Paris Lyric Festival 2025: L’Elisir d’amore, La Bohème, Rigoletto… The Great Love Scenes of Italian Opera
Paris, Jacquemart‐André Museum
About the Event
Experience the inaugural Festival Lyrique de Paris from July 3 to July 12, 2025. Across four remarkable evenings, artists will perform intimately among the audience, offering a new perspective on iconic excerpts from operatic masterpieces like Carmen, Don Giovanni, L’elisir d’amore, Rigoletto, La Bohème, Roméo et Juliette, Norma, and more. These imaginative stagings breathe new life into these timeless works.
This evening captures the passion and heartbreak of great Italian operas—filled with impossible loves, amorous declarations, and heartrending farewells. From Puccini’s tender poetry in La Bohème to the fiery intensity of Verdi’s Rigoletto and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, the music stirs a spectrum of emotions, letting us rediscover the full expressive power of the operatic voice. Experience unparalleled intimacy at a historic museum—an unforgettable evening awaits.
Programme:
First Part
Donizetti – L'Elisir d’amore
Opening
“Come Paride vezzoso”
“Caro elisir”
“Una parola, o Adina… Una furtiva lagrima”
“Guerra ed in amor”
Bellini – Norma
“Casta Diva”
“Deh, non volerli vittime”
INTERMISSION
Second Part
Puccini – La Bohème
“Che gelida manina”
“Sì, mi chiamano Mimì”
“O soave fanciulla”
“In un coupé… O Mimì, tu più non torni”
Verdi – Rigoletto
Opening
“Questa o quella”
“Caro nome”
“Cortigiani, vil razza dannata”
“Tutte le feste al tempio… Sì, vendetta”
This evening, presented in collaboration with the Musée Jacquemart‐André, is part of the first edition of the Festival Lyrique de Paris, taking place on July 3, 5, 10, and 12, 2025.
Practical Information
Evening schedule:
• 7:30 pm: Doors open
• 8:00 pm: Start of the performance – First part
• 8:45 pm: Champagne intermission – 30 minutes
• 9:15 pm: Second part of the performance
• 10:00 pm: End of performance
• 10:30 pm: Doors close
Cast / Production
Armelle Khourdoïan (Soprano)
Yu Shao (Tenor)
Benoît Gadel (Baritone)
Yuko Osawa (Pianist/Vocal Coach)
Address
Jacquemart‐André Museum, 158 Bd Haussman, Paris, France — Google Maps
