The tale, the initiatory story, of princes and princesses, this is the thread that Alain Perroux, director of the ONR, unfolds for his second season. He retains “the healing power of tales”, in a troubled period. Its program is constrained by the diversity of repertoires, artists, conductors and directors and embraces almost 400 years of opera history. At one end, back to 1642 with the Coronation of Poppea, by Claudio Monteverdi (from March 24 to April 30), which benefits from the arrival of the exceptional baroque ensemble Pygmalion by Raphaël Pichon. Very close to us, the world creation ofUntil the Lions, composed by Thierry Pécou, at the start of the season (from September 25 to…
