Opéra-Comique
The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne. It was also called the Théâtre-Italien up to about 1793, when it again became most commonly known as the Opéra-Comique. Today the company's official name is Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique, and its theatre, with a capacity of around 1,248 seats, sometimes referred to as the Salle Favart (the third on this site), is located at Place Boïeldieu in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, not far from the Palais Garnier, one of the theatres of the Paris Opéra. The musicians and others associated with the Opéra-Comique have made important contributions to operatic history and tradition in France and to French opera. Its current mission is to reconnect with its history and discover its unique repertoire to ensure production and dissemination of operas for the wider public.Mainstays of the repertory at the Opéra-Comique during its history have included the following works which have each been performed more than 1,000 times by the company: Cavalleria Rusticana, Le chalet, La dame blanche, Le domino noir, La fille du régiment, Lakmé, Manon, Mignon, Les noces de Jeannette, Le pré aux clercs, Tosca, La bohème, Werther and Carmen, the last having been performed more than 2,500 times
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Ercole Amante (2019)
Ercole Amante by Cavalli from Opéra Comique, performed at Opéra Comique, 2019. Directed by Valérie Lesort; Christian Hecq, conductor Raphaël Pichon. Starring Nahuel di Pierro (Ercole); Anna Bonitatibus (Giunone); Giuseppina Bridelli (Dejanira); Francesca Aspromonte (Jole); Krystian Adam (Krystian...
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Hamlet (2018)
Hamlet by A.Thomas, from Opéra Comique, 2018. Directed by Cyril Teste, conductor Louis Langrée, starring Sabine Devieilhe, Julien Behr, Kevin Amiel, Stéphane Degout, Yoann Dubruque, Laurent Alvaro, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Jérôme Varnier. Performed in French and subtitled in English, German, Fren...
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Orphée et Eurydice (ed. Berlioz) (2018)
Orphée et Eurydice (ed. Berlioz) by C. W. Gluck, from Opéra Comique, 2018. Directed by Aurélien Bory, conductor Raphaël Pichon, starring Marianne Crebassa, Lea Desandre, Hélène Guilmette, Charlotte Siepiora, Margherita Mischitelli, Claire Carpentier, Élodie Chan, Tommy Entresangle, Yannis Françoi...
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La Nonne sanglante (2018)
La Nonne sanglante by C.Gounod, from Opéra Comique, 2018. Directed by David Bobée, conductor Laurence Equilbey, starring Michael Spyres, Jodie Devos, Enguerrand De Hys, Vannina Santoni, Marion Lebègue, Jérôme Boutillier, Jean Teitgen, Luc Bertin-Hugault, Olivia Doray, Pierre-Antoine Chaumien, Jul...
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Fortunio (2019)
Fortunio by A.Messager, from Opéra Comique, 2019. Directed by Denys Podalydès, conductor Louis Langrée, starring Joseph Kaiser, Virginie Pochon,Jean-Marie Frémeau, Jean-Sébastien Bou, Jean-François Lapointe, Pierre Derhet, Thomas Dear, Aliénor Feix, Luc Bertin-Hugault, Geoffroy Buffière, Sarah Jo...
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Le Postillon de Lonjumeau (2019)
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau by A. Adam, from Opéra Comique, 2019. Directed by Michel Fau, conductor Sébastien Rouland, starring Michel Fau, Michael Spyres, Florie Valiquette, Franck Leguérinel, Yannis Ezziadi, Laurent Kubla. Performed in French and subtitled in English, French, German, Japanese and...
