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Sunday 02 November • 15h00

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Tuesday 04 November • 20h00

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Thursday 06 November • 20h00

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Saturday 08 November • 20h00

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Monday 10 November • 20h00

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Wednesday 12 November • 20h00

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After Gluck and Lully’s Armide and Cherubini’s Médée, Louis Langrée continues the programming of major lyrical tragedies at the Opéra-Comique.

At the helm of one of his favourite scores, he shares the baton with the talented Théotime Langlois de Swarte and brings together Tamara Bounazou, Theo Hoffman, Philippe Talbot, Jean-Fernand Setti, and the choir Les Éléments. Wajdi Mouawad directs this poignant drama of uprooting and exile.

Exiled in Tauris, the priestess Iphigenia must submit to King Thoas, who, terrified by a dream, forces her to sacrifice any foreigner who arrives on shore. However, two Greek warriors are shipwrecked, and an odd feeling overwhelms her at the sight of one of them…

In 1774, the year of Louis XVI’s coronation, Gluck settled in Paris, much to the delight of his former pupil, Marie-Antoinette. The Académie Royale de Musique was eager to embrace his reformist approach to the lyrical genre. His French works were met with enormous success, culminating in the triumph of Iphigénie en Tauride, his final masterpiece.

After Gluck and Lully’s Armide and Cherubini’s Médée, Louis Langrée continues the programming of major lyrical tragedies at the Opéra-Comique.

At the helm of one of his favourite scores, he shares the baton with the talented Théotime Langlois de Swarte and brings together Tamara Bounazou, Theo Hoffman, Philippe Talbot, Jean-Fernand Setti, and the choir Les Éléments. Wajdi Mouawad directs this poignant drama of uprooting and exile.

Tragedy in four acts | Libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard | First performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris) on 18th May 1779

Musical direction, Louis Langrée et Théotime Langlois de Swarte • Stage direction, Wajdi Mouawad • With Tamara Bounazou, Theo Hoffman, Philippe Talbot, Jean-Fernand Setti, Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin, Fanny Soyer, Lysandre Châlon • Choir, Les Eléments • Orchestra, Le Consort

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2h20,including intermission - Salle Favart
210, 180, 145, 115, 80, 50, 35, 15, 6 €

Performance in French French and English surtitles

The doors of the opera-house open 45 minutes before the performance.

People with reduced mobility

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

Before the show

To discover

45 minutes before the performance : The keys to the show with the dramaturge of the Opéra Comique.

Salle Bizet | Free

To relax

The intermission bar offers drinks and light refreshments as soon as the theatre doors open.

After-show

Meet the artists on Saturday, November 8, 2025, after the performance.
Curious to know more? After the performance, come meet the artists and discuss their work, emotions, and the secrets behind the production.
45 minutes | Free (ticket included with the show) Favart Hall.

Accessibility

Relax session | Sunday 2 november at 3 pm
Relax sessions offer a inclusive caring environment for people whose disability may give rise to atypical and unpredictable behaviour during the show.

Before each Relax opera, an FALC guide is available to help understand the context of the opera's creation and its history. It also helps anticipate key moments during the performance that might surprise the audience.