” almost 40 years after Berg’s death was considered one of the greatest operatic achievements of the 20th century.
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A Paris Opera House’s History and the Phantom
The New York Times – Music:
The architecture and location of the Palais Garnier are intertwined with the history of France and Paris (and a famous phantom).
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Benjamin Britten’s ‘Peter Grimes’ Arrives in Paris
The New York Times – Music:
Benjamin Britten’s “Peter Grimes,” directed by Deborah Warner in her Paris Opera debut, reintroduces a 20th-century composer to French audiences.
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The Paris Opera to Stage Its First Auction
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Lots donated to the institution’s fund-raiser range from an Anselm Kiefer painting to a Chaumet diamond and pearl necklace.