Paris Lyric Festival

A journey through lyrical, theatrical, and imagined Italy.
From Così fan tutte to Il barbiere di Siviglia, from Norma to L’Elisir d’amore, with a stop at Don Carlos, this program brings into dialogue the spirit of theatre, the impulses of the heart, and vocal virtuosity through some of the most beautiful pages of the Italian repertoire.

Ensembles, duets, iconic arias, and great cantabile moments follow one another in a richly contrasted journey, blending grace, passion, and dramatic intensity.

Program

Part One (38 min)

Mozart - Così fan tutte
“Soave sia il vento”
“Ah, scostati!... Smanie implacabili”
“Un’aura amorosa”
“Prenderò quel brunettino”

Rossini - Il barbiere di Sivigli
"Largo al factotum"
"All’idea di quel metallo"
"Una voce poco fa"
"Dunque io son… tu non m’inganni?"

Intermission (30 minutes)

Part two (48 min) 

Verdi - Don Carlos
“Dieu, tu semas dans nos âmes”
“Carlos, écoute”

Bellini - Norma
“Casta diva”
“Mira, o Norma”
“Oh! Di qual sei tu vittima”

Donizetti - L’Elisir d’amore
"Overture"
“Come Paride vezzoso”
“Esulti pur la barbara”
“Adina, credimi”
“Una furtiva lagrima”
“Prendi, per me sei libero”

Performed by: Aurélie Loilier (Soprano), Mathilde Legrand (Mezzo-soprano), Yu Shao (Tenor), Marc Souchet (Baritone) and Yuko Osawa (Piano).

Unfulfilled loves, oaths, jealousy, farewells, and heroic impulses echo through some of the most deeply moving pages of the repertoire.

From Donizetti and Bellini to Mascagni, Puccini, and Verdi, this program brings to life the voices of bel canto and lyrical drama—from Lucia di Lammermoor to La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, alongside the tragic accents of Don Carlo. An intense journey through emotion, where each aria, duet, and ensemble gives voice both to the movements of the heart and to the workings of fate.

Program

Part One (47 min)

Donizetti - L'Elisir d’amore
“Una furtiva lagrima” 

Donizetti - Don Pasquale
"Pronta io son"
"Bella siccome un angelo"

Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor
"Regnava nel silenzio"
"Appressati, Lucia"
"Cruda, funesta smania"

Bellini - Norma
“Casta Diva”
“Deh! Non volerli vittime”

Intermission (30 min)

Part two (37 min) 

Verdi - Don Carlo
“O Carlo, ascolta... Io morrò, ma lieto in core"
"Dio, che nell’alma infondere"

Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana
"Intermezzo"

Puccini - La Bohème
"O soave fanciulla"
"In un coupé?"
"Donde lieta uscì"

Puccini - Madama Butterfly
"Vogliatemi bene"
"Addio, fiorito asil"

Puccini - Turandot
"Nessun dorma"

Performed by: Armelle Khourdoïan (Soprano), Christophe Poncet (Tenor), Jiwon Song (Baritone), Philip Richardson (Piano)

Spain emerges here as a vibrant imaginary; at once popular, sensual, theatrical, and melancholic. Centered around Carmen, Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Don Giovanni, this program explores the interplay between seduction, freedom, bravura, and desire.

Alongside Bizet, Rossini, and Mozart, Manuel de Falla’s Canciones populares españolas and Agustín Lara’s Granada extend this musical journey, blending Andalusian sunlight, vocal elegance, and dramatic brilliance.

Program

Part One (45 min)

Bizet - Carmen
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
"La fleur que tu m’avais jetée"
"Près des remparts de Séville"
"Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre"
"Si tu m'aimes, Carmen"
"C'est toi ! C’est moi !"

Rossini - Barbiere di Siviglia
"Ecco ridente in cielo"
"Largo al factotum"
"Dunque io son… tu non m’inganni?"
"Ah! Qual colpo inaspettato!"

Intermission (30 min)

Part two (41 min) 

Mozart - Don Giovanni
"Notte e giorno faticar"
"Madamina, il catalogo è questo"
"Là ci darem la mano"
"Fin ch'han dal vino"
"Metà di voi qua vadano"
"Dalla sua pace"
"Mi tradì quell’alma ingrata"
"Deh, vieni alla finestra"
"Il mio tesoro intanto"

Manuel De Falla - Canciones populares españolas
"El paño moruno"
"Nana"
"Polo"

Agustín Lara
"Granada"

Performed by : Séraphine Cotrez (Mezzo-soprano), Yu Shao (Tenor), Marc Souchet (Baritone), Katia Weimann (Piano).

The festival concludes with an evening dedicated to refinement and the Viennese spirit.
From Don Giovanni to Le nozze di Figaro, from Così fan tutte to Die Zauberflöte, the first part celebrates the full theatrical grace of Mozart. Then Schubert, Sieczyński, Lehár, and Johann Strauss open the door to a lighter, more brilliant and nostalgic Vienna, blending opera, operetta, and salon song.
A true musical portrait of the Austrian capital, where theatrical elegance meets festive brilliance.

Program

Part one (45 min) 

Mozart - Don Giovanni
"Là ci darem la mano"
"Fuggi, crudele, fuggi!"
"Madamina, il catalogo è questo"

Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro
"Cosa sento! Tosto andate"
"Tutto è tranquillo e placido"

Mozart - Così fan tutte
"Un’aura amorosa"
"Fra gli amplessi"

Mozart - Die Zauberflöte
"Bei Männern"
"Ach, ich fühl's"
"Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena"

Intermission (30 min)

Part two (35 min) 

Schubert - Impromptu n. 4, D 935, op. 142

Sieczynski - Wien, Du Stadt meiner Träume
"Wien, Wien, nur du allein"

Lehar - Das Land des Lächelns
"Bei einem Tee à deux"
"Dein ist mein ganzes Herz"

Lehar - Giuditta
"Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß"

Lehar - Die lustige Witwe
"Vilja-Lied"
"Heure exquise"

Strauss J. - Der Zigeunerbaron
"Als flotter Geist"
"Ja, das Schreiben und das Lesen"

Strauss J. - Die Fledermaus
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben"

Performed by: Emilie-Rose Bry (Soprano), Christophe Poncet (Tenor), Marc Souchet (Baritone), and Katia Weimann (Piano).