Admit that when we talk about opera we sometimes think: it’s too expensive, it’s for “old people”, it’s too long and boring, you have to know it to appreciate it… Well no: the Opéra-Comique is dusting off the genre and clearly saying stop to prejudices with its new 2023-2024 season! Who is the Opéra-Comique for? […]
In Dreux, in the Eure-et-Loir region of France, an unusual chapel is hidden! The Royal Chapel of Dreux is indeed the necropolis of the Orleans family where about fifty members of the Orleans family, including Louis-Philippe, the last king of the French, are buried. What is the history of the Royal Chapel of Dreux? And […]
La Traviata is one of the most famous works of Verdi (1813 – 1901). It brought him international fame during his lifetime! But how well do you know this opera? Did you know, for example, that Verdi was inspired by his own story? Or that this opera was a flop at its first performance? Discover […]
