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GenevaLe Voyage à Reims (Il viaggio a Reims)New production
Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Jader Bignamini; Laurent Pelly; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ParisL'Élixir d'amour
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Evelino Pidò; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
GenevaSmile !
Blitzstein, Various, Poulenc, Baker, Satie, Sondheim, Chaminade, Weill, Chaplin, Monnot, Barbara, Kern
Laurent Pelly; Marco Giusti; Sabine Devieilhe; Pauline Buet
ViennaLa Fille du régiment
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Laurent Pelly; Vienna State Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
FlorenceLes Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)New production
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Kent Nagano; Laurent Pelly; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
New York CityManon
Massenet: Manon
Yves Abel; Laurent Pelly; Metropolitan Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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The Love for Three Oranges: a signature cocktail at the Opéra de Lyon
Laurent Pelly creates another highly successful production, featuring meticulously choreographed movements and precise staging, all in keeping with Prokofiev’s rich score.
Bel canto bliss: Il turco in Italia in Tokyo
Laurent Pelly's visually smart production of Rossini's Il turco in Italia finally makes its way to Tokyo's New National Theatre with an outstanding cast of bel canto specialists.
Passion without the fireworks: Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne
Pelly’s low-level intervention leaves the audience marooned at the end of his new production of Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s operatic divertissement.
Royal Opera revival of La Fille du régiment delights with fresh fizz
Sara Blanch's Covent Garden debut, together with Juan Diego Flórez on top form, lead a fizzing revival of La fille du régiment from Royal Opera.
Laurent Pelly’s Falstaff passes the Naples test with flying colours
The French director’s much-travelled production arrives at the Teatro di San Carlo, displaying a precise balance between word, gesture and voice.
Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala
Julie Fuchs and Juan Diego Flórez give life to the refreshing and funny take of Laurent Pelly’s classic production, under the baton of Evelino Pidò.
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ParisPlatée
Rameau: Platée
Marc Minkowski; Laurent Pelly; Opéra national de Paris; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Les Musiciens du Louvre
MadridThe Bartered BrideNew production
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Gustavo Gimeno; Laurent Pelly; Teatro Real; Caroline Ginet; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real; Coro Titular del Teatro Real
BarcelonaFalstaff
Verdi: Falstaff
Josep Pons; Laurent Pelly; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Barbara de Limburg; Joël Adam; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
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Alain Perroux in Geneva: the return of a native
The new General Director of Grand Théâtre de Genève discusses his plans for the upcoming season, reviving lesser-known pieces, and how audiences are thirsty for new experiences.
Serious about comedy, obsessed by music: Laurent Pelly
Ahead of his new production of Rossini's Il turco in Italia in Madrid, the prolific opera director talks about how he approaches a production – “it always starts with the music” – and about how he creates comedy.