Season Report
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Season Report 1 06 In figures 08 Major dates 10 The artistic project 12 Portfolio 42 1669-2019, 1989-2019 An exceptional double anniversary 50 The artists at the very heart of the Opera’s productions 60 The modular performance space and the Ateliers Bastille, future of the Opéra Bastille 70 2018/2019 quantified assessment 2 « Great edifices, that will come. At the very beginning of 2019, the invitation made to Claude Lévêque to dis- like great mountains, play his highly contemporary creations in our theatres has enabled us to set up an exchange with the exhibition “A certain air of Italy”, on the history of the Opera leading up to the French Revolution. Once again, origins meet modernity. Bringing the Saturnals into the Palais are the work Garnier was cause for controversy: a contemporary artwork, in the midst of Charles Garnier’s panache? A symbol of 20th century technology in the shrine of Second Empire design? Many visitors reacted strongly: some loved it, others loathed it. But our institution exists to of centuries. » rouse debates and reactions, at the risk of startling and, occasionally, displeasing some. I am personally convinced that this is a necessary condition for the Opera to stay at the heart VICTOR HUGO, Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) of cultural and intellectual life, and for it to fulfil its duty to the public. Thirty years after the Opéra Bastille’s inauguration, 2019 is also the year in which starts the great adventure of its completion. Following a long competition, it was decided With the celebration of the music academy’s 350 years and the Opéra Bastille’s that the modular performance space and the new ateliers will be built by the Danish firm 30 years, the Paris Opera wanted to underline in 2019 both a strong attachment to its ori- Henning Larsen Architects. Thanks to this project, which will be done in 2023, the Opera will gins and history, and a resolutely open and modern outlook. Confronted with the challenges formulate a new relation to its audiences and will be in a position to give them new propo- that a cultural hub such as this one has to face, we must imperatively rely on the legacy that sitions, with affordable fees and more importantly, innovative formats. Opera and ballet are we have inherited and seek relentlessly to put forward offers that will entice the broadest living art forms, constantly reinventing themselves, and the modular performance space will possible audiences, including the youth. This is the dialectic upon which this anniversary year be the main stage for new modes of expression. has been founded, and although 2019 is not yet over, the Season Report already induces us to look back on the past months. Following the same approach of openness and modernity, the Paris Opera’s deve- lopment rests more than ever on its digital transition. The 3e Scène hosts original creations The artistic programme elected to spotlight certain operas, such as Les Troyens, by, among others, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Ramzi Ben Sliman, and Danielle Arbid; and Les Huguenots, and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, as well as productions and artists that have had the magazine Octave continues to offer for free a significant number of texts and origi- a key role in our recent history, especially at the Opéra Bastille, with in parallel Don Giovanni nal content, including videos, interviews, and archives. In a few weeks, the Aria platform and the world premiere of Bérénice at the Palais Garnier. As for our Ballet Company, it has will complete our digital supply by giving to all the means to understand opera and ballet. achieved a balancing act which distinguishes it as unique in the world by combining, as it Through its interactivity, its ease of use, and its presentation of videos, images, and of does in every season, great classics and new productions. Audiences responded favourably course music, this tool will be a new point of access to our repertoire and our creations. and, out of the inevitably dry statistics, I wish to mention the 880,182 spectators that have attended 513 performances, amounting to a 92% attendance rate. Origins and modernity, legacy and openness, once more. I wish to all of you a pleasant look back to the last season, and an enjoyable 2019/2020 season. Throughout the year, the Paris Opera strived to prove, both on and off the stage, its vitality and its full involvement in our society. In my opinion, this is indeed the only way to STÉPHANE LISSNER successfully draw into our theatres increasingly large audiences, and to prepare for those DIRECTOR OF THE PARIS OPERA 4 5 IN FIGURES IN FIGURES The productions 11 100,000 55 % Pre-openings for young audiences spectators approximately own-source revenue in 2018 (7 operas and 4 ballets) in the 400 partner cinema theatres 37 in which productions are shown productions (of which 250 in France, 150 abroad) 95.2 26 million euros (excluding tax) concerts and recitals 23 opéras of Ministry of Culture subsidies (of which 11 new productions; 39 in 2018 1 opera/ballet) 96 Summer Opera dates in 26 places Academy performances 14 ballets The Academy 1,881 (of which 8 new productions; employees (monthly FTE average 1 opera/ballet) Audiences workforce in 2018) of which 34 1,481 in permanent contracts 34 residents and 400 in fixed-term contracts 513 880,182 (of which 23 artists and 11 artisans) total performances, spectators throughout all theatres of which : Sponsorship 190 92 % 51 of seats filled Young Audiences (Jeune Public) opera performances performances 17.23 180 22,222 million euros (excluding tax) ballet performances young people under 28 The budget in sponsorships in 2018, of which: at the Pre-openings 10 228.7 300,000 Ballet School 780,391 million euros of initial budget euros (excluding tax) performances visitors at the Palais Garnier in 2018 for 2019, excluding investment in skills-based sponsorships 6 7 MAJOR DATES MAJOR DATES 2018 November 22 2019 March 29 The Academy tours at The Ballet tours in Abu Dhabi the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow September 27 January 21 May 8 Opening Gala The Ballet tours The Opera’s 350th anniversary gala of the ballet season December 30-31 at the Teatro Real in Madrid 350th anniversary September 28 inaugural gala. January 25 May 24 Vernissage of the exhibition First performance Installation of First performance “Dressing the Opera” at the of Les Huguenots Claude Lévêque’s Saturnals of Les Troyens National Costume Centre in Moulins December 31 September 29 January 28 May 27 Premiere of Bérénice Last performance Signature of the contract Vernissage of the exhibition by Michael Jarrell / Claus Guth for the modular performance of Karl Paquette “A certain air of Italy. space with Henning Larsen The Paris Opera from Louis XIV Architects October 10 to the Revolution” Appointment of Jean-Pierre Clamadieu March 13 June 21 as President of the Board Premiere of Die Fledermaus The Ballet tours in Singapore of Directors at the MC93 in Bobigny and Shanghai (June 21-July 5) 8 9 THE ARTISTIC PROJECT THE ARTISTIC PROJECT OPERA • BALLET • CONCERT OPERA • BALLET • CONCERT New performances Repertoire OPENING GALA IL PRIMO OMICIDIO Boléro TRISTAN UND ISOLDE RUSALKA CARMEN OF THE BALLET SEASON Alessandro Scarlatti Mats Ek / Music by Maurice Ravel Richard Wagner Antonín Dvořák Georges Bizet Directed by Romeo Castellucci Directed by Robert Carsen Decadance Directed by Peter Sellars Directed by Calixto Bieito Conducted by René Jacobs Conducted by Susanna Mälkki Conducted by Ohad Naharin DON GIOVANNI Conducted by Philippe Jordan Lorenzo Viotti / Pierre Vallet Music by Pérez Prado, David Darling, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart LES TROYENS SWAN LAKE Brian Eno, Isao Tomita Directed by Ivo van Hove LA TRAVIATA Hector Berlioz Rudolf Nureyev THE MAGIC FLUTE Conducted by Philippe Jordan Giuseppe Verdi Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Directed by Benoît Jacquot LES HUGUENOTS Conducted by Philippe Jordan Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski Directed by Robert Carsen Conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti, Giacomo Meyerbeer Conducted by Henrik Nánási Directed by Andreas Kriegenburg GOECKE / LIDBERG / CHERKAOUI Guest Karel Mark Chichon OTELLO Conducted by Michele Mariotti, Dogs Sleep Giuseppe Verdi IOLANTA/THE NUTCRACKER Łukasz Borowicz Marco Goecke L’ELISIR D’AMORE Directed by Andrei Șerban Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski companies Gaetano Donizetti Conducted by Bertrand de Billy Les Noces Directed by Dimitri Tcherniakov Directed by Laurent Pelly Conducted by Tomáš Hanus DECADANCE Pontus Lidberg MARTHA GRAHAM Conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti DON PASQUALE Choreography by Sidi Larbi Ohad Naharin Music by Igor Stravinsky DANCE COMPANY Gaetano Donizetti Cherkaoui, Edouard Lock, Music by Pérez Prado, David Darling, Faun Directed by Damiano Michieletto Cave of the Heart LA CENERENTOLA Arthur Pita Brian Eno, Isao Tomita Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Conducted by Michele Mariotti Martha Graham Gioacchino Rossini Music by Claude Debussy Music by Samuel Barber TOSCA Directed by BALLET SCHOOL BÉRÉNICE Giacomo Puccini Appalachian Spring Guillaume Gallienne DEMONSTRATIONS Michael Jarrell LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK Directed by Pierre Audi Martha Graham Conducted by D’ores et déjà Directed by Claus Guth Dmitri Chostakovitch Conducted by Dan Ettinger Music by Aaron Copland Evelino Pidò Béatrice Massin, Nicolas Paul Conducted by Philippe Jordan Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski Music by Jean-Philippe Rameau Conducted by Ingo Metzmacher Ekstasis LA FORZA DEL DESTINO CINDERELLA TRIBUTE TO JEROME ROBBINS Virginie Mécène Conservatoire Giuseppe Verdi LEÓN, LIGHTFOOT / VAN MANEN Rudolf Nureyev