Wherever they’re from – whether from Canada like soprano Ambur Braid and mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny, Romania like bass Adrian Sâmpetrean, Spain like conductor Miguel Perez Iñesta and soprano Sara Blanch, Italy like tenor Riccardo Massi, bass Michele Pertusi, barytone Renato Girolami and our musical director Daniele Rustioni, Albany like soprano Ermonela Jaho, Germany like directors Ersan Mondtag, Christof Loy and Andrea Breth, Russia like soprano Elena Guseva and barytones Igor Golovatenko and Ilya Kutyukhin, Sweden like Anne Sofie van Otter, Denmark like choreographer Mette Ingvartsen, Belgium like choreographer Jan Martens, Greece like choreographer Christos Papadopoulos, the United Kingdom like director Duncan Ward… or France like barytone Stéphane Degout, directors Alice Laloy, Pauline Bayle, Marie-Ève Signeyrole, Angélique Clairand and choreographer Noé Soulier – the great artists gathered in our home this season are as much at home in Lyon than in New York, Vienna, Milan, London, Moscow, Lisbon, or Madrid. These adventurous artists reveal the singular genius, creative spirit and visionary magnificence pertaining to the pieces they tackle and present on stage, and are here to bet on the curiosity of the Lyon Opera audience.
The Lyon Opera is known amongst its European peers for its large-scale projects and productions featuring well-seasoned artists alongside new talents. For instance, this season, over 1,100 singers from 78 countries applied to the Lyon Opera Studio, a group made up of five young opera singers in training. Similarly, the Lyon Opera Ballet gathers dancers from 13 different countries, acting as Lyon Opera ambassadors here and on tour throughout the world.

The Lyon Opera Ballet will continue to tour with some of the highlights of its repertoire throughout France and the rest of Europe in 2023-2024.