Paris Lyric Festival 2025: Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Roméo et Juliette, Faust… The Great Arias of French 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, audience and artists will interact intimately, providing fresh insight into iconic operatic excerpts from classics like Carmen, Don Giovanni, L’elisir d’amore, Rigoletto, La Bohème, Roméo et Juliette, Norma, and others—all reimagined in inventive stagings that breathe new life into these timeless pieces.
Embrace the dramatic depth of Carmen and Les Pêcheurs de perles, the refined beauty of Roméo et Juliette, the vivacity of Les Contes d’Hoffmann, and the enchanting grace of Lakmé. This evening promises an authentic journey through the pinnacle of French lyrical art.
With immersive staging, each spectator becomes a privileged observer of the opera's enchantment, experiencing firsthand the full spectrum of emotions portrayed through the artists’ performance. Whether you adore opera or are exploring it for the first time, let a performance surprise you by drawing you closer than ever to the stage—where every feeling is profoundly experienced and shared. This is a lyrical event not to be missed, where music and emotion unite.
Programme
FIRST PART
Lakmé / Delibes
“Le duo des fleurs”
Faust / Gounod
“Avant de quitter ces lieux”
“Air des bijoux”
Bizet / Les Pêcheurs de perles
“Au fond du temple saint”
Bizet / Carmen
“Habanera”
“Près des remparts de Séville”
“La fleur que tu m’avais jetée”
“Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre”
INTERMISSION
Second part
Clair de lune / Debussy
Roméo et Juliette / Gounod
“Je veux vivre”
“Ange adorable”
“Ah ! lève‐toi, soleil !”
“Que fais‐tu, blanche tourterelle”
Les Contes d’Hoffmann / Offenbach
“C’est une chanson d’amour”
“Chère enfant ! Que j’appelle comme autrefois”
“Scintille, diamant”
“Barcarolle”
This evening, presented in partnership with the Musée Jacquemart‐André, is part of the first edition of the Festival Lyrique de Paris, held 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)
Séraphine Cotrez (Mezzo‐soprano)
Yu Shao (Tenor)
Benoît Gadel (Baritone)
Yuko Osawa (Pianist/Vocal Coach)
Address
Jacquemart‐André Museum, 158 Bd Haussman, Paris, France — Google Maps
