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LyonManon LescautNew production
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Sesto Quatrini; Emma Dante; Opéra de Lyon; Carmine Maringola; Vanessa Sannino; Cristian Zucaro; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
LyonBilly BuddNew production
Britten: Billy Budd
Finnegan Downie Dear; Richard Brunel; Opéra de Lyon; Stephan Zimmerli; Bruno de Lavenère; Laurent Castaingt; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
LyonLe Couronnement de PoppéeNew production
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
Simon-Pierre Bestion; Tatjana Gürbaca; Opéra de Lyon; Marc Weeger; Dinah Ehm; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
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All that glitters: Barrie Kosky's Coq d'or opens in Lyon
Its premiere postponed from Festival d'Aix last summer, Barrie Kosky's staging of Rimsky-Korsakov's political satire finally takes place in Lyon.
Seeing double: Bluebeard’s Castle at Opéra de Lyon
A controversial new production of Bluebeard's Castle by Andriy Zholdak in which Bartók's opera is played out twice...
La Cenerentola in Edinburgh: comic direction to savour
Herheim pulls us in unexpected directions, makes us laugh and makes us think as we enjoy fine Rossinian music and singing in Opéra de Lyon's production.
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Dans les coulisses de la spectaculaire mise en scène des Contes d'Hoffmann par Damiano Michieletto, la régisseuse de production lyonnaise s'est confiée sur son métier hors du commun et injustement méconnu.
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Contemporary opera has bounced back from the disruptions of the pandemic with significant gusto. We look ahead to several major operatic world premieres in the 2023–24 season.
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Hours after the launch of Opéra de Lyon's new season, Serge Dorny – who moves to the Bayerische Staatsoper in 2021 – reflects on his years with the company.