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24.25 SEASON
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Nomades
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
40e anniversaire de l’association Attacafa
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 20:00
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Attacafa is turning 40! A long-standing partner of the Lille Opera, this universal nomadic stage dedicated to "world" music defines itself as a "welcoming and militant utopia" that spreads harmonies, traditions from all origins, and celebrates the pleasures of encounter. For this anniversary concert, it has concocted a creation that brings together four women – emerging figures from a rich and diverse Mediterranean heritage. Of Armenian origin, Jaklin Baghdasaryan spent her childhood in Belarus before immigrating to Tourcoing, where she founded the duo Ladaniva. Éléonore Fourniau spent six years studying in Istanbul, where she forged her unique style of singing, accompanied by the hurdy-gurdy. Franco-Greek, Dafné Kritharas filters popular folklore melodies through her enchanted lenses. Emma Prat, a voice with multiple facets, bridges jazz, fado, and bolero. She draws from her musical encounters in Greece, Turkey, and Spain to nourish and enrich her vocal imagination.
Jaklin Baghdasaryan, Dafné Kritharas, Emma Prat - vocals
Éléonore Fourniau - vocals, hurdy-gurdy, saz, davul
Paul Barreyre - guitar and vocals
Sylvain Barou - flute, duduk, zurna, and bagpipes
Apostolos Sideris - double bass
Ersoj Kazimov - percussionDURATION: +/- 1h30
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Père et fils
The foyerLille Opera
Baroque music
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Lineages, transmissions, inheritances... Whether between fathers and sons or between teachers and students, music is always passed down and perpetuated, while continuing to evolve from one generation to the next. This thread can be followed through a series of diptychs for violin and harpsichord in a program that reveals some family treasures, brought to life by the soloists of Le Concert d'Astrée. Unfamiliar sonatas by Leopold Mozart foreshadow the genius of his prodigy son, or the virtuosic lightness of Alessandro Scarlatti, known as the "Italian Orpheus," and his son Domenico. Not to mention the most famous of Baroque families: the monumental works of the father and son, Bach.
SOLOISTS OF LE CONCERT D’ASTRÉE
Christophe Robert, violin
Benoît Hartoin, harpsichordPieces by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti, Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DURATION: 1 hour
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OPEN REHEARSALS: MONTAG AUS LICHT
Lille Opera
Découvrez la fabrique d'un opéra !
from Tuesday, 7 January 2025 to Thursday, 16 January 2025
Lille Opera
After Freitag aus Licht in 2022, the Opéra de Lille and Le Balcon will present a selection of scenes from Karlheinz Stockhausen's Montag aus Licht in January, conducted by Maxime Pascal and directed by Silvia Costa.
As part of the extensive preparation required for this opera, the artistic team regularly unveils the "making" of the production by opening certain rehearsal sessions to the public.
Following a brief introduction to contextualize the day’s stage in the overall creative process, attendees will observe a working session either in the Studio or on the Main Stage.
1h30
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Midi Opéra
The RotundaLille Opera
Public Press Conference about Montag aus Licht
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 12:30
The RotundaLille Opera
Before the performances, directors and conductors invite you to a lunchtime meeting to present the creation they are rehearsing at the Opéra de Lille.
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Abrazo
The foyerLille Opera
Abrazo
Jazz
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
More than a thousand concerts played together over fifteen years, including over six hundred as a duo... This is what you call a long-lasting partnership! An artistic bond that accordionist Vincent Peirani and saxophonist Émile Parisien celebrate today in an abrazo that is as much a brotherly hug as a musical embrace. In their ever-renewed desire to play together, the two jazz musicians have crafted a concert that dances around the tango, drawing inspiration from the compositions of Astor Piazzolla and Tomás Gubitsch, as well as from covers and new creations. To resonate in unison and return to the soul of the tango, "its elegance, its melancholy, its rhythmic and melodic power."
Émile Parisien, soprano saxophone
Vincent Peirani, accordionIn partnership with Tourcoing Jazz
DURATION: 1 hour
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Chotto Desh
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Akram Khan, Sue Buckmaster
from Wednesday, 8 January 2025 to Thursday, 9 January 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
DANCE - FOR FAMILIES
How can one share the intimate experience of dual culture and exile? To tell the story of his homeland, the renowned choreographer Akram Khan created a solo piece – from the Bangladesh of his origins remained only a syllable: DESH. A show that almost immediately became an international success... Khan then decided to offer a version specifically designed for children, conceived by the British director Sue Buckmaster. Chotto Desh, meaning "Little Homeland," is a performance shaped like a journey back to the roots, blending dance, mime, dialogues, and animated projections. Designed as a phantasmagoria, it summons both the voice of a grandmother and the dreams and glorified memories of childhood. Populated with butterflies and fragile ships, elephants and roots of the sky, the piece has already enchanted young audiences worldwide.
DURATION: +/- 1h
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Les ondes du rêve
The foyerLille Opera
Recital
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Black slumbers and melancholy, surrender to dreams, to romantic torments, to the depths... This program brings together great musical moments as well as poetic ones, where the most talented composers of their time—Strauss, Schubert, Brahms, or Stravinsky—echo the inspirations of poetic luminaries like Heine, Goethe, or Verlaine. Laureates of the Orsay-Royaumont Academy dedicated to melody and lieder, baritone-bass Adrien Fournaison conceived it with his musical partner, pianist Natallia Yeliseyeva, to respond to the chiaroscuro of American painter Alexander Harrison. Boats in the twilight, swans gliding, solitudes at dusk, everything here reflects a "trembling image of happiness and doubt."
Adrien Fournaison - Baritone-Bass
Natallia Yeliseyeva - PianoLieder and melodies by** Samuel Barber, Johannes Brahms, Gabriel Fauré, Ivor Gurney, Franz Liszt, Ben Moore, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, and Hugo Wolf
In partnership with the Fondation Royaumont
DURATION: 1 hour
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scènes de Montag aus Licht
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Karlheinz Stockhausen
from Saturday, 18 January 2025 to Sunday, 19 January 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Eva is the cosmic mother of all beings, and Monday – Montag – is her day. A generative and sensual force, she will bring fantastic creatures into the world and enchant humans... Continuing to shed light on Stockhausen’s grand cycle Licht. The Seven Days of the Week, Le Balcon opens the workshop of opera creation, offering open rehearsals, listening sessions, and performances of solo scenes from this world-encompassing work.
In Montag, Stockhausen celebrates the birth of the world and the feminine aspect of humanity through its symbols (the moon, water, childbirth), which cross all cultures and human temporalities. Written between 1981 and 1984, Montag aus Licht pushes instrumental virtuosity, electronic composition, and technological challenges to a unique level. Premiered in 1988 at La Scala in Milan, Montag "explodes" the boundaries of traditional Italian theater, creating a true magic envisioned by the composer.
After Freitag aus Licht, presented in 2022 at the Opéra de Lille, Le Balcon offers a selection of solo scenes from Monday of Light, as part of the extensive preparation required for this opera.
Maxime Pascal - Musical Direction
Silvia Costa - StagingDURATION: +/- 2h30, including intermission
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Musick Kubrick
The foyerLille Opera
chamber music
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
A perfectionist in all things and an eminent music lover, Stanley Kubrick paid more attention to the soundtracks of his films than most. Moreover, he brought immense popularity to some rare gems of the repertoire by skillfully employing their evocative power—such as a Schubert trio in Barry Lyndon or a Shostakovich waltz in Eyes Wide Shut. He also introduced the brilliance of Ligeti to a wide audience. This synergy and complementarity between music and cinema, between one form of drama and another, are explored by the musicians of L’Instant Donné in a concert where images are bound to appear as a natural consequence—whether one keeps their eyes wide open or tightly shut.
L’INSTANT DONNÉ
Saori Furukawa - Violin
Elsa Balas - Viola
Nicolas Carpentier - Cello
Caroline Cren - PianoPieces by Dmitri Shostakovich, Saori Furukawa, Georg Friedrich Handel, György Ligeti, Franz Liszt, Krzysztof Penderecki, Gioachino Rossini, Franz Schubert, and Johann Strauss II
DURATION: 1 hour
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Une nuit égale au jour
The foyerLille Opera
chamber music
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Starting with Georg Friedrich Haas's Equinox, a piece that neither begins nor ends but simply continues, expands, and transforms, the soloists of Le Balcon offer an evening that transcends time, much like that rare moment when the duration of day equals that of night for all places on Earth's surface. A prominent figure in microtonal music, Haas unfolds a myriad of arpeggios that continually mutate to evoke unprecedented sensations. This work becomes alternately an exploration and a hymn, framed by Johannes Brahms's Four Serious Songs, a splendid and somber lieder cycle drawn from Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
SOLOISTS OF LE BALCON
Damien Pass, baritone-bass
Iris Zerdoud, clarinet
Clotilde Lacroix, cello
Alphonse Cemin, pianoInstrumental pieces by Johannes Brahms, Georg Friedrich Haas,
and lieder by Johannes BrahmsDURATION: 1 hour
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Par les chemins baroques
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Par les chemins baroques
Recital / baroque
Wednesday, 5 February 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
From Italy to England, from Germany to France, and even to Spain… What a buzz in 17th-century Baroque Europe! It is this exciting time of invention and exchange that is brought to life by contralto Anthea Pichanick and theorbo player Étienne Galletier, with pieces by Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Cavalli, and Charpentier. From melodies of enduring charm and poignant love laments to dramatic outbursts and obstinate bass lines, the performers happily contrast these with timeless songs from another era—by Reynaldo Hahn, Michel Legrand, and even Bourvil!—for a concert that breathes new life into the ever-burning embers of the most passionate fervor.
Anthea Pichanick, contralto
Étienne Galletier, theorboSongs and melodies by Juan Arañés, Bourvil, Francesco Cavalli, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Reynaldo Hahn,
Georg Friedrich Handel, Stefano Landi, Michel Legrand, Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell,
Nancy Sinatra, Robert de Visée, and Antonio VivaldiDURATION: 1 hour
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#puzzled
The foyerLille Opera
#puzzled
Jazz
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
In English, "puzzled" means "perplexed." But it can also be understood differently, as the movable piece of a puzzle, or as the self-definition of a pianist who happily fits into every setting. From classical to jazz, from composing for theater to songwriting, alongside Pierre Barouh, Archie Shepp, or Raphaël Imbert, Pierre-François Blanchard has always managed to find a place that is both unique and collaborative. This time, he blossoms in a project born from the solitude of confinement, transformed into a call to the community of minds. Accompanied by the clarinet of Thomas Savy, he blends classical influences, jazz, and early 20th-century French music for an introspective journey, alternating between joyful and contemplative moments.
Pierre-François Blanchard, piano
Thomas Savy, clarinetIn partnership with Tourcoing Jazz
DURATION: 1 hour
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Le Barbier de Séville
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Le Barbier de Séville
Gioacchino Rossini
from Thursday, 27 February 2025 to Monday, 10 March 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
"Time and poetry are in the music of opera. The composer's perspective is already a director's perspective. There is a part of poetry that we don't have to take into account, the music takes care of it," explains Jean-François Sivadier.
In his "Barber of Seville," which was met with resounding success at the Opéra de Lille in 2013 and is being revived here with a new generation of singers, everything is about fantasy, energy, and surprise. From Spanish flair to misunderstandings, from playful anachronisms to the timeless joys of slapstick humor, Sivadier delivers a vibrant and modern version of the classic. This presentation showcases in its most radiant colors this joyful masterpiece, which combines the style of Beaumarchais' original comedy with the refinement of Rossini. In three weeks of happy creative frenzy, the composer crafted some of his most dazzling arias: Figaro's, the slander aria, or the vocal fireworks of "Una voce poco fa"... On the evening of its premiere in 1816, this "Barber of Seville" first caused a scandal... before, a week later, achieving a triumph that, nearly two centuries later, remains unchallenged.
Diego Ceretta, Musical Direction
Jean-François Sivadier, Stage DirectionDURATION: +/- 3h15 with intermission
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[ELLES]
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[ELLES]
Jazz / pop
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
As women's voices gain freedom, Sandra Nkaké has been among the first to raise hers. A powerful, vibrant, sensual, and soulful voice, awarded a Victoire du Jazz in 2012, which she now chooses to channel into the fight. One could not dream of a more beautiful weapon… For [ELLES], a recital in tribute to female singers and composers, she has carefully selected songs that have accompanied her life as a woman and musician: those of Joni Mitchell, Björk, Nina Simone, and more. Joined by flutist Jî Drû and cellist Paul Colomb, she offers an intimate, almost acoustic moment where groove serves the words, feelings, and raw emotion.
Sandra Nkaké, vocals, guitar
Jî Drû, flute, vocals
Paul Colomb, celloSongs by Jeanne Added, Björk, Laura Cahen, Joni Mitchell, and Nina Simone
DURATION: 1 hour
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Les ravissements
The foyerLille Opera
Chamber music
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
A classic joke from 1781, a post-romantic passion concentrate from 1945, and a contemporary abduction: this is the thrilling program offered by the Quatuor Agate for this concert. Formed in 2016 and since a laureate of prestigious competitions, the quartet presents a dynamic range of works. In "The Joke" (Op. 33, No. 2), the illustrious Haydn delights in confounding his audience; he traps them and plays tricks on them... only to make them burst into laughter! Diving into the most ardent emotions, Korngold's String Quartet No. 3 marks the Austrian composer's brilliant return to "serious" music after his Hollywood successes. And between these two masterpieces, we will experience The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini by Dinuk Wijeratne (2022), inspired by the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. What intense emotions!
QUATUOR AGATE
Adrien Jurkovic, violin
Thomas Descamps, violin
Raphaël Pagnon, viola
Simon Iachemet, celloString quartets by Joseph Haydn,
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Dinuk WijeratneDURATION: 1 hour
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Ode à sainte Cécile
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Georg Friedrich Händel
from Friday, 14 March 2025 to Saturday, 15 March 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
"Praised be Saint Cecilia, patroness of musicians! Composed in 1739, Handel's work exalts both 'the powerful brilliance of trumpets' and 'the sweet and plaintive flute,' or even 'those divine harmonies that confuse Earth with paradise.' The verses, inspired and lyrical, are by the Poet Laureate of the Crown, John Dryden – loyal spectators will recall his exotic 'Indian Queen,' set to Purcell's music, presented at the Opéra de Lille in 2019. They will also not have forgotten soprano Elsa Benoit, heard in the title role of the exceptional production of Handel's 'Semele' in the fall of 2022 and who here takes on one of the solo parts. Alongside her, the American tenor with a luminous timbre, Eric Ferring, was Don Ottavio in last season's 'Don Giovanni'... In addition to Handel, there will be a selection of arias, symphonies, and excerpts from the works of Jean-Philippe Rameau. A grand Baroque celebration, in which Emmanuelle Haïm and the orchestra and choir of her Concert d'Astrée will resonate with timeless splendor.
Jean-Philippe Rameau - arias, symphonies, and excerpts from operas
Georg Friedrich Handel - Ode to Saint Cecilia, HWV 76 for soloists, choir, and orchestraDURATION: +/- 1h45 with intermission"
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Yuşan-Zillya
The foyerLille Opera
Yuşan-Zillya
World music
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
In Crimean tradition, the plant known as yu an holds symbolic meaning: it is said to help one remember their own roots… The zillya, on the other hand, are medicinal herbs, remedies for the most cruel ailments… It is this dual emblem that the members of a trio, which proudly upholds the unity and heritage of two peoples, have chosen. Djemil Karikov and his daughter Nial Khalilova, from the long and painful history of the Crimean Tatars, were forced to leave their homeland in 2014. Emigrating to Lviv, they met Ukrainian singer Natalia Rybka-Parkhomenko and developed this project with her, which conveys emotions beyond borders and exile.
Djemil Karikov, saz
Nial Khalilova, cello
Natalia Rybka-Parkhomenko, vocalsIn partnership with Attacafa
as part of the Le Temps d’une Lune #9 festivalDURATION: 1 hour
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Mycelium
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon
from Tuesday, 25 March 2025 to Thursday, 27 March 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
What is neither animal nor vegetable, and proves more enduring than these two kingdoms combined? Mycelium! It is the buried part of the fungus – which unfolds in nature to create a formidable underground world of capillaries. "For me, it's not repetition but constant evolution. We try to create a common pulsation, a vibration," explains Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos, whose piece once again evokes the flows and feats of the living. An inspiration he has drawn from since his childhood contemplations and adventures. After the flow of waves in the highly acclaimed "Elvedon" in 2016, followed by schools of fish or bird migrations, he now invites the audience to observe the modulations of an underground and unexplored wave. It took all the virtuosity of the dancers from the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon to make these micromovements vibrate, which emerge and evolve, sometimes at the threshold of perception, to the electro music of composer Coti K.
Christos Papadopoulos, Choreography
Coti K., MusicDURATION: +/- 1h without intermission
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Gracias a la vida
The foyerLille Opera
Recital
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Choosing "Gracias a la vida" as her anthem, mezzo-soprano Anne-Lise Polchlopek has lovingly crafted a program that spans various latitudes, times, and styles, reflecting the multifaceted nature of her musical personality. An "ideal" and diverse recital… "If part of my identity is Slavic, another part is more Mediterranean; my grandmother, a pieds-noirs, spoke to me in a French mixed with Spanish and Arabic words. With this heritage, I lived in Madrid… a journey without which I wouldn’t be a singer today," she explains, joyfully letting Fauré mingle with Messiaen, Chaminade tease Mozart, Giménez jest with Poulenc, and Reynaldo Hahn respond to Jacques Brel.
Anne-Lise Polchlopek, mezzo-soprano
Pierre Laniau, guitar
Federico Tibone, pianoSongs and melodies by Pauline Viardot, Cécile Chaminade, Jacques Brel, Gabriel Fauré, Olivier Messiaen, Manuel de Falla, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gerónimo Giménez, Reynaldo Hahn, Maurice Ravel, Tomás Méndez, Francis Poulenc, Erik Satie, and Violeta Parra
DURATION: 1 hour
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La poursuite des légendes
The foyerLille Opera
Chamber music
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
A member of Le Balcon, creator of unconventional operas, bold arranger of classical works, and a staunch advocate of musical adventures in uncharted territories, Arthur Lavandier began a cycle of "legends" in 2022—short pieces for mezzo-soprano and trombone, and for baritone and cello. He continues this cycle with three new pieces where soprano and harp soar to new heights. The second part of the program features frenzied lyres, with a composition for ensemble performed by the conservatory class led by soloist Clara Izambert, also a member of Le Balcon. This concert is thus crafted with complete synergy, offering a fresh perspective on this instrument favored by the gods…
SOLOISTS OF LE BALCON
Parveen Savart, soprano
Clara Izambert, harp
And the students of the harp class from the regional conservatory of AmiensArthur Lavandier
Three Legends, for soprano and harp
World premiere of a composition for harp ensembleDURATION: 1 hour
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Birds
The foyerLille Opera
World music
Wednesday, 23 April 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
From a bird’s-eye view, elevated and afar, one can see things much more clearly, catching the free flow of sounds between different Black communities of the Maghreb, where the aesthetics of Morocco’s Gnawas meet Tunisia’s stambeli. A musical and humanist project, *Birds* soars like a dream journey above the contemporary world, guided by Tunisian violinist Zied Zouari, accompanied by bassist Leïla Soldevila and cellist Clémence Mebsout. This string trio vibrates with the power of Sufi rhythm and the spirituality of maqām, gracefully breaking free from cultural and musical genres and clichés.
Zied Zouari, violin
Clémence Mebsout, cello
Leïla Soldevila, double bassOriginal compositions by Zied Zouari
DURATION: 1 hour
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L’entente cordiale
The foyerLille Opera
Recital
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
All the elements come together in this recital, where composers on either side of the English Channel respond to each other through water and air. From Fauré, a selection of "Venetian" melodies of rarely equaled refinement. Aquatic pleasures are complemented by Britten's earthy Winter Words and Folksongs, along with the airy flights of Boulanger's Cantique and Gounod's Le Rossignol. Winner of the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition and guest soloist with Ensemble Pygmalion, British tenor Laurence Kilsby brings elegance, precision, and dramatic power to these timeless melodies, supported by the attentive and virtuosic piano of Simon Lepper. This promises to kindle some truly beautiful fires!
Laurence Kilsby, tenor
Simon Lepper, pianoSongs by Benjamin Britten, Nadia Boulanger,
Gabriel Fauré, and Charles GounodDURATION: 1 hour
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Faust
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Faust
Charles Gounod
from Monday, 5 May 2025 to Thursday, 22 May 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Gounod's "Faust" is the second most performed French opera in the world, just behind "Carmen." But should one take this "Faust" literally? Or see, in the midst of the fable, a celebration of pleasures? From the demonic round dance of the Golden Calf led by Satan himself to Marguerite laughing at her own beauty in the mirror, the spectator can savor all excesses, intoxicate themselves with music... without risking damnation. This contradiction does not escape the enlightened analysis of Denis Podalydès. He sees here "an opera fundamentally anti-Puritan in a Puritan world whose religious code it nevertheless embraces, and pretends to observe. There is in this work a double or duplicitous aspect – a structural hypocrisy, typical of the Second Empire. For Gounod is a true Catholic plagued by demons all the more diabolical because he is a fervent Christian." After examining another great figure of theater, Falstaff, in his Verdian dimension, the director tackles here the tragic hero of Goethe, using the spoken dialogues of Jules Barbier that were part of the work at its creation in 1859, to reveal all its ambiguities. A way of celebrating, through Gounod's opera, eternal youth.
Louis Langrée musical direction
Denis Podalydès stagingDURATION: +/- 3h30 including intermission
sung, spoken, and subtitled in FrenchProduct not currently on sale
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Le paradis retrouvé, un concert en Arcadie
The foyerLille Opera
Baroque music
Wednesday, 7 May 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
An isolated country in the mountains, idyllic, ideal, gentle, peaceful, inhabited by happy shepherds, laughing and singing... There is no unhappy Arcadia! The homeland of the god Pan, this dreamed enclave of the Greek classics, also finds expression in music, naturally paired with the enchanted flute of the mischievous protector of shepherds and their flocks. In a program of trios without bass, two flutes engage in dialogue with the violin, following the inspirations of composers—whether passionate or pastoral, serious or sensual. From Couperin to Debussy, many have brought this little paradise to life in music. An odyssey to the celestial heights of a humanity that has finally learned to live in peace.
SOLOISTS OF LE CONCERT D’ASTRÉE
Sébastien Marq, recorder
Nicolas Flodrops, traverso
Clémence Schaming, violinPieces by Arthur Benjamin, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, François Couperin, Claude Debussy,
Antoine Dornel, Jacob van Eyck, Johann Mattheson, and Georg Philipp TelemannDURATION: 1 hour
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Don Quichotte en musique
The foyerLille Opera
Recital
Wednesday, 14 May 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
At the Opéra de Lille, Alexandre Duhamel was seen as Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande. Now, alongside pianist Alphonse Cemin, he lends his powerful voice to the ingenious hidalgo Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza. Unconventional, extraordinary, unique, and foundational—Cervantes' characters seem almost tailor-made for opera and song. From Ibert to Ravel, from Massenet to Brel, this recital takes the form of a musical epic, where the syncopations of a drinking song adorned by Paul Morand are tinged with an Iberian vibration, and where the ever-delayed disappearance of the legend is affirmed—as the gentleman from La Mancha reminds us: "If all the books have killed me, it takes just one for me to live..."
Alexandre Duhamel, baritone-bass
Alphonse Cemin, pianoArias and melodies by Jacques Ibert, Jules Massenet, Maurice Ravel
Songs by Jacques BrelIn partnership with Le Balcon
DURATION: 1 hour
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Persiennes d’Iran
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Persiennes d’Iran
World music
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Atine, in Persian, means "united" but also "unprecedented." These two words perfectly capture the meeting of five musicians from different backgrounds, each bringing her own uniqueness to Persian classical and popular music. This diversity has allowed them to develop a repertoire where rearranged Iranian songs meet Arabic tradition and flamenco, where jazz blends with baroque, and where percussion and qanun mix with the viola da gamba. A carefully balanced blend that preserves the essence of tradition—"neither Westernization, nor reimagining, nor subversion"—but rather a modern, committed way of keeping Persian music alive.
ATINE
Aïda Nosrat, vocals
Sogol Mirzaei, tar
Christine Zayed, qanun
Marie-Suzanne de Loye, viola da gamba
Saghar Khadem, percussionDURATION: 1 hour
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Canciones
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Gaëlle Arquez, Susan Manoff
Tuesday, 27 May 2025 20:00
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Fire temperaments, enchanting lullabies, thwarted and fierce loves... Spanish songs and melodies love drama but also the subtlety of sentiment... On the program of this recital, the cream of Spanish composers: Granados, of course, the Catalan Fernando Obradors, adapting García Lorca, Xavier Montsalvatge, a friend of Olivier Messiaen. But also the esteemed French composer of Lakmé, Léo Delibes, and inspirations from across the Atlantic: Carlos Guastavino, flame of Argentine romanticism, or the Mexican Agustín Lara nicknamed the "musician poet," whose irresistible melodies were immortalized by both Caruso and Frank Sinatra... So many gems that will be sublimated by the mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez. In her impressive international career, she has portrayed a staggering array of roles: Charlotte at the Vienna Staatsoper, Dorabella at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Isabella in Milan, Cenerentola at the Liceu in Barcelona... Quite impressive! But above all, she was a remarkable Carmen, at the Opéra Comique but also outdoors, under the Eiffel Tower, in front of an ecstatic audience...
Program of Spanish songs by:
Fernando Obradors, Agustín Lara, Carlos Guastavino, Enrique Granados,
Xavier Montsalvatge, Léo Delibes...Gaëlle Arquez mezzo-soprano
Susan Manoff pianoDURATION: +/- 1h30 including intermission
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Énergies victorieuses
The foyerLille Opera
Rectial
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Bringing lyrical art out of its usual patterns, breaking free from its ruts, and opening it to diversity while showcasing performers who bring fresh energy—this is the enlightened vision of Africa Lyric’s Opera. Launched in 2007 by the international solidarity organization Women of Africa, this initiative identifies, supports, and guides young operatic talents of African and Afro-descendant origin. Newly crowned laureates of this international competition will pour all their energy into a program that honors the beauties of the operatic repertoire, while infusing it with touches of gospel, American music, and a few surprises along the way.
WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN GRAND OPERA VOICES COMPETITION 2024
Yolisa Ngwexana, 1st Prize and Audience Prize (soprano)
Milan McCray, 2nd Prize (soprano)
Kofi Taylor-Hayford, 3rd Prize (bass)
Thomas Tacquet, pianoArias and duets from operas, traditional songs
DURATION: 1 hour
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Three women
The foyerLille Opera
Chamber music
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
Kindred spirits, a convergence of ideas, harmony… Between the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, three composers from the 20th and 21st centuries respond to each other and create a unique lineage. Bridging European writing and an "American sound," Caroline Shaw delves into her musical memories for "a journey on familiar paths that always promises more discoveries." Meanwhile, Joséphine Stephenson brings to life the spirit of two Franco-British poets. A concert of shared stories and humanity, led by Fiona McGown and the I Giardini collective, virtuoso performers of these repertoires and dedicatees of two of these works.
Fiona McGown, mezzo-soprano
I GIARDINI
Hugo Meder, violin
Shuichi Okada, violin
Léa Hennino, viola
Pauline Buet, cello
David Violi, pianoInstrumental pieces and melodies by Amy Beach,
Caroline Shaw, and Joséphine StephensonAs part of the 2nd Là-Haut Biennale
DURATION: 1 hour
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Così fan tutti
Grande SalleThéâtre municipal Raymond Devos - Tourcoing
d'après Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from Thursday, 5 June 2025 to Friday, 6 June 2025
Grande SalleThéâtre municipal Raymond Devos - Tourcoing
True to the original and libertine spirit, the company Miroirs Étendus places the classic in a contemporary perspective, in a version where it's no longer about a game of deception, but rather about "being overwhelmed by unexpected, explosive feelings of love." Times change, and so do customs: director Antonio Cuenca Ruiz envisions "Così fan tutti" (are they all like that) as an evening among young people that turns into a grand maneuver of a game of love, both light and serious, intimate yet also political. Drawing from contemporary imagination, he pairs Da Ponte's recitatives with libertine texts from the era, in a vision that is both faithful and modern. In line with this inspiration, the musical adaptation—entrusted to Maël Bailly—captures the richness of the original score while infusing it with more contemporary colors through innovative instrumentation. After revisiting Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice," the company continues its collaboration with emerging artists, forging new connections to bring the masterpieces of the repertoire closer to the audience of Hauts-de-France.
Antonio Cuenca Ruiz - Concept and Direction
Maël Bailly - Musical Adaptation
Romain Louveau - Artistic Direction
Fiona Monbet - Musical DirectionDURATION: +/- 1h45 without intermission
at Théâtre municipal Raymond Devos, Tourcoing
Metro line 2, stop Tourcoing Centre
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Ravel et Prokofiev, précurseurs
The foyerLille Opera
Chamber music
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 18:00
The foyerLille Opera
In response to the Romeo and Juliet ballet, which will be performed in the Grande Salle at the end of the season, the accomplished chamber musicians—violinist Wibert Aerts and pianist Jean-Michel Dayez—invite you to explore a more intimate side of Prokofiev, whose boldness and innovations align with those of his contemporary Ravel. These two sonatas successfully inhabit ancient forms with an original and distinctly modern language. The French composer integrates elements of jazz and blues into the classical form, while exploring the virtuosic heights of the violin in his dazzling Tzigane. About a decade later, the Russian composer unveils the full range of his expressive power to convey the turmoil of World War II, "like the wind blowing through a cemetery..."
Wibert Aerts, violin
Jean-Michel Dayez, pianoSonatas by Sergei Prokofiev and Maurice Ravel
DURATION: 1 hour
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Roméo et Juliette
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Roméo et Juliette
Ballet de l’Opéra des Flandres
from Saturday, 14 June 2025 to Sunday, 15 June 2025
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
The inexhaustible inspiration of Romeo and Juliet: no fewer than twenty-five operas, a dramatic symphony by Berlioz, a plethora of films, and musical comedies... In 1934, in search of a lyrical theme for the Kirov Theatre, Prokofiev chose the subject over Tristan and Isolde or Pelléas et Mélisande... And he was right to do so: thanks to him, the young lovers of Verona shine brilliantly in the legend of 20th-century ballet. This classic tale lends itself this time to the abundant universe of the Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau, a proponent of a "grandiose visual dance theatre."
In 2022, at the Opéra de Lille, he awakened Sleeping Beauty with an androgynous, dreamy, audacious vision. This time, the leader of the Catalan company La Veronal ventures to Verona, dividing the dancers of the Ballet des Flandres into Montagues and Capulets, for a contemporary and deeply personal reinterpretation of the myth. "I love confronting these tales from another time and asking myself what we can do with them today... What interests me above all is to use my creativity, my madness, my nightmares, or my fears to evolve the story."
Marcos Morau choreography
Music by Sergei Prokofiev (excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, ballet of 1935)Ballet of the Opéra des Flandres
DURATION: +/- 1h30 without intermission
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Méduse
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Jazz
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 18:00
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
Exceptional: Concert in the main auditorium
Her deep voice and nuanced phrasing shine brilliantly in jazz, earning Célia Kameni acclaim as one of France's top jazz singers. However, she does not confine her horizons. Adopting the emblem of Medusa with her magnetic gaze, Kameni dazzles and explores a rich universe that alternately invites Nina Simone, Björk, and Nick Drake, drawing inspiration from artists like Moses Sumney, Shida Shahabi, and Arooj Aftab. She blends improvisation, poetry, and vibrational singing in search of new forms and emotions. Supported by a solid and adventurous quartet, Kameni delves deeply to captivate and astonish her audience.
Célia Kameni, vocals
Juliette Serrad, cello
Giani Caserotto, guitar
Julien Loutelier, drums
Léo Jassef, piano
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