PhotoA new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” directed by Ivo van Hove, who has led fierce Broadway stagings of “A View From the Bridge” and “The Crucible,” will be a highlight of the Paris Opera’s ambitious 2018-19 season, announced late Monday. A co-production with the Metropolitan Opera, the “Don Giovanni” is part of a broad celebration of the company’s 350th anniversary — the season’s slogan is “Modern Since 1669” — and the 30th birthday of the larger of its two theaters, the Opéra Bastille. A new opera, “Bérénice,” composed by Michael Jarrell and based on Racine, will star Barbara Hannigan and be staged by Claus Guth. He is back with two new pieces: “Bolero,” to Ravel’s well-known score, and “Another Place,” set to Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor. Visiting companies include the Martha Graham Dance Company, marking the troupe’s first visit to the Palais Garnier in 27 years.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2018 17:26 UTC