Jules Massenet

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Performs For The First Time At The Salzburg Festival
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2025

For the very first time in the rich history of the theatre, the Music Director and the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra have been invited to perform at the famous Salzburg Festival. Learn more here!

North Carolina Opera Will Perform Raleigh Premiere Of Massenet's CINDERELLA
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

North Carolina Opera will open its season with the Raleigh premiere of Jules Massenet's CINDERELLA. Cinderella is Massenet's sensuous French take on the beloved fairytale.

COPPELIA Comes to the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2025

Coppélia is returning to Prague. Performances will take place at the National Theatre in Prague on 5-6 September 2025. Learn more about the show here!

The Oratorio Society Of New York's 2025/26 Season Reflects on New York City's Musical Life
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2025

The Oratorio Society of New York has announced its 2025–26 season—an ambitious and stirring lineup that bridges centuries of musical thought and tradition.

MANON Comes to Paris Opera This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2025

Manon by Jules Massenet is now playing at Opéra Bastille. f this opera, inspired by Abbé Prévost’s novel, is one of Jules Massenet’s most popular, it is because the drama is portrayed in a musical idiom as fertile as it is varied...

A WHISPER OF SOUL Comes to Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025

The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre will host a musical performance titled A Whisper of Soul: A Reflection of Life’s Journey this month. Learn more here!

MADAMA BUTTERFLY and More Set for North Carolina Opera 2025�"2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025

After years of rising audience enthusiasm and sold-out performances, North Carolina Opera is expanding its season in 2025-2026 with three full-scale productions. Learn more!

WERTHER Comes to the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2025

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‘s literary works have inspired numerous artists, including composers. The most acclaimed operas based on them are Ambrois Thomas’s Mignon, Charles Gounod’s Faust and Jules Massenet’s Werther.

Kansas City Ballet Announces 2025-2026 Season & Subscriptions On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2025

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney has announced the company’s 2025-2026 season, which opens with Swan Lake, continues with Stars and Stripes, a collection of three short dance works celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary, and concludes with Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby. 

Video: CENDRILLON (CINDERELLA) at the Dr. Phillips Center
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 8, 2025

Opera Orlando is presenting a fairy tale classic, Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon (Cinderella), based on the beloved French Cinderella story by Perrault. Check out video footage in the trailer here!

Opera Orlando Presents An All-New Production Of Massenet's CENDRILLON [CINDERELLA]
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2025

Next weekend, a star-studded cast takes the stage in Steinmetz Hall as Opera Orlando presents Massenet's Cendrillon, a sumptuous French retelling of the classic Cinderella story. Soprano Lindsay Ohse returns to the Company as the classic heroine Cinderella, having last sung Gilda in the 2021-22 season production of Rigoletto, which was the first opera to be produced in Steinmetz Hall.

Review: MANON at San Francisco Ballet
by Jim Munson - Jan 27, 2025

The chance to see a classic full-length ballet for the first time is always a rare and welcome opportunity, so it’s especially exciting that San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2025 Repertory Season with Kenneth McMillan’s Manon, choreographed in 1974 and subsequently performed all over the world, but never before in San Francisco.

MANON Comes to Den Norske Opera in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2025

Manon is coming to Den Norske Opera in March. In a world where extravagant riches and abject poverty exist side by side, Manon is caught in between. Learn more here!

CENDRILLON [CINDERELLA] Announced At Steinmetz Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2024

Fairy tales come to life as Cendrillon [Cinderella] takes the stage of Steinmetz Hall with Grammy award-winner Lindsay Ohse in the title role. Performances run February 7 and 9.

Chicago Opera Theater Will Mark Centennial of Puccini’s Death with BOHÈME AND BEYOND
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 31, 2024

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago’s foremost producer of new and rarely produced operas, presents Bohème and Beyond – The Legacy of Puccini, highlighting how Puccini’s work impacted the evolution of opera and musical theater, at DePaul University’s Gannon Hall at the Holtschneider Performance Center.

American Ballet Theatre to Host 2024 Fall Gala in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2024

American Ballet Theatre will host its 2024 Fall Gala at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, October 23. Learn how to purchase tickets.

City of West Hollywood Presents Free Theatre in the Parks: Pacific Opera Project's CINDERELLA STORY
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2024

The City of West Hollywood has announced Free Theatre in the Parks with Pacific Opera Project's mashup opera of Jules Massenet and Gioacchino Rossini’s CINDERELLA.

SHREK THE MUSICAL & More Set for Emerson Colonial Theatre Fall 2024 Line-Up
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 4, 2024

The Emerson Colonial Theatre has revealed it's fall season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Canciones De Grandes Compositores Del Repertorio Internacional, En Las Voces De Cristina Ortega Y Héctor Gamaliel
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2024

Cristina Ortega and Héctor Gamaliel perform songs by renowned international composers. Enjoy an evening of diverse musical repertoire showcasing their exceptional vocal talents.

Merola Opera Program Continues Summer Festival Season With Schwabacher Summer Concert
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the passion and melody of classic opera, as the young artists of the 2024 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia, Gounod's Faust, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Massenet's Cendrillon, Puccini's La bohème, and Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.