Performer: Opéra-Comique

Tight orchestral playing, minimalist stage design: the conductor and director are perfectly in tune with each other, transforming Massenet's work into an intimate and timeless drama.

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Opéra-Comique's Carmen brings high musical qualities to Edinburgh

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Roy Westbrook, 08 Aug

Andreas Homoki's meta-staging in Paris' Opéra-Comique cannot detract from strong musical performances at the Edinburgh Festival, led by Gaëlle Arquez as a near-perfect Carmen.

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Deliciously not Disney: Zémire et Azor at Opéra Comique

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David Karlin, 29 Jun

Grétry's mash-up of Beauty and the Beast and The Arabian Nights provides an evening of proper enchantment in Paris.

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ParisWertherNew production

On demand from Opéra Comique, Paris, Until 22 Jul 23:59

Massenet: Werther

Raphaël Pichon; Ted Huffman; Opéra-Comique; Astrid Klein; Bertrand Couderc; Ensemble Pygmalion; Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique

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From Cincinnati to the Opéra-Comique: Louis Langrée goes transatlantic

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Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 07 Nov

With his tenure at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra drawing to a close and his directorship of the Opéra-Comique celebrating its second anniversary, Langrée discusses his experience on both sides of the Atlantic.

The ARTE opera season turns living rooms into opera houses

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Bachtrack, 11 Nov

The 2022-23 ARTE Opera streaming season is available to watch now! Read our preview of the new season, featuring extraordinary opera stagings from across Europe.