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Bel Canto Paris - Dîner Lyrique

Bel Canto Paris - Dîner Lyrique

Every day at 6:30pm from May 26 to Dec. 30

Bel Canto · Paris • $$$$

Bel Canto Paris pairs haute cuisine with live opera in a theatrical setting. Young singers from the Opéra National de Paris perform excerpts from *Don Giovanni*, *Tosca*, and *La Bohème* every fifteen minutes while serving your table, turning dinner into an immersive spectacle.

Dîner Spectacle Bel Canto

Dîner Spectacle Bel Canto

Every day at 7:30pm from May 19 to Dec. 30

Bel Canto · 4th Arr. • $$$$

Young opera singers double as waiters, delivering Duck Foie Gras and Yellow Chicken Supreme before belting out excerpts from *Don Giovanni* and *La Bohème* tableside. It's dinner theater with actual talent: costumes by the Opéra National de Paris and arias every fifteen minutes.

Opéra La Traviata de Verdi

Opéra La Traviata de Verdi

Every day at 8:30pm from Oct. 10 to Dec. 19

Musée Jacquemart-André · 8th Arr. • 230 €

Verdi's tragedy of betrayal and vengeance, sung just meters from your seat in a gilded Haussmann mansion. Champagne in hand, the museum's state rooms become the stage.

Bel Canto Paris

Bel Canto Paris

Every day at 7:30pm from Oct. 28 to Dec. 30

Bel Canto · 4th Arr. • $$$$

Your waiter might just burst into Tosca between courses. At Bel Canto, young opera singers serve refined French plates and perform arias every fifteen minutes, close enough to give you goosebumps.

La Traviata et Rigoletto de Verdi

La Traviata et Rigoletto de Verdi

October 31 at 8:30pm (This weekend) +8

Musée Jacquemart-André · 8th Arr. • 200 €

Verdi up close: La Traviata or Rigoletto performed just meters away in the candlelit state rooms of the Musée Jacquemart-André, with a glass of champagne raised alongside Violetta herself.

LE BARBIER DE SEVILLE - Le Barbier de Séville

LE BARBIER DE SEVILLE - Le Barbier de Séville

November 1 at 2:30pm (This weekend) +2

Opéra Bastille · Bastille

Rossini's effervescent comedy follows Figaro, Seville's scheming barber, as he helps a count outwit a guardian to win Rosina's heart. Expect vocal fireworks and a vibrant, sun-soaked staging at the Opéra Bastille.

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Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

Christine Dana-Helfrich: Affirmer la singularité de la saison musicale des Invalides

Hôtel des Invalides · Paris

Fri, Oct 30 · 11:30 AM

LA PRINCESSE A LA PUCE

AKTEON THEATRE - PARIS · Popincourt

14 €

Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM

Mes Petits Opéras

Théâtre la Boussole · Faubourg Saint-Denis

Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM

OPÉRA MIAOU

LA SCENE PARISIENNE - SALLE 1 · Faubourg Poissonnière

Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM

A la découverte de l'Opéra

Théâtre la Boussole · Faubourg Saint-Denis

Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM

L'Opéra mes filles et toi

La Comédie Saint-Michel · Paris

Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM

THE OPERA LOCOS

GAITE RIVE GAUCHE · Montparnasse

Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM

Un voyage musical en solo

La Comédie Saint-Michel · 5th Arr.

Sun, Nov 1 · 8:30 PM

LA TRAVIATA

Théâtre Montmartre Galabru · Montmartre

Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM

Manon Lescaut / Giacomo Puccini

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France · Passy

Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM

Manon Lescaut / Giacomo Puccini

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées · Champs-Elysées

Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 PM

Da Ponte, le bouffon de Mozart

Théâtre de Passy · Passy

15-42 €

Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM

15 ans de l'ensemble Les Surprises

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France · Passy

Wed, Nov 4 · 7:45 PM

Douze

La Comédie Saint-Michel · Paris

Sat, Nov 7 · 5:30 PM

SIESTES MUSICALES AU FIL DE L’EAU

Monfort Théâtre · Vaugirard

€ 5

Sat, Nov 7 · 8:45 PM

REQUIEM DE VERDI

Église de la Madeleine · Opéra

Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM

Bach, Messe brève / Sofi Jeannin

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France · Passy

9-49 €

Sun, Nov 8 · 4:00 PM

Histoire du soldat / Into the Little Hill

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France · Passy

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM

L'Histoire du soldat / Into the Little Hill

National Theatre of the Opera Comique · 2nd Arr.

Sun, Nov 8 · 4:00 PM

La Tribune des critiques de disques

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France · Passy

Mon, Nov 9 · 8:00 PM

FREDDIE DE TOMMASO

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées · Champs-Elysées

30-130 €

Tue, Nov 10 · 3:00 PM

LES FOLIES D'OFFENBACH

LA SCENE PARISIENNE - SALLE 1 · Faubourg Poissonnière

Tue, Nov 10 · 8:00 PM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Messe en ut

Paris Philharmonic · 19th Arr.

Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 PM

Così fan tutte

Théâtre de l'Athénée · Opéra

Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM

CELL’OPÉRA – DVORAK, VERDI, BIZET, WAGNER

Le Bal Blomet · Vaugirard

25 €

Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM

Avoaha / Chœur et percussion

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France · Passy

Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM

MONROE

Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement Church · Le Marais

Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM

Littérature et musique

Claude Debussy Conservatory · Les Ternes

Free

Fri, Nov 20 · 6:15 PM

Visite chantée

Gustave Moreau Museum · Faubourg Montmartre

Sat, Nov 21 · 8:00 PM

CONCERT LYRIQUE

Fontaine Culture · Faubourg du Temple

Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM

Les Racontines : contes & comptines (0-3ans)

Feuille Blanche, Café Noir · Batignolles

15 €

Sun, Nov 22 · 4:00 PM

L'opéra c'est (pas) pour moi

Les Trois Baudets · Pigalle

7 €

Mon, Nov 23 · 8:00 PM

Ciné-Concert - La Belle et la Bête

Théâtre du Châtelet · Les Halles

Tue, Nov 24 · 7:30 PM

LA CLEMENCE DE TITUS

PALAIS GARNIER / OPERA GARNIER · Opéra

Tue, Nov 24 · 8:00 PM

SOLARIS

ATHENEE THEATRE LOUIS-JOUVET - Gde Salle · Opéra

Wed, Nov 25 · 8:00 PM

Il Combattimento

Cité de la Musique · 19th Arr.

Fri, Nov 27 · 7:00 PM

Spectacle - Cabaret Bad Biches

Library Jacqueline De Romilly · Clignancourt

Free

Fri, Nov 27 · 7:30 PM

Turandot

OPERA BASTILLE · Bastille

Fri, Nov 27 · 8:00 PM

L’HEURE EXQUISE – VOYAGE DANS LE TEMPS

Le Bal Blomet · Vaugirard

26 €

Sat, Nov 28 · 6:30 PM

Nocturne festive avec Élysée Moon

Musée du Luxembourg · 6th Arr.

Sat, Nov 28 · 8:30 PM

Benjamin Britten / War Requiem

Paris Philharmonic · 19th Arr.

Sat, Nov 28 · 8:00 PM

L HEURE EXQUISE VOYAGE DANS LE TEMPS

Le Bal Blomet · Paris

26 €

Mon, Nov 30 · 8:00 PM

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir & Kunal Lahiry

Théâtre de l'Athénée · Opéra

Mon, Nov 30 · 8:00 PM

Nocturne lyrique

Théâtre de l'Athénée · Opéra

Wed, Dec 2 · 8:00 PM

10e édition du festival des opéras traditionnels chinois

Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet · Champs-Elysées

Adultes : 16 € · Tarifs réduits : 7 €

Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 PM

UNE NUIT À L’OPÉRA (ACTE 2) – MOZART, BIZET, VERDI, PUCCINI

Le Bal Blomet · Vaugirard

25 €

Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 PM

Britten, Cantate saint Nicolas / Lionel Sow

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France · Passy

9-49 €

Sat, Dec 5 · 5:55 PM

Nouvelle saison Metropolitan Opera 2026/2027

Club de l'Etoile cinéma · Les Ternes

60 €

Sat, Dec 5 · 5:55 PM

Samson et Dalila

Club de l'Étoile · Les Ternes

60 €

Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM

Concerts de la Maîtrise au Musée d'Orsay

Musée d'Orsay · Faubourg Saint-Germain

Wed, Dec 9 · 8:00 PM

Orchestre de Paris / Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Paris Philharmonic · 19th Arr.

Mon, Dec 14 · 8:00 PM

Le Voyage d'hiver

Théâtre de l'Athénée · Opéra

Mon, Dec 14 · 8:00 PM

Stéphane Degout & Alphonse Cemin

Théâtre de l'Athénée · Paris

Fri, Dec 18 · 8:00 PM

L’HEURE EXQUISE PRÉPARE LA DINDE

Le Bal Blomet · Vaugirard

26 €

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