Semyon Bychkov will soon take up the most prestigious post of his long, varied career. Collaborating with Ralph Fiennes on ...

Semyon Bychkov will succeed Gustavo Dudamel as music director of the Paris Opera starting in August 2028, the company's general director Alexander Neef said Tuesday. The 73-year-old Bychkov agreed to ...

Founded during Louis XIV's opulent 17th-century reign and housed in the ornate Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera Ballet embodies Old World glamour. With "Red Carpet," a new work by choreographer Hofesh ...

From January 27 to February 26, 2026, Paris’s Opéra Bastille will host a complete showcase of Giuseppe Verdi’s "A Masked Ball ...

Semyon Bychkov will be the musical director for a period when the opera’s performance spaces are under renovation. It’s a chance to add symphonic seasons, like at La Scala.

“When I recreate a ballet, I search for the fragrance of the period”, said dancer and choreographer Pierre Lacotte, who died in 2023. In Paquita, that perfume is the heady scent of Spain, mixed with ...

The Paris Opera will launch its 2025–26 season at the iconic Palais Garnier with a landmark event: the directorial debut of acclaimed British actor Ralph Fiennes, presenting a new staging of ...

During Paris Fashion Week, a secretive newsletter circulates among young Parisians that lists out all the best parties of the week and the chances one might be able to sneak in without an RSVP. Many ...