Opera in Paris

The famous sights of Paris are well known but for the music lover there are great opportunities at the National Opera and Ballet, the Opéra de Paris. It uses two venues for the performances, the Opéra Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. It should not be thought that the newer building, the Opéra Bastille offers performances that are in any way secondary. It is just one of two venues of this prestigious company. The Opéra Palais Garnier of 1875 was commissioned by Napoleon III, built by Charles Garnier and was later the inspiration for the Phantom of the Opera. The Opéra Bastille is by contrast a work of striking modernity commissioned in 1983 and built by the Canadian-Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott. Regular guided tours of both theatres are available. Other opera venues are the Théâtre du Chatelet, the Opéra Comique and the Théâtre du Champs Elysée. We will be pleased to provide the programme and tickets for all the venues.
Parisian audiences have not always been the most appreciative of new operas, Tannhäuser and Carmen were badly received and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was greeted with a riot at its first performance. Things have improved since then and now the French government subsidizes tickets at the Opéra de Paris by fifty per cent. The birthplace of Claude Debussy in Saint Germain-en-Laye can be reached on the underground and visitors can see much interesting memorabilia such original scores, original letters, photographs and even the composer’s clothes. Further afield is the small house in Montfort-l’Amaury bought by Maurice Ravel in 1921 and occupied by him until his death in 1937.
Among many wonderful artists performing this season there will be Barbara Frittoli (Marriage of Figaro), Roberto Alagna (Francesca da Rimini), Natalie Dessay (Giulio Cesare), Marcelo Alvarez (Luisa Miller), Rene Fleming (Otello), Matti Salminen (The Flying Dutchman) and Carlo Bosi (Madam Butterfly).
Our prices shown below include return flights, airport transfers, accommodation for three nights with breakfast and opera synopses.
If required we will be pleased to book travel on Euro Star. This is often a more expensive option than flying but it does have some advantages. You will not need to check in so early, you will not need to retrieve your luggage at the end of the journey and you arrive in the centre of the city. The ticket prices for performances of opera and ballet are shown on the programme.

 

Hotel Detail

	Hotel Normandy **** This charming traditional hotel offers a warm welcome in the very heart of Paris between the Louvre Museum and the Tuileries Garden. It is close to the Palais Royal, the Comédie Francaise and the Place Vendome. There are good restaurants all around the hotel but it does have an excellent one itself. Passengers arriving at Paris CDG Airport can take the Roissy Bus from just outside the airport which goes directly to outside the Opera Garnier without stopping. From here the hotel can be reached on foot. The hotel is within walking distance of the Opera Garnier.
	Hotel Les Jardins du Marais **** A few steps from the new Opera Bastille and within walking distance to the magnificent Place des Vosges, the hotel is conveniently located close to many places of interest in the historical heart of Paris, the trendy Marais district. The 265 bedrooms have been decorated with an art deco inspiration. The hotel provides a unique, private courtyard, filled with bushes and flowers for a very romantic and Parisian atmosphere. The restaurant is in a futuristic atrium and overlooks the hotel’s private garden. It welcomes up to 100 guests, and the chef offers a menu of fine food, accompanied by a great wine list. Les Jardins du Marais is Le Marais’ biggest hotel. Each of the spacious, comfortable guestrooms and suites is tastefully decorated in light, airy colours with modern furniture and attractive prints adorn the walls. Every room is fully equipped with modern amenities to meet the needs of the modern traveller. The Hotel is stylishly decorated and has a beautiful Winter Garden.
	Hotel Madeleine Haussmann *** This comfortable and beautifully furnished hotel has an excellent central location. The Opera Garnier can be reached on foot. Other nearby sites include the Place Vendôme, the Place de la Concorde, the Elysées Palace and for shoppers the Gallerie La Fayette which is behind the opera house. The facilities include bar, breakfast room, concierge, lift and internet connections. The rooms have exposed beams and tasteful décor, air conditioning, personal safe, mini bar and satellite TV.
	Hotel Marais Bastille *** This comfortable hotel provides accommodation in a cosy atmosphere with tastefully decorated rooms, which have modern amenities. It is located very close to the Opera Bastille, the Marais district, the Place des Voges, the Beaubourg and the Georges Pompidou Centre. The facilities include concierge, helpful multilingual staff, safe deposit boxes, laundry and buffet breakfast room. The rooms have modem access, room service, telephone, cable/satellite TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee making facilities and mini bar. The Bastille metro is 500 metres from the hotel.

This list shows the performances at the two venues of the Opera de Paris, the Opera Palais Garnier and the Opera Bastille. Those at the Opera Bastille are highlighted in red. Best category tickets at the Opera Palais Garnier cost between £170 and £122 and at the Opera Bastille between £170 and £103. Unless shown otherwise the operas and ballets will be performed in the evening.

Listings in red are at the Opera Bastille
September 2010
Th 9 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
Sa 11 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
Tu 14 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
Tu 14 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
F 17 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
F 17 EUGENE ONEGIN-Tchaikovsky
M 20 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
M 20 EUGENE ONEGIN-Tchaikovsky
Tu 21 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
W 22 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
Th 23 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
Th 23 EUGENE ONEGIN-Tchaikovsky
F 24 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
F 24 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
Sa 25 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT 2.30pm & 8pm
Su 26 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT 2.30pm
Su 26 EUGENE ONEGIN-Tchaikovsky 2.30pm
M 27 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
M 27 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
Tu 28 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
W 29 EUGENE ONEGIN-Tchaikovsky
Th 30 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
Th 30 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
October 2010
F 1 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
Sa 2 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT 2.30pm
Su 3 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini 2.30pm
Su 3 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner 2.30pm
M 4 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
M 4 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
Tu 5 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
Tu 5 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
W 6 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
W 6 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
Th 7 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
Th 7 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
F 8 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI-Rossini
F 8 EUGENE ONEGIN-Tchaikovsky
Sa 9 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT 2.30pm
Sa 9 DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER-Wagner
Sa 9 Ballet. ROLAND PETIT
Su 10 IL TRITTICO-Puccini 2.30pm
M 11 EUGENE ONEGIN-Tchaikovsky
Tu 12 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
Th 14 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
Sa 16 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
M 18 Ballet. PAQUITA
Tu 19 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
Tu 19 Ballet. PAQUITA
W 20 Ballet. PAQUITA
Th 21 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
F 22 Ballet. PAQUITA-Puccini
Sa 23 Ballet. PAQUITA
M 25 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
M 25 Ballet. PAQUITA
Tu 26 Ballet. PAQUITA
Tu 26 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
W 27 IL TRITTICO-Puccini
W 27 Ballet. PAQUITA
Th 28 Ballet. PAQUITA
Th 28 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
F 29 Ballet. PAQUITA
Sa 30 Ballet. PAQUITA
Su 31 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart 2.30pm
November 2010
M 1 Ballet. PAQUITA
W 3 Ballet. PAQUITA
W 3 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Th 4 Ballet. PAQUITA
F 5 Ballet. PAQUITA
Sa 6 Ballet. PAQUITA
Sa 6 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Su 7 Ballet. PAQUITA 2.30pm
Tu 9 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Th 11 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
F 12 HAMBURG BALLET
Sa 13 HAMBURG BALLET 2.30pm & 8pm
Su 14 HAMBURG BALLET 2.30pm
M 15 HAMBURG BALLET
M 15 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Tu 16 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemith
Tu 16 HAMBURG BALLET
Th 18 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
F 19 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemith
Su 21 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart 2.30pm
M 22 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemith
W 24 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Th 25 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemith
Su 28 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemth 2.30pm
M 29 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
December 2010
W 1 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemith
Th 2 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
F 3 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemith
Sa 4 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
Su 5 Ballet. SWAN LAKE 2.30pm
M 6 MATHIS DER MALER-Hindemith
Tu 7 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
Th 9 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
F 10 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
F 10 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
Sa 11 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
Sa 11 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
Su 12 Ballet. SWAN LAKE 2.30pm
Su 12 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
M 13 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
M 13 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
Tu 14 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
Tu 14 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
W 15 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
W 15 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
Th 16 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
Th 16 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
F 17 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
F 17 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
Sa 18 Ballet. SWAN LAKE 2.30pm & 8pm
Sa 18 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
Su 19 Ballets. BALANCHNE/BROWN/BAUSCH
M 20 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
M 20 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
Tu 21 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
Tu 21 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
W 22 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
W 22 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
Th 23 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
Th 23 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
F 24 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
F 24 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
Sa 25 THE BARTERED BRIDE-Smetana
Sa 25 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
Su 26 2.30pm Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
Su 26 Ballet. SWAN LAKE 2.30pm
M 27 THE BARTEERED BRIDE-Smetana
M 27 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
T 28 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
W 29 Ballets. BALANCHINE/BROWN/BAUSCH
W 29 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
Th 30 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-R. Strauss
F 31 New Year. Ballets APOLLON, O ZOZONY 10 COMPOSITE 7 RITE OF SPRING
F 31 New Year. Ballet. SWAN LAKE
January 2011
M 3 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
Tu 4 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
W 5 Ballet. SWAN LAKE
Su 16 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
M 17 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
W 19 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
Th 20 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
Sa 22 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
Su 23 GIULIO CESARE-Handel 2.30pm
Th 27 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
Th 27 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
Sa 29 GIULIO CESARE-Puccini
Sa 29 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
M 31 Ballet. CALIGULA
M 31 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Ricardo Zandonai
February 2011
Tu 1 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
Tu 1 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
W 2 Ballet. CALIGULA
Th 3 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Riccardo Zandonai
Th 3 Ballet. CALIGULA
F 4 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
F 4 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
Sa 5 Ballet. CALIGULA
Su 6 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Riccardo Zandonai 2.30pm
M 7 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
M 7 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
Tu 8 Ballet. CALIGULA
W 8 Ballet. CALIGULA
W 9 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Riccardo Zandonai
Th 10 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
Th 10 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
Sa 12 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
Sa 12 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Riccardo Zandonai
M 14 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
M 14 MADAM BUTTERFLY-Puccini
Tu 15 Ballet. CALIGULA
W 16 Ballet. CALIGULA
W 16 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Riccardo Zandonai
Th 17 GIULIO CESARE-Handel
F 18 Ballet. CALIGULA
Sa 19 Ballet. CALIGULA
Sa 19 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Riccardo Zandonai
M 21 Ballet. CALIGULA
M 21 FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Riccardo Zandonai
Tu 22 Ballet. CALIGULA
W 23 Ballet. CALIGULA
Th 24 Ballet. CALIGULA
March 2011
Tu 1 SIEGFRIED-Wagner
Su 6 SIEGFRIED-Wagner 2pm
M 7 LUISA MILLER-Verdi
Tu 8 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
Th 10 LUISA MILLER-Verdi
F 11 SIEGFRIED-Wagner
Sa 12 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
Su 13 LUISA MILLER-Verdi 2.30pm
Tu 15 SIEGFRIED-Wagner
W 16 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
Th 17 Ballet. COPPÉLIA
Th 17 LUISA MILLER-Verdi
F 18 SIEGFRIED-Wagner
F 18 Ballet. COPPÉLIA
Sa 19 Ballet. COPPÉLIA 2.30pm & 8pm
Su 20 Ballet. COPPÉLIA 2.30pm
Su 20 LUISA MILLER-Verdi 2.30pm
M 21 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
Tu 22 SIEGRIED-Wagner
Tu 22 Ballet. COPPÉLIA
W 23 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
Th 24 Ballet. COPPÉLIA
Sa 26 Ballet. COPPÉLIA 2.30pm
Sa 26 LUISA MILLER-Verdi
Sa 26 Ballet. COPPÉLIA
Su 27 SIEGFRIED-Wagner 2pm
Su 27 Ballet. COPPÉLIA 2.30pm
M 28 Ballet. COPPÉLIA
M 28 AKHMATOVA-Bruno Mantovani
Tu 29 LUISA MILLER-Verdi
Tu 29 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
W 30 SIEGFRIED-Wagner
W 30 Ballet. COPPÉLIA
Th 31 AKHMATOVA-Bruno Mantovani
April 2011
F 1 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
F 1 LUISA MILLER-Verdi
Sa 2 AKHMATOVA-Bruno Mantovani
Tu 5 KATYA KABANOVA-Janacek
W 6 AKHMATOVA-Bruno Mantovani
Su 10 AKHMATOVA-Bruno Mantovani 2.30pm
M 11 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET
W 13 AKHMATOVA-Bruno Mantovani
Th 14 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET
Sa 16 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET 2.30pm & 8pm
Su 17 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET 2.30pm
Tu 19 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET
W 20 Ballet. MATS EK
W 20 TOSCA-Puccini
Th 21 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET
F 22 Ballet. MATS EK
F 22 TOSCA-Puccini
Sa 23 Ballet. MATS EK 2.30pm 7 8pm
Sa 23 Ballet. ROMEO 7 JULIET
Su 24 TOSCA-Puccini 2.30pm
M 25 Ballet. MATS EK
M 25 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET
Tu 26 Ballet. MATS EK
Tu 26 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET
W 27 Ballet. MATS EK
W 27 TOSCA-Puccini
Th 28 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET
Th 28 Ballet. MATS EK
F 29 Ballet. MATS EK
F 29 Tosca-Puccini
Sa 30 Ballet. ROMEO & JULIET 2.30pm & 8pm
May 2011
M 2 TOSCA-Puccini
Th 5 Ballet. FLAMES DE PARIS
Th 5 TOSCA-Puccini
F 6 Ballet. FLAMES DE PARIS
Sa 7 Ballet. FLAMES DE PARIS
Su 8 TOSCA-Puccini 2.30pm
Tu 10 Ballet. FLAMES DE PARIS
W 11 Ballet. FLAMES DE PARIS
W 11 TOSCA-Puccini
F 13 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Sa 14 TOSCA-Puccini
Su 15 Ballet. FLAMES DE PARIS 2.30pm
Tu 17 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
W 18 TOSCA-Puccini
Sa 21 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
M 23 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
W 25 Ballet. RAIN
Th 26 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Th 26 Ballet. RAIN
F 27 Ballet. RAIN
Sa 28 Ballet. RAIN 2.30pm & 8pm
Sa 28 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
M 30 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
Tu 31 Ballet. RAIN
Tu 31 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
June 2011
W 1 Ballet. RAIN
Th 2 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
F 3 GÖTTERDÁMMERUNG-Wagner
F 3 Ballet. RAIN
Sa 4 Ballet. RAIN 2.30pm
Sa 4 Ballet. RAIN
Su 5 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart 2.30pm
Tu 7 Ballet. RAIN
Tu 7 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO-Mozart
W 8 GÖTTERDÁMMERUNG-Wagner
Su 12 GÖTTERDÁMMERUNG-Wagner 2pm
Tu 14 OTELLO-Verdi
Th 16 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
F 17 OTELLO-Verdi
Sa 18 GÖTTERDÁMMERUNG-Wagner
M 20 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
M 20 OTELLO-Verdi
W 22 GÖTTERDÁMMERUNG-Wagner
Th 23 OTELLO-Verdi
F 24 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
Su 26 GÖTTERDÁMMERUNG-Wagner 2pm
Tu 28 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
Tu 28 OTELLO-Verdi
W 29 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
W 29 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Th 30 GÖTTERDÁMMERUNG-Wagner
Th 30 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
JULY 2011
Fr 1 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
F 1 OTELLO-Verdi
Sa 2 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Sa 2 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
Sa 2 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Su 3 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
M 4 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
M 4 OTELLO-Verdi
Tu 5 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
Tu 5 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
W 6 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
W 6 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Th 7 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
Th 7 OTELLO-Verdi
F 8 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
F 8 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Sa 9 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Sa 9 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
Su 10 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
Su 10 OTELLO-Verdi
M 11 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
M 11 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Tu 12 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
Tu 12 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
W 13 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
W 13 OTELLO-Verdi
Th 14 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
F 15 Ballet. LES ENFANTS DU PARADISE
F 15 Ballet. ANATOMIE DE LA SENSATION
Sa 16 COSI FAN TUTTE-Mozart
Sa 16 OTELLO-Verdi
End of the season

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