Part One of a digital conversation presented by the American Friends of the Paris Opera…
Covid-19
Update – Reopening of the Paris Opera
Message from the Paris Opera Managing Director – February 1st. Given the ongoing uncertainties delaying the prospect of reopening institutions that welcome the general public, the Paris Opera is once again having to review its artistic programme and adapt its activities.
Programming changes from February to July 2021 – message from Paris Opera Managing Director, Alexander Neef
Since establishments receiving audiences must remain closed until the end of January 2021 at the earliest, the Paris Opera is once more compelled to cancel performances scheduled over this period and to review its artistic programme for the first half of the year.
Becoming an Étoile, Live and Online
It was a first on the stage at the Bastille Opéra in Paris. Not the first performance of Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère. This ballet—the last great creation of the Russian-born choreographer and director of Dance in Paris in the 1980s—has been part of the Paris Opera Ballet repertoire since 1992. Nor the fact that this Bayadère was sold and broadcast live on the internet through the new online platform “L’Opéra Chez Soi.”
From the Comfort of your Living Room to the Paris Opera
If Americans cannot travel to France and Paris for the time being, if they cannot attend a performance held at the Paris Opera Bastille or Palais Garnier, they now can enjoy some of the best ballet and opera performances as well as special programs and concerts from the comfort of their living rooms.
Paris Opera Resumes Performances and Adapts to Curfew as of December 15
Further to the latest government announcements setting out the conditions for the reopening of performance venues as of 15 December, the Paris Opera is delighted to inform you that its programme and the schedules for its forthcoming productions have been adapted so as to end at 9 p.m. at the latest.
Lockdown: Cancelation of all performances from October 30 to December 1, 2020
A Message from Alexander Neef, General Director of the Paris Opera & Ballet to the Spectators of the Paris Opera in light of the upcoming lockdown from October 30 to December 1, 2020.
Paris Opera & Ballet Information in light of recent government restrictions in Paris
A Message from Alexander Neef, General Director of the Paris Opera & Ballet in light of the recent government restrictions
Young Artists Relief Fund Campaign – Covid-19
We have created a special emergency Fund to provide support for the future generation of dancers and singers during this unprecedented crisis and help them maintain hope as they pursue their aspirations and career goals.
Tribute to caregivers with a massive installation by artist JR
[Covid-19] The collective #ProtègeTonSoignant pays tribute to caregivers with an installation of 500 portraits on the façade of the Bastille Opera house from July 10 to 29, 2020