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THE PARIS OPERA IN 2013Speaking the nativelanguage of beautyNICOLAS JOEL Director


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CONTENTS

2013 in figuresP. 6

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2013 in productionsP. 8

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2013 month by monthP. 10

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CreationP. 19

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CommunicationP. 29

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AccessibilityP. 41

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SustainabilityP. 49

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2013 in picturesP. 57

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Appendices?P. 85

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The Paris OperaP. 95

THE PARIS OPERA

is directed by Nicolas Joel,General Manager,

Philippe Jordan, Musical Director,

Brigitte Lefvre, Director of Dance

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For the fourth year running, the Paris Opera is publishing its assessmentof the previous year and I trust you will continue to read it with interestand pleasure.From an artistic point of view, 2013 was an exceptional year, highlightedby the bicentenaries of Verdi and Wagner, the two musical g iants whose

works we still listen to today with so much enjoyment.For the first time in 60 years, the Paris Opera presented all four operasof the Ring cycle, that Grail of the operatic repertoire. Verdi was notforgotten, however: for the first time in 45 years,Aidamade an appear-ance on our stage and the Requiemwas conducted by our musical direc-tor, Philippe Jordan, with the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus.We also pursued our exploration of more unusua l repertoire to greatpublic acclaim. In particular,Hnsel und Gretelby Humperdinck,LaGiocondaby Ponchielli or BellinisI Puritanicome to mind. As a publicservice, the Paris Opera cannot limit itself to performing only the bestknown works but must continue to offer audiences the opportunity todiscover the operatic repertoire in all its wealth. 2013 was also an excep-tionally festive year for d ance as we celebrated the tricentenary of theFrench school of dance. Thanks to Brigitte Lefvre who directs theOpera Ballet with such brio and Elizabeth Platel, the marvellous direc-tor of our school in Nanterre, we celebrated this event in suitable style

with a gala performance given by the Opera Ballet and our Ballet School.

We also organised a grand evening of dance at which, alongside ouryoung dancers from Nanterre, seven international dance schools dem-onstrated their virtuosity. Our Ballet company did not neglect the mat-ter of artistic creation, however, and offered us the world premier of aproduction by Saburo Teshigawara and a remarkable Bolro by the trioCherkaoui Jalet Abramov ic.In spite of financial constraints, we maintained the essential: both ourtheatres played to 95% f ull houses, thus guaranteeing the future ofour work.

The fidelity of our audiences has also enabled us to diffuse our produc-tions in new ways and our first complete year of live broadcasts in cine-mas was an immense success with almost 125,000 spectators in over 80cinemas throughout France, 150 cinemas in Europe and a hundred in therest of the world. These live broadcasts, with digital sound and highdefinition images have enabled us to reach new audiences who do notcome to our theatres in Paris, thus placing this project firmly within thescope of our mission to democratise culture. This cultural democratisa-tion culminated in our Opra dt(Summer Opera) project of free open-air broadcasts of our productions for which we have successfully laid thefoundations. In August, Carmenwas shown in La Baule and in Bayonne.On the strength of this, we shall be pursuing this operation on a largerscale during the sum mer of 2014.All the musica l achievements of 2013 are the fruit of the combined ener-

gies and skil ls of al l those work ing at the O pera: teams of men andwomen, all of them passionate and dedicated to the pursuit of excellence,to whom I now pay the warmest tribute. It is with great pride that Idirect an institution boasting such talents at every level.Finally, I will conclude by expressing my sincerest gratitude to our audi-ences whose attachment to this house is genuinely exceptional. Ourappeal for donations to fund the restoration of the Ceinture de Lumire(circle of light) surrounding the Palais Garnier brought in more than 1.6

million euros. In addition, more than 800 of our supporters took partin our on-line competition in which contestants submitted their mostmoving experience at the Paris Opera. Reading their magnificent andhighly-moving accounts, I in turn experienced one of the strongest emo-tions I have ever felt at the Paris Opera.What else can one ask of these outstanding opera houses?I wish you happy reading.

Nicolas Joel
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Concerts and Recitals

9CONCERTS AT OPERA BASTILLE

given by the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus

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11CONCERTS AT THE PALAIS GARNIER

8 chamber music concerts, 2 recitals,1 concert by the Atelier Lyrique

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1EXTRA-MURAL CONCERT

by the Paris Opera Orchestra at thefirst Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence

Amphitheatreand Studio

99PERFORMANCES

at the Amphitheatre and the Studio

51 performances for Young Audiences45 performances in the Convergences series

3 performances by the Atelier Lyrique

Attendance

808,oooSPECTATORS371,000for opera productions320,000for ballet productions

43,000for concerts and Atelier Lyrique performances33,000for the Convergences series

and Young Audiences productions41,000for the Ballet tours

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95%OF SEATS FILLED

in our theatres

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71o,oooVISITORS

to the Palais Garnier

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MORE THAN

1.3millionSPECTATORS IN FRONT OF SCREENS1.1 million for television broadcasts

125,000 for transmissions in cinemas and the open air.

Opera

19OPERA PRODUCTIONScovering the repertoirefrom the 18thto the 20thcenturies

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6NEW PRODUCTIONS

one third of our operatic productions

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1WAGNER FESTIVAL: THE RINGto commemorate the bicentenary of the

composers birth

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68PERFORMANCES

between the two theatres

Ballet

15BALLET PROGRAMMES19 works from both classical

and contemporary repertoire

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3WORLD PREMIERS

Bolroby Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui,Damien Jalet and Marin a Abramovic

Darkness is Hiding Black Horsesby Saburo Teshigawara

Clbration by Pierre Lacotte

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1CELEBRATION OF THE TRICENTENARYOF THE FRENCH SCHOOL OF DANCE

Tricentenary commemorative eveningGala for the dance schools of the 21 stcentury

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3BALLET TOURS

to Sydney, Japan and Moscow

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163PERFORMANCES

between the two theatres8 performances by the Ballet School

2013 in figures


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Operas

KhovantchinaModeste Moussorgski

Directed by Andrei Serban2001 PRODUCTION 1STREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

Der Zwerg (The Dwarf )Alexander von ZemlinskyLEnfant et les Sortilges

Maurice RavelDirected by Richard Jones and Anthony McDonald

1998 PRODUCTION 2NDREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

Das RheingoldRichard Wagner

Directed by Gnter Krmer2010 PRODUCTION 1STREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

Die WalkreRichard Wagner


SiegfriedRichard Wagner


GtterdmmerungRichard Wagner


FalstaffGiuseppe Verdi

Directed by Dominique Pitoiset1999 PRODUCTION 2NDREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

La CenerentolaGioacchino Rossini

Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle1975 PRODUCTION 2NDREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

Hnsel und GretelEngelbert Humperdinck

NEW TO THE REPERTOIRE

Directed by Mariame Clment

La GiocondaAmilcare Ponchielli

NEW TO THE REPERTOIRE

Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi

Giulio CesareGeorg Friedrich HaendelDirected by Laurent Pelly

2011 PRODUCTION 1STREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

Lucia di LammermoorGaetano DonizzettiDirected by Andrei Serban

1995 PRODUCTION 4THREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

AlcesteChristoph Willibald Gluck

NEW PRODUCTION

Directed by Olivier Py

Vec MakropulosLeo Jancek

Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski2007 PRODUCTION - 2NDREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

AidaGiuseppe Verdi

NOUVELLE PRODUCTION

Directed by Olivier PyFIRST PRODUCTION SINCE 1968

Cos fan tutteWolfgang Amadeus MozartDirected by Ezio Toffolutti

1996 PRODUCTION 7THREVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

ElektraRichard Strauss

NEW PRODUCTION

Directed by Robert Carsen

I PuritaniVincenzo Bellini

NEW PRODUCITON

Directed by Laurent Pelly

La Clemenza di TitoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Directed by Willy Decker1997 PRODUCTION 3RD REVIVAL AT THE PARIS OPERA

2013 in productions

Ballets

Ballet PreljocajGUEST COMPANY

HelikopterEldorado (Sonntags-Abschied)

Angelin Preljocaj Music by Karlheinz Stockhausen

KaguyahimeJir Kylin Music by Haki IshiiENTERED THE REPERTOIRE IN 2010

Tribute to Rudolf NureyevExtracts from the choreographies of Rudolf Nureyev

Evening of works by Roland PetitLe Rendez-vous

Roland Petit Music by Joseph KosmaENTERED THE REPERTOIRE IN 1992

Le LoupRoland Petit Music by Henri Dutilleux

ENTERED THE REPERTOIRE IN 1975

CarmenRoland Petit Music by Georges Bizet


Gustav Mahlers Third SymphonyJohn Neumeier Music by Gustav MahlerENTERED THE REPERTOIRE IN 2009

Tricentenary of the French School of DanceSpecial Performance

DOres et djPREMIER BY THE BALLET SCHOOL

Batrice Massin and Nicolas PaulMusic by Jean-Philippe Rameau

La nuit de WalpurgisClaude Bessy based on the choreography by Lo Staats

Music by Charles GounodClbration

WORLD PREMIER

Pierre LacotteMusic by Daniel Franois Esprit AuberPchs de jeunesse (Sins of Youth)

Jean-Guillaume Bart

Music by Gioacchino RossiniAunis

Jacques GarnierMusic by Maurice Pacher

Tricentenary of the French School of DanceGala performance by the dance schools of the 21stcenturyfeaturing the Paris Opera Ballet School, The Royal DanishBallet School, The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Scuola di Ballo

Accademia Teatro alla Scala, The Royal Ballet School,Canadas National Ballet School, John Cranko Schule,

Balletschule des Hamburg Ballett

Evening of works by Bjart / Nijinsky /Robbins / Cherkaoui and Jalet

The FirebirdMaurice Bjart Music by Igor Stravinsky


LAprs-midi dun fauneVaslav Nijinsky Music by Claude Debussy


Afternoon of a FaunJerome Robbins Music by Claude Debussy


BolroWORLD PREMIER

Sidi Larbi Cherk aoui, Damien Jalet and Ma rina AbramovicMusic by Maurice Ravel

La SylphidePierre Lacotte

Music by Jean Madeleine SchneitzhoefferENTERED THE REPERTOIRE IN 1972

SignesCarolyn Carlson and Olivier Debr

Music by Ren AubryENTERED THE REPERTOIRE IN 1997

La Dame aux camliasJohn Neumeier Music by Frederic Chopin


Teshigawara / Bro wn / Kylin EveningDarkness is Hiding Black Horses

WORLD PREMIER

Saburo TeshigawaraMusic by Saburo Teshigawara

Glacial DecoyTrisha Brown Silent ballet


Doux mensongesJir Kylin Music by Claudio Monteverdi,

Carlo Gesualdo and traditional Gregorian Plainchant


Sleeping BeautyRudolf Nureyev

Music by Piotr Ilyitch TchaikovskyENTERED THE REPERTOIRE IN 1989

Le ParcAngelin Preljocaj

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSound created by Goran Vejvoda



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Bastille DayCelebrationFREE PERFORMANCESignesby Carolyn Carlsonand Olivier DebrPalais Garnier

Opening ofSummer OperaFREE OPEN AIR SHOWINGSof Carmenin La Baule and Bayonne

Ballet TourTO AUSTRALIAGiselleby Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot

Gala EveningA TRIBUTE TO RUDOLF NUREYEVwith the Ballet and the Ballet SchoolPalais Garnier

Wagner-VerdiGREAT OPERATIC CHORUSESwith the Opera ChorusOpra Bastille

Siegfried and the Accursed RingNEW STAGE PRODUCTION YOUNG AUDIENCESBastille Amphitheatre

Il Mondodella LunaNEW PRODUCTIONby the Atelier LyriqueMC 93 Bobigny

EleonoraAbbagnatoAPPOINTED DANCER ETOILEPalais Garnier

ExtramuralOrchestral ConcertAT THE FIRST EASTER FESTIVALin Aix-en-Provence

Darkness is HidingBlack HorsesWORLD PREMIERby Saburo TeshigawaraPalais Garnier

Farewell to

Agns LetestuDANCER ETOILEPalais Garnier

Publicationof the bookABOUT THE PARISOPERA BALLETTrois sicles de suprmatiedepuis Louis XIV

TricentenaryCelebrationOF THE FRENCH SCHOOL OF DANCEPalais Garnier / Opra Royal de VersaillesBroadcast on Arte

Gala Performanceby the dance schoolsOF THE 21STCENTURYinvited by the Paris Opera Ballet SchoolPalais Garnier

BalletTourTO JAPANLes Enfants du Paradisby Jos Martinez

Launch of the campaignFOR THE RESTORATIONof the Ceinture de Lumire

Atelier LyriqueCONCERTwith the Opera OrchestraPalais Garnier

Subscribers Day5,000 SUBSCRIBERSare invited backstage at thePalais Garnier

Le Ballet delOpera de ParisOPENING OFTHE EXHIBITIONPalais Garnier

Verdi RequiemCONCERT BY THEORCHESTRA ANDCHORUSfirst performance with the

new acoustic shell

FirstFestivalTEN MONTHS OF SCHOOLAND OPERA1,2,3 OperaOpra Bastille

BicentenaryCelebrationOF THE BIRTH OF WAGNERfestival version ofDer Ring des Nibelungen

Opra Bastille

La SylphideAROP GALAPalais Garnier

AlcesteNEW PRODUCTIONPalais Garnier

ElektraNEWPRODUCTIONOpra Bastille

I PuritaniNEW PRODUCTIONOpra Bastille

BolroWORLD PREMIERby Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui,Damien Ja let and Ma rina Abramovic

Palais Garnier

Ballet PreljocajGUEST COMPANY

BenjaminMillepiedAPPOINTED DIRECTOR DELEGATEOF DANCE

Ballet TourTO RUSSIAPaquitaby Pierre Lacottebased on the work by Mazilierand Petipa

Ballet School TourTO AIX-EN-PROVENCEGrand Thtre de Provence

CD ReleasesOrchestral excerptsfrom the Ring by WagnerVerdi Requiem

Stella McCartneyfashion showVENUE LEASEDPalais Garnier

Demonstration bythe Ballet

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RvedenfantsMatineeORGANISED BY AROP550 children invited to aperformance ofSleeping BeautyOpra Bastille

Verdi, Wagnerand the ParisOperaOPENING OF THEEXHIBITIONPalais Garnier

Alice

RenavandAPPOINTED DANCERETOILEPalais Garnier

ConcertTO END THE YEARSymphony N 2Resurrectionby Gustav MahlerOpra Bastille

Prix Lyriqueawarded byAROPConcert by Atelier LyriquePalais Garnier

BicentenaryCelebrationOF THE BIRTH OF VERDINEW PRODUCTION OF AIDAOpra Bastille

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The Paris Operain 2013

FOUNDED IN 1669 BY ROYAL DECREE OF LOUIS XIV UNDER THE NAME

OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC, THE PARIS OPERA HAS AIMED FOR

MORE THAN THREE CENTURIES TO PROMOTE OPERA AND BALLET BOTH

IN FRANCE AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ITS MISSION , WHICH IS AT

THE HEART OF ITS IDENTITY, IS PURSUED ALONG FOUR PRINCIPLE LINES:CREATION, DISSEMINATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

IN 2013, YEAR OF BOTH THE TRICENTENARY OF THE FRENCH SCHOOL OF

DANCE AND THE BICENTENARY OF THE BI RTHS OF WAGNER AND VERDI,

THE PARIS OPERA WISHED TO CELEBRATE THESE ANNIVERSARIES

WHILST ALSO MAINTAINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS POLICIES

ALONG EACH OF THESE AXES.


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The Tricentenary year of the French school of dance
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The Bicentenary year of the births of Wagner and Verdi
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Creation6

WE CELEBRATE THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS

OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE

WE PERFORM WORKS AMONG THE MOST RARELY HEARD

AND MOST DEMANDING OF THE REPERTOIRE

WE CREATE NEW WORKS WITH THE F INEST ARTISTS

IN OPERA AND BALLET

WE EXPORT OUR TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC EXPERTISE

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

WE NURTURE THE EXCELLENCE

OF OUR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN
http://www.operadeparis.fr/en/les-artistes/le-ballet


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HistoricCelebrations

THE OPERA SEASON IS CONCEIVED ALONG TWO MAIN AXES: CELEBRATING

OUR OPERA AND BALLET HERITAGE AND PRESENTING NEW WORKS TO OUR

AUDIENCES WHILST STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN ARTISTIC CREATION, THE

DISCOVERY OF NEW AND LITTLE KNOWN WORKS AND EXISTING REPERTOIRE.

THE SEASON

The Paris Opera Season is the fruit of the combined efforts of all depart-ments. Conceived by Nicolas Joel, Philippe Jordan and Brigitte Lefvre,

who give it its direction and coherence, the Opera season is brought tothe public by nearly 100 collaborators whose function is to coordinate

the different artistic and production teams around established projectsand to accompany them throughout their realisation, from the initial

sketches to the final performance. They are divided into five differentdepartments: the Music and Dance departments and alsoProgramming, Art istic Production, and Stage Managementand Planning which are headed by Elisabeth Pezzino, Pierre-Franois Heuclin and Sylvie Pionica respectively.

CELEBRATIONS

In 2013 the Paris Opera season was distinguished by a numberof celebrations:3the Bicentenary of the birth of Wagner, in preparationsince the arrival of Nicolas Joel, was celebrated with a revival

of the Paris Opera production of the Ringcycle directed by GnterKrmer between 2010 and 2012 and, in June, by the organisation of a

festival version in the style in which Wagner himself wishedhis work to be performed. Alongside this,Seigfried et lanneau

maudit(Siegfried and the Accursed Ring), an original produc-tion at the Amphitheatre directed by Charlotte Nessi, broughtthe Ringto a very wide audience, in particular the young, ina version reduced to an hour and a half.32013 was also the year of the Bicentenary of the birth ofVerdi, which we celebrated with a new production of Aida

THE RING

31PERFORMANCES

IN ALL

78,500SPECTATORS

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THE RING

102DAYS OF ARTISTICAND TECHNICAL

REHEARSALS

29GUEST SINGERS

229MUSICIANS

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directed by Olivier Py, two performances of the Requiembythe Paris Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Philip pe

Jordan and a revival ofFalstaff.3The celebration of the Tricentenary of the French Schoolof Dance,founded in 1713 by Louis XIV by a decree formal-ising the French style, gave rise to two historic performances:firstly, a special evening of dance featuring notably two orig-

inal works (Dores et djcreated by Batrice Massin and Nicolas Paul forthe Ballet School and Clbrationchoreographed by Pierre Lacotte for theBallet) and culminating in thedfilbringing together the entire company,from the pupils of the Ballet School to the toiles; secondly, the Gala ofthe dance schools of the 21stcentury in which seven ballet schools fromaround the world took part at the invitation of our own Ballet School.

These events, like many of the Ballet Schools projects, were subsidisedby an exceptionally generous gift on the part of Madame Lily Sa fra.Lastly, two special productions were included in th is series of celebra-

tions:a Gala Tribute to Rudolf Nureyevto commemorate the twentiethanniversary of his death and the Roland Petit Evening, the

first tribute since his death to a choreographer whose workhas profoundly influenced the Paris Opera Ballet.

DISCOVERIES

The Opera gives its audiences the opportun ity to discover

hitherto unknown works: aleitmotifas much for our Directoras for our Director of Dance. In 2013, this took the form of tworemarkable dance productions:Bolroby Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien

Jalet and Mari na Abra movic, with costumes by Riccardo Tisci, an d

Darkness is Hiding Black Horses, an excursion into the shadowy world ofSabura Teshigawara, who also designed the costumes, staging and light-ing and composed the music. In the domain of opera, Humperdincks

Hnsel und Gretel,reinterpreted by Mariame Clment, and La Giocondaby Ponchielli directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, li ke numerous other produc-tions before them over the past few years, entered the repertoire: these

works had never been performed before at the Paris Opera! Other newproductions of works already in the repertoire featured in 2013, each ofthem directed by artists among the most eminent of our time: Oliver

PysAlceste, with Sophie Koch and Yann Beuron conducted by MarcMinkowski, Robert Carsens production of StrausssElektraand BellinisI Puritanidirected by Laurent Pelly.

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REPERTOIRE

The Paris Opera keeps the repertoire alive by reviving well-known andwell-loved works a nd entrusti ng them to innovati ve choreographers

and directors. This year, audiences discovered or rediscovered Luciadi Lammermoor, a productionwhich revealed the remarkable talents of

Sonya Yoncheva and M ichael Fabiano and testified to our

zeal in presenting young a rtists to the public; Giulio Cesare,under the baton of Emmanuelle Ham and Khovantschina,a huge success, the work of the Chorus receiving part icularacclaim. In da nce, besidesGustav Mahler's Third Symphony,

which brought together the Ballet, Orchestra and Chorus ina work both oneiric and monumental choreographed by John

Neumeier, andSignes, another dreamlike work, by Carolyn Carlson andOlivier Debr combining painting, music and dance, Decembers superbproductions of NureyevsSleeping Beauty, inspired by Perraults fairytaleandLe Parc, the fruit of An gelin Preljocajs rereading ofLa Princesse deClves, brought a year g iving pride of place to choreographies inspiredby literature, including John NeumeiersLa Dame aux Camliasand Jir

Kylins Kaguyahime, to a fitting close.

CONVERGENCES

Conceived by the Operas drama director, Christophe Ghristi, the

Convergences seriesoffers rarely performed works on the one hand andestablished artists on the other in parallel with productions in our othertheatres. At the Amphitheatre, a number of exceptional musical eveningspunctuated the year: Janina Baechle sang Schuberts Wintereiseaccompa-nied by Elisabeth Leonskaja; Adrien Erd with the A ron Quartet inter-preted the too little known Nottorno by Othmar Schoeck, VaeduhiYeritsyan performed the complete sonatas of A lexandre Scriabin inter-

woven with extracts from the great works of Russian literature read byOlivier Py; Roman Trekel and Marthe Keller sang and read La Belle

Maguelone by Johannes Brahms. With Lili Boulanger, the De Profundisevening began a series of portraits of composers associated with the FirstWorld War period in memory of its centenary and finally, Yann Beuronpaid tribute to Guillaume Apollinaire by singing settings of some of

his most beautiful texts. In addition, the Amphitheatre also welcomedMichel Dalberto, Hlne Guilmette, Franois-Frdric Guy, Marie-

Nicole Lemieux, Ricarda Merbeth, Mza Rubackyt, Soile Isokoski,

Jean-Franois Borras and Christoph Prgardien.

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Co-productions, artistic collaborations, production hire,sales and exchanges are organised by the Paris Operas Artistic production department.

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5 PRODUCTIONS PERFORMED IN OUR OWN THEATRES

Khovantschinaco-production with the Teatro del Maggio Musicale in Florence

La Cenerentolaproduction hired to the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich

La Giocondacollaboration with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona,

the Teatro Real in Madrid and the Fondazione Arena in Verona

Vec Makropuloscoproduction with the Teatro Real in Ma drid

Elektraoriginal production from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Florentino

and the Spring Festival in Tokyo Tokyo Opera Nomori

9 PARIS OPERA PRODUCTIONS PERFORMED ELSEWHERE IN FRANCE AND ABROAD

The Cunning Little Vixenat the Lyon Opera

Tristan und Isoldeat the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto

Die Zauberflteat the Festspielhaus in Baden Baden

Siegfried et lanneau mauditat the Opra Thtre in Saint-tienne and at the National Theatre in Besanon

LIsola Disabitataat the Ferme du Buisson in Marne-la-Valle

and at the Thtre Firmin Gmier/La Piscine in Chtenay-Malabry

Wozzekat the Teatro Real in MadridIl Mondo della Luna

at the MC 93 in Bobigny

Die Meistersinger von Nrnbergat the Salzburg Festival

LHeure Espagnoleat the Saito Kinen Festival
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Among the stage sets for theproductions of 2013, these free-standinglace-like steel structures built forI Puritaniwere particularly challengingfor the Operas workshops. CHRISTIAN LEIBER ONP

Artists and Craftsmenin the Service of Art

THE PRODUCTIONS OF THE PARIS OPERA WOULD NOT ATTAIN THE QUALITY

FOR WHICH THEY ARE RENOWNED WITHOUT THE TOTAL COMMITMENT OF THE

ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN WHO DEVOTE THEIR SKILLS AND TALENT TO THE

SERVICE OF ART.

THE ORCHESTRA

Under the direction of their conductor, Philippe Jordan, the OperaOrchestrawas f ully involved i n the Bicentenar y celebration s of thebirths of Verdi and Wagner, performing the Ring, a colossal work last-ing almost fifteen hours as well a sAidaand the Requiem, the recordingof which, along with that of theSymphonic excerpts from the Ring(spon-sored by Gregory and Regina Annenberg Weingarten and

the Annenberg Foundation) won Philippe Jordan the maga-zine Classicas Artist of the Year Award for 2013. Altogether,in 2013, the Orchestra took part in t wenty-one Paris Operaproductions: sixteen opera productions as well as an AtelierLyrique concert and five ballets. It gave nine symphony

concerts including one at the first Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence and the end of year concert (Mahlers Symphony n 2Resurrection). Finally, as in previous years, the musiciansof the Opera Orchestra performed in small ensembles at theeightSalons Musicauxat the Opra Garnier and a dozen times duringtheJeudis de Bastille. Led by the Intendant de lOrchestre, GuillaumeHbert, a team of thirty people consisting of the head of stage music,

the orchestral managers, librarians and technicians ensure the smooth-

running of rehearsals and performances.

THE CHORUS

Each year, the 112 artists that make up the Opera Chorus, directed

by their chorus master Patrick Marie Aubert, with the assistance of

Alessandro di Stefano, four vocal coaches, an administrator and threemanagers rise to the demands of a season covering a wide range of

repertoire: in 2013 they took part in eighteen productions with more

174MUSICIANS

112CHORUS

MEMBERS

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than 133 performances requiring almost 1,000 rehearsals onstage and off, includingKhovantschina,I PuritaniandAida

with full chorus, t hus singing in Ital ian, Russian, G ermanand Czech. They gave four concerts in the main auditoriumincluding a special commemorative performancefor the

Bicentenary of the births of Wagner and Verdi conducted

by Patrick Marie Aubert.

THE OPERA BALLET

The dancers of the Opera Ballet,whose standards of excellence and wide-ranging repertoire make it one of the finest companies in the world, endeav-our to keep alive a tradition of which the year 2013 was the three hundredthanniversary. For the Tricentenary, the ballet gave the world premier of

Pierre Lacottes Clbration with costumes by Agns Letestu who madeher adieux to the company in October. The vitality of this tradition, inaddition to the appointments of Eleanora Abbagnato and Alice Renavandas toiles, is illustrated by two more new productions: Bolroa vertigi-

nous work by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui,

Damien Jalet and Mar ina Abramovicand the disturbing Darkness is HidingBlack Horsesby Saburo Teshigawara.The Ballet also succeeded in bring-ing in almost 90,000 spectators in

one month for the December reviv-als ofLe Parcby Angelin Preljocajand NureyevsSleeping Beauty. All

these projects were made possible thanks to the commitment of the danc-ers and to the direction and management of the Paris Opera Ballet: theDirector of Dance, Brigitte Lefvre, assisted by an administrator, OlivierAldeano, an a ssociate Ballet master,Laurent Hilaire, and two additionalballet masters.

THE OPERAS CRAFTSMENT AND TECHNICIANS

The Paris Opera conceives and real-ises its own productions in their

entirety. A hundred or so skilled

trades contribute to this, from set-

builders and costume makers to

technicians.

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2,000 NEW ONES

1,000WIGS AND

HAIRSTYLES

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The leotards forBolro

were designed by RiccardoTisci. These lace skeletons,perfectly adapted to thebuild of each dancer,are a reminder of thefragility of manrepresented by Cherkaouiand Jalet whirling in ablack hole inspired bythe music.

The result of work carriedout during the productionofDarkness is HidingBlack Horsesby SaburoTeshigawara, the costumes,made of cotton threads,were highly expressive,accompanying thedancers movements in anexploration of appearanceand disappearance.

3The Costume Department, directed by Christine Neumeister, isresponsible for all the costumes, wigs, hairstyles and make-up needed forthe artists. In 2013, the 150 craftsmen who work there made or adjusted thecostumes for every one of the ten new productions and twenty-eight reviv-

als includingSleeping Beauty. One ofthe most demanding productions,

this involved making and adjusting350 costumes including 150 new ones,300 wigs of which 100 were new, 150pairs of shoes etc. Every evening formore than a month, twenty-three

dressers and thirty hair and make-upartists attended to the costumes, hair-

styles and make-up of the 110 dancers and 57 extras involved in the produc-tion and ensured the smooth running of the numerous costume changes,many of them requiring considerable speed, during the performance.3The Technical Department, directed by Valentin Essrich, success-fully carr ies out the construction of sets thanks to the work of 60 paint-

ers, sculptors and carpenters etc. It is also involved in staging w ith 300technicians bringing productions to life du ring performances. In 2013,our workshops created the sets for eight new productions, comprising

seven operas and a ballet, as well asfor a production for the Ten Monthsof School and Operaproject and threesets for the Atelier Lyrique. Of these,the new Bolro, with the scenog-rapher and performance artist,

Mar ina Abra movic ,was par ticu -larly demanding and stimulating:

the artistic and technical challengeconsisted in defying conventional audience expectations a nd required

the combined use of vertical v ideo projections, smoke and reflectionsfrom a vast suspended mirror.Training numerous young professionals every year in the particular tech-niques required for the stage, the Opera aims to preserve the preciousskills of its craftsmen, the qua lity of whose work is renowned through-out the world.

Laurent Pellys choiceof dense, rigid felt forthe costumes of I Puritanigave them a sculpturedlook and emphasisedthe singers silhouettes,in stark contrast withthe productions almosttransparent steel sets.

Julia Hansen designed thiscostume in the context of aFreudian interpretation ofHnsel und Gretelas a com-bination of the costumes ofthe mother and the witch.In the childrens dream,the witchs cancan revealsan underskirt of checkedtaffeta, underlining therole of the subconscious.
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Communication6

WE MAINTAIN ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST RENOWNED

BALLET SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD

WE FOSTER THE DESIRE TO CREATE AND WE TRAIN

NEW GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS

WE INITIATE YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES

TO OPERA AND BALLET

WE ORGANISE EXHIBITIONS TO SHOWCASE

OUR OPERATIC HERITAGE

WE DEVELOP QUALITY PUBLICATIONS

USING ALL MEDIA
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In June 2013,1, 2, 3, Opra!, the first everfestival by the educational programmeTen Months of School and Opera,brought nearly 2,500 spectators to theAmphitheatre at the Opra Bastille. AGATHE POUPENEY/ONP

Artistic trainingand encouraging

artistic awareness

PASSING ON OUR HERITAGE RELIES ABOVE ALL ON TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE

IN THE ARTS OF OPERA AND BALLET AND ON RAISING AWARENESS IN YOUNG

AUDIENCES: TOMORROW WILL SEE NEW ARTISTS AND SPECTATORS INTERACTING

IN OUR THEATRES.

TRAINING

The Paris Opera attaches great importance to the training of young

artists in the genres and techniques of classical dance and opera as a wayof passing on our operatic and choreographic heritage.3The Ballet Schoolhas beenteaching the French style of dance for

three centuries: located in Nanterre since 1987, under the directorshipof Elisabeth Platel, it offers an academic education adaptedto intensive dance trainingwith boarding facilities. For theTricentenary, for which Arte broadcast the documentary

Graines dtoiles, the Ballet School gave the world premier ofDores et dj by Batrice Massin and Nicolas Paul at the PalaisGarnier, performing it again at Versailles at a gala organ-

ised for the tricentenary. Seven of the worlds most prestig-ious ballet schools were invited by the Ballet School to participate in aspecialsoire in which each school was free to display its own style of crea-tive expression on the Palais Gar nier stage. The evening culminated in a

dfil of unprecedented proportions, in which all the schools took part. Inaddition to the Tricentenary celebrations, the Schools own production

and the Dance Demonstrations, the pupils took part in two Paris Operaproductions, performing The Ch ildrens March from The Nutcrackerfor the Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev and Les Enfants qui saiment inLeRendez-vous; they also joined the company on tour to Moscow. In 2013,for the first time, a summer school for those between 10 and 19 gave 210students (60% of them from abroad) the opportunity to discover the

Schools methods and the spirit of the French style.

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3The Atelier Lyrique(Opera workshop) has been training young sing-ers, pianists and vocal coaches since its foundation in 2005 by its direc-

tor, Christian Schirm, and preparing them for an artistic career. In 2013,the workshops 12 singers gave 13 concerts including the annual concert

at the Palais Garnier with the Opera Orchestra and three

performances in homage to 20thcentury composers at the

Amphitheatre in concerts devoted to The World of MauriceRavel, Francis Poulenc and friends and Witold Lutoslawskias well as a concert for the De lAllemagneexhibitionwith liederby Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Loewe at the Louvre

Auditorium. Finally, they gave ten performances of two works byHaydn: a new production ofIl Mondo della Lunaand a revival of

LIsola Disabitata.Singers also took part in Paris Opera produc-tions: Vladimir Kapshuk and Igor Gnidii (Khovantschina),Diana Axentii (Der ZwergandLEnfant et les sortilges), Chenxing

Yuan (LEnfant et les sortilges), Elena Tsallagova (FalstaffandSiegfried), lodieHache (Hnsel und GretelandAida) Olga Seliverstova (Hnsel und Gretel),Kvin Amiel (La Gioconda), Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Marie-Adeline Henry

and Florian Sempey (Alceste), Andrea Hill (Vec Makropoulos), OleksiyPalchykov (Aida), David Bizic (Cos fan tutte), Andreea Soare (I Puritani)and Maria Virginia Savastano (La Clemenza di Tito).

THE YOUNG AUDIENCES PROGRAMME

With a programme of specially designed productions and activities,

the Paris Opera, with the fin ancial aid of GDF SUEZ and the TOTALFoundation, offers thousands of young people an initiation to opera anddance, either with their schools or their families. As part of the WagnerBicentenary the big event of the year was undoubtedly the world premierofSiegfried et lanneau maudit,an abridged version of The Ringdirected byCharlotte Nessi and conducted by Marius Stieghorst, a production whichenabled young spectators to experience this monumental work. In addi-

tion, 17,000 young people from all over France saw 51 performances of15 different productions in a wide variety of styles of music

and dance (classical, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop etc.). Theseincluded an evening of dance with choreographies by AngelinPreljocaj and Robyn Orlin, a militant artist from South Africa,and Pinocchio, a jazz opera by Thierry Lalo sung by childrenfrom the group Cra, and many others. Certain productionscan be reserved for schools: recitals and dance demonstrations,

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aiming to famil iarise students with a particular technique or genre, andchamber music concerts with musicians from the Opera Orchestra etc.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

To complement the season, the Opera organises educational activities to helpthe young appreciate performances and understand the production process

in the form of visits to the opera houses, meetings with professionals andaccess to rehearsals and performances plus individually tailored activities.3For young people from nursery school to sixth form college,theServiceJeune publicassociates productions from the Young Audiences programmewith awareness-raising workshops for school groups and families alike.

In 2013, in addition to these workshops, 174 school groups with projects

linked to opera or dance were offered curriculum-based activ-ities to find out more about the Paris Opera and its artists andcraftsmen.3For students, theOpra-Universit programmeprovides anopportunity to learn more about the artistic and professional

world of the Opera. In 2013, 1,500 students took part in educa-

tional projects specially designed to complement their study courses, supple-mented by lectures, inter-university round tables, participation in concertsor staged performances etc. As part of this programme, the Bicentenaryof the birth of Richard Wagner had a creative spin-off with students fromthe cole Suprieure des Arts Appliqus Duperr being invited to designa stage set for The Ring: their designs and sketches were displayed in theOpra Bastille foyers during the Wagner Festival.3In partnership with the Ministr y of Education,theDix Mois dcoleet dOpra programmeoffers classes from Priority Education Areas theopportunity to discover the world of the Paris Opera. 1,500 pupils of all ages(from nursery schools to sixth form colleges) took part in cross-curricularprojectsinvolving hands-on artistic workshops led by trained profession-als. Finally, the first edition of the1, 2, 3, Opra!festival brought in a total of

2,500 people for performances and an exhibition prepared by pupils high-lighting the richness of the programme : the world premier ofan opera (Epic Falstaff), a dance evening, a recital in the formof a voyage in song, a tribute to the four-year Petits violins(little violins) scheme and a recital by teachers open to otherclasses. Finally, in 2013, the programme provided training

for 300 teachers working for the Paris, Versailles and Crteileducational authorities.

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS1.cole lmentaire de laBrche aux Loups, 75012 Paris2.cole maternelle AugustePerret, 75013 Paris3.cole maternelle Simplon,75018 Paris

4.cole polyvalente desPoissonniers, 75018 Paris5.cole lmentaireRichomme, 75018 Paris6.cole lmentaire Manin,75019 Paris7.cole lmentaire MauriceChevalier, 75020 Paris8.cole lmentaire Belleville,75020 Paris9.cole lmentaire FirminGmier, 93300 Aubervilliers10.cole lmentaire PaulLangevin, 94120Fontenay-sous-Bois11.cole lmentaire LesCoteaux, 95100 Argenteuil

SECONDARY SCHOOLS12.Collge La Grange auxBelles, 75010 Paris13.Collge Alain Fournier,75011 Paris14.Collge Gustave Flaubert,75013 Paris15.Collge Hector Berlioz,75018 Paris16.Collge Daniel Mayer,75018 Paris17.Collge Frdric Chopin,77012 Melun18.Collge Camille Saint-Sans,77440 Lizy-sur-Ourcq19. Collge Jacques Prvert,93130 Noisy-le-Sec20. Collge Aim et EugnieCotton, 93150 Le Blanc-Mesnil21. Collge Pierre de Geyter,93200 Saint-Denis22. Collge Louise Michel,93390 Clichy-sous-Bois23. Collge Louis Pasteur,94000 Crteil24. Collge Lon Blum,94140 Alfortville25. Collge Les Sablons,91170 Viry-Chtillon26. Collge Paul Eluard,91220 Brtigny-sur-Orge27. Collge Jean Jaurs,92110 Clichy-la-Garenne

28. Collge Edouard Vaillant,92230 Gennevilliers29. Collge Thomas Masaryk,92290 Chtenay-Malabry30. Collge Eugnie Cotton,95100 Argenteuil31. Collge Voltaire,95200 Sarcelles32. Collge Nicolas Copernic,95360 Montmagny

HIGH SCHOOLS33. Lyce professionnelChennevire Malzieux,75012 Paris34. Lyce professionnelCorvisart-Tolbiac, 75013 Paris35. Lyce professionnelEdmond Rostand, 75018 Paris36. Lyce professionnelCamille Jenatzy, 75018 Paris37. Lyce professionnelBenjamin Franklin, 77000La Rochette38. Lyce gnral ettechnologique Jacques Brel,93120 La Courneuve39. Lyce gnral SaintExupry, 94000 Crteil40. Lyce gnral ettechnologique GuillaumeApollinaire, 94320 Thiais41. Lyce professionnel

Gabriel Pri, 94500Champigny-sur-Marne42. Lyce professionnelde Prony, 92600Asnires-sur-Seine43. Lyce polyvalentNewton-ENREA, 92110 Clichy44. Lyce professionnelPierre Mends-France,95400 Villiers-le-Bel45. EREA Jean Monnet,92380 Garches46. Lyce professionnelLouis Blriot, 91150 Etampes47. Lyce professionnelVirginia Henderson,95400 Arnouville

48. Lyce polyvalent Parcde Vilgenis, 91305 Massy49. Lyce polyvalent LouisJouvet, 95150 Taverny

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HIGH SCHOOLSPREPARATORY ORSPECIALISED CLASSES1.Lyce Charlemagne,75004 Paris2.Lyce Henri 4 / Hypokhgne,75006 Paris3.Lyce Saint-Louis /Hypokhgne, 75006 Paris4.Lyce George Leven /Hypokhgne, 75012 Paris5.Lyce Blomet / Hypokhgne,75015 Paris6.Lyce Janson de Sailly /Hypokhgne, 75016 Paris7.Lyce Carnot / Prpa HEC,75017 Paris8.Lyce Jean-Pierre Vernant /Hypokhgne, 92310 Svres9.Lyce Descartes /Prpa HEC,92160 Antony10.Lyce Jean-Baptiste Corot /Khgne, 91160 Savigny-sur-Orge11.Lyce Olympe de Gouges /

Prpa HEC, 93130 Noisy-le-Sec12.Lyce De lAlliance / Prpa HEC,93320 Les Pavillon-sous-Bois13.Lyce Paysage &Environnement, 93410 Vaujours14.Lyce La Source / DMATextile, 94130 Nogent-sur-Marne15.Lyce Camille Saint-Sans /Tle option musique, 95170Deuil-la-Barre

UNIVERSITIES16.Universit Paris 2,75006 Paris17.Universit Paris 3 / tudesThtrales, Lettre Modernes,75005 Paris

18.Universit Paris 4 / tudesgermaniques, 75006 Paris19.Middlebury College,75008 Paris20.Universit Paris 7 /tudes germaniques, DFLE(Dpartement Franais Languetrangre), 75013 Paris21.Universit Paris 8 / Musique,Arts du Spectacle, tudesItaliennes, 93210 Saint-Denis22.Universit dvry /Musique & Arts, 91000 vry23.Universit Rennes 2 /Littrature compare,35000 Rennes24.Universit Lille 3 /

Philosophie, 59000 Lille25.Universit de Rouen /Histoire, 76000 Rouen

"GRANDES COLES"26.Sciences Po Paris,75007 Paris27.ESCP Europe, 75011 Paris28.Paris Tech, 75013 Paris29.cole Centrale, 92290Chtenay-Malabry30.Skema Business School,92916 Courbevoie

ART SCHOOLS31.cole du Louvre, 75001 Paris32.cole Duperr, 75003 Paris

33.Parsons School of Fashion& Design, 75011 Paris34.cole Estienne, 75013 Paris35.ESAA Olivier de Serres,75015 Paris36.ENS Architecture deMarseille, 13000 Marseille

CONSERVATOIRES37.Conservatoire du Centre,75001 Paris38.Schola Cantorum,75005 Paris39.cole Normale de musiquede Paris, 75005 Paris40.CRR Paris, 75009 Paris41.Conservatoire du 10e,

75010 Paris42.CNSMDP, 75019 Paris43.CRR Boulogne, 92100Boulogne44.Conservatoire de Chilly-Mazarin, 91380 Chilly-Mazarin45.ConservatoiredOzoir-la-Ferrire,77330 Ozoir-la-Ferrire

OTHERS46.Corporation desCharpentiers, 75004 Paris47.INJS (Institut national desJeunes Sourds), 75007 Paris48.Acadmie de Paris

(Formation des enseignants),75020 Paris

FOREIGN ESTABLISHMENTS Universit CaFoscari, Venise,ItalieFlorida State University /DanceSchool, Tallahassee Florida,tats-UnisCollge Edouard Montpetit(Littrature Franaise), Qubec,Canada
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A richer,more accessible World

THE OPERA WELCOMES THE ATRE-GOERS AND ACCOMPANIES THEM INTO ITS

WORLD WITH EXHIBITIONS HIGHLIGHTING ITS HERITAGE AND WITH HIGH QUALITY

PUBLICATIONS PROVIDING INFORMATION ON PERFORMANCES.

EXHIBITIONS

Reinvigorated by Christophe Ghristi, the organization of temporary exhi-bitionsat the Palais Garn ier in partnership with the Operas Museum-libraryresulted in two events in 2013 marking the Tricentenary of the

French School of Ballet and the Bicentenary of the birth of Wagner andVerdi:Le Ballet de lOpra de Parisretraces the dual history of theBallet and the School to which it is indelibly linked and sets out the majorinstitutional and aesthetic changes it h as undergone;Verdi, Wagner et

lOpra de Parisshows how these t wo contemporaries reconceptual-ised opera and brought a new dram atic vision to the stage. Both exh i-bitions, with the support of the Centre national du Costume de Scene,have helped to raise the appeal of the Palais Garn ier among visitors.

PUBLICATIONS

The Opera supplements its programming with publications recog-

nized for their quality. Firstly, the exhibition catalogues (including

Le Ballet de lOpra. Trois sicles de suprmatie depuis Louis XIV,with over sixty articles on subjects crucial to understandingthe history of dance at the Opera). Secondly, the performanceprogrammes sold in our theatres and online: reference workscontaining previously unpublished photographs, testimoni-

als and literary presentations (and, for operas, the libretto).There is also the complementary members magazine EnScne!,providing readers with the Operas latest artisticnews. It is also available to all i n our theatres (and online ina digital version). The essays and articles commissioned fromspecialists and contemporary writers from the world of liter-ature and the arts feature previously unpublished articles andimages focused on the world of Opera. Launched this yea r, an

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improved digital version of the newsletterDix Mois dEcole et dOpera,can now be downloaded on tablets (Android and iOs) joining En Scne!in the Operas online, mobile library. This resource also enables visitorsto access our publication archives.

THE WEBSITE

The Paris Operas websitewas redesigned and re-launched in 2013. Thericher, more ergonomic version went on line on November 21stand offersa more intuitive navigation process with improved access to information.It has also enabled the Opera to pursue the development of its editorialstrategy and circulate its content to a wider audience. It is

one of the worlds most modern and most visited opera sites(6.6 million visitors: 11% smart phone users, 10% tablet users),offering surfers the chance to explore our world through alarger selection of cultural content including two new sections:a blogOperapage offering all the latest news, and vidOperacomprised of over 140 videos(in five thematic areas: productionpreviews, rehearsals, performance excerpts, the professions,and interviews / encounters). The 2013-2014 season launch wasalso the subject of a film available for viewing on the website.

MULTIMEDIA

In addition to the main site there are several sub-sites and mini-sites

providing a window onto the world of the Opera. The new website dedi-cated to the Palais Garnierwill be a true mine of information about themonument (see page 45). Several mini-sites devoted to specific productionsor events such as the Ring(70,000 visitors) also enable audiencesto prepare their visit or complement their knowledge with reports, inter-

views, articles and images. The Paris Operas channels onDailymotionand YouTubecontinue the work begun on the website by offering over150 videos (performance excerpts, interviews etc.) watched in 2013 by over

400,000 viewers. Finally, as part of our policy of making information onthe Operas history more easily available, the digital cultural database

memOpera,both a reference tool and a n archive, continues to expand(25,000 visits in 2013) and now gives access to a wider range of data on

over 1,000 productionsstaged by the Opera since 1980.

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3Adapted to every screen and compatible withall operating systems (iOs, Android and W indowsPhone), it supports the development of our edito-rial strategy on mobile devices (smartphones andtablets) enabling access to our world from anywhere

on the planet through new and original multime-

dia content focused on the performances, the

artists and the institution itself.

3Connected to the social networks, where our53,000 fanson Facebook(1) and 18,000 followers

on Twitter(2) can share our digital content moreeasily and receive all the latest news in real time,it helps to strengthen and develop the ever deepe-

ning exchanges we enjoy with our patrons.

LAUNCHED ON NOVEMBER 21ST2013, THE OPERAS NEW, RICHER, MORE ERGONOMIC AND MUCH

IMPROVED WEB SITE, A PRIMARY MARKETING AND SALES PLATFORM, WILL AUGMENT THE PARIS

OPERAS DIGITAL POTENTIAL.

THE EVER-INCREASING SUCCESS OF OUR MISSION RELIES ON BETTER INFORMING OUR AUDIENCES

AND BEING MORE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS.

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WE SEND EACH CLIENT AN OFFER

CORRESPONDING TO THEIR PROFILE

WE ADAPT TO THE CHANGING PRACTICES

OF OUR AUDIENCES

WE IMPROVE THE WELCOME AND OVERALL

COMFORT OF OUR THEATRE-GOERS

WE IMPLEMENT AN AMBITIOUS INFORMATION

AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

WE ACTIVELY SEEK OUT

NEW AUDIENCES
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Special attention to theneeds and expectationsof all audience profiles

EACH YEAR, THE OPERA DRAWS ONE OF THE L ARGEST AUDIENCES IN THE

WORLD PROVIDING ALL THEATRE-GOERS WITH A QUALITY OFFER MEETING

THEIR NEEDS, EXPECTATIONS AND BUDGETS.

QUALITY

The encouraging attendance fig ures for 2013, with over 765,000 spec-

tators (excluding tours or concerts outside the main theatres), repre-

senting 95% of total capacity, is a sign of of our programming success

and the attention we pay to welcoming each theatre-goer and meetingtheir needs. In 2013, our efforts to satisfy the public were

met by an increase in t he capacity

onp rapport activite 2013 en cliquable

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