Synopsis
Dazzling as The Queen of the Night and deeply moving as Lucia di Lammermoor and La Sonnambula, Natalie Dessay has also made her mark as Olympia, Manon, Musetta and Cleopatra on the Paris Opera’s stage.
After training at the Opera’s École d’Art Lyrique and an international career, she decided to devote herself to theatre, song and recital.
Ten years after her last appearance at the Opéra Bastille in La Fille du régiment, it is at the Palais Garnier that the soprano has chosen to bid farewell to the stage.
Artists
Concert program
Creative team
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Natalie Dessay Soprano -
Philippe Cassard Piano
Mélodies passagères, op. 27
- Puisque tout passe
- Un cygne
- Tombeau dans un parc
- Le clocher chante
- Départ
Composition: 1950-1951
Text: Rainer Maria Rilke
Le Colibri, op. 2 n°7
Composition: 1880
Text: Leconte de Lisle
Le Rossignol des lilas
Composition: 1913
Text: Léopold Dauphin
« Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis », excerpt from "Trois chansons"
Composition of the choir version: 1914-1915
Creation of the reduced version for voice and piano: 3 June 1917, Paris
Text: Maurice Ravel
« La Colombe poignardée », from "Chansons pour les oiseaux"
Composition: 1950
Text: Paul Fort
« Reine des mouettes », from Métamorphoses
Composition: 1943
Text: Louise de Vilmorin
« Oiseaux tristes », from Miroirs
Composition: 1904-1905
La Dame de Monte-Carlo
Composition: 1961
Text: Jean Cocteau
The old maid and the thief : “Steal me, sweet thief”
Composition: 1939
Text: Gian-Carlo Menotti
« Monica’s Waltz », from The Medium
Composition: 1945-1946
Text: Gian-Carlo Menotti
Knoxville : Summer of 1915
Composition: 1947
Text: James Agee
« I want magic », from A Streetcar Named Desire
Composition: 1995
Text: Philip Littell from Tennessee Williams
Media
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Access and services
Palais Garnier
Place de l'Opéra
75009 Paris
Public transport
Underground Opéra (lignes 3, 7 et 8), Chaussée d’Antin (lignes 7 et 9), Madeleine (lignes 8 et 14), Auber (RER A)
Bus 20, 21, 27, 29, 32, 45, 52, 66, 68, 95, N15, N16
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Bars
Reservation of drinks and light refreshments for the intervals is possible online up to 24 hours prior to your visit, or at the bars before each performance.
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Restaurant
CoCo is open every day from 12:00 pm to 2:00 am. More information on coco-paris.com or at +33 1 42 68 86 80 (reservations).
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Last-minute tickets
€10 for seats with a limited view of the stage and special reduced rates are available.
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Parking
You can park your car at the Q-Park Edouard VII. It is located at Rue Bruno Coquatrix 75009 Paris (in front of 23 Rue de Caumartin).
At the Palais Garnier, buy €10 tickets for seats in the 6th category (very limited visibility, two tickets maximum per person) on the day of the performance at the Box offices.
In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €10 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €15 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
Palais Garnier
- Every day from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and until performances end
- Get in from Place de l’Opéra or from within the theatre’s public areas
- For more information: +33 1 53 43 03 97
Online
Palais Garnier
Place de l'Opéra
75009 Paris
Public transport
Underground Opéra (lignes 3, 7 et 8), Chaussée d’Antin (lignes 7 et 9), Madeleine (lignes 8 et 14), Auber (RER A)
Bus 20, 21, 27, 29, 32, 45, 52, 66, 68, 95, N15, N16
Calculate my route-
Bars
Reservation of drinks and light refreshments for the intervals is possible online up to 24 hours prior to your visit, or at the bars before each performance.
-
Restaurant
CoCo is open every day from 12:00 pm to 2:00 am. More information on coco-paris.com or at +33 1 42 68 86 80 (reservations).
-
Last-minute tickets
€10 for seats with a limited view of the stage and special reduced rates are available.
-
Parking
You can park your car at the Q-Park Edouard VII. It is located at Rue Bruno Coquatrix 75009 Paris (in front of 23 Rue de Caumartin).
At the Palais Garnier, buy €10 tickets for seats in the 6th category (very limited visibility, two tickets maximum per person) on the day of the performance at the Box offices.
In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €10 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €15 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
Palais Garnier
- Every day from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and until performances end
- Get in from Place de l’Opéra or from within the theatre’s public areas
- For more information: +33 1 53 43 03 97
