Sessions
To mark the 150th anniversary of Carmen, first performed on 3 March 1875 at the Opéra-Comique, the Académie's young artists are paying tribute to Georges Bizet. A special evening to celebrate one of France's greatest composers on the very stage where his masterpiece was first performed.

Composition © Mathilde Tilly / © Carmen Jones / © Opéra-Comique/ Agence Inconito / © Célestine Galli-Marié / BnF / RMN-GP
Attend a recital of Bizet's most beautiful arias performed by artists from the Académie de l'Opéra-Comique, followed by the preview of the documentary Carmen, naissance d'un mythe, directed by Jean Rousselot and produced by Arte.
Durée : 2h | Salle Favart
Tarif : 15 €
16 seats are dedicated to people with reduced mobility, on reservation at the box office or by phone. Access to the lift is located 5 rue Favart
+33 1 70 23 01 44 | accessibilite@opera-comique.com
Programme
Recital by the Académie de l'Opéra-Comique
- Prélude à 4 mains, Carmen (Ayano Kamei, Flore-Elise Capelier)
- Tarentelle (Michèle Bréant, Flore-Elise Capelier)
- La Coccinelle (Flore Royer, Flore-Elise Capelier)
- Duo, Don Procopio (Vincent Guérin, Michèle Bréant, Ayano Kamei)
- Les tringles des sistres tintaient (Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin, Flore Royer, Michèle Bréant, Ayano Kamei)
- Air de Leila, Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Fanny Soyer, Ayano Kamei)
- Entracte, Acte 3, Carmen (Ayano Kamei, Flore-Elise Capelier)
- Trio des Cartes, Carmen (Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin, Flore Royer, Fanny Soyer, Flore-Elise Capelier)
- Air de Catherine, La Jolie Fille de Perth (Michèle Bréant, Flore-Elise Capelier)
- Duo final, DJamileh (Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin, Vincent Guérin, Ayano Kamei)
Followed by a preview screening of the documentary Carmen, naissance d'un mythe by Jean Rousselot, produced by Arte.