Opéra National de Lyon
The Opéra National de Lyon, marketed as Opéra de Lyon during the last decade, is an
History
The inaugural performance of
In the years after the 1969 appointment of Louis Erlo as general director, many innovative productions and premieres of both French operas and Twentieth Century operas have been staged. Two significant French artists who have been associated with the Opéra in recent years are the stage director, Laurent Pelly, and the soprano, Natalie Dessay.
Conductors
Past principal conductors at the company have included
Affiliated companies and status
The company has an affiliated corps de ballet, Lyon Opera Ballet. As well, the company has a children's choir, La Maîtrise (masterclass), was created in 1990 to form a top-level choir of young soloists. Since 1993, it has a status similar to other French musical schools.
The opera house
A first theater was built here by
At the beginning of the 1980s, out of age and not meeting the needs any more, the Opera had to be renewed. A competition for architects was thus launched and won in 1986 by Jean Nouvel. The new Opera of Lyon was inaugurated in May 1993 and is now part of the international architectural heritage.
Outside the opera house, Nouvel only kept the outer walls. He also dug new underground levels and added a semi-cylindrical dome that is used by dancers. On the opera house front wall, 8 muses have been kept in place (Uranie, the 9th one was removed to respect the symmetry of the building).
Principal conductors
- John Eliot Gardiner (1983–1988)
- Kent Nagano (1988–1998)
- Louis Langrée (1998–2000)
- Iván Fischer (2000–2003)
- Kazushi Ono(2008–2017)
- Daniele Rustioni (2017–present)
Awards
The opera received the "Opera Company of the Year" award at the 2017 International Opera Awards.[4]
References
- ^ Bloom, Julie (1 September 2008). "A New Baton at Opéra De Lyon". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Sound Bites: Daniele Rustioni". Opera News. September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Antonio Mafra (10 June 2017). "Kazushi Ono: sayônara maestro!". Le Progès. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Winners 2017". International Opera Awards. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- Citations
- "Opéra de Lyon" (in French). Opéra de Lyon. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- Other sources
- Beauvert, Thierry (1995). Opera Houses of the World. New York: Vendome Press. ISBN 978-0-86565-978-0.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Photos of the Nouvel Opera House