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Opéra d'été / Sommeroper
Summer Opera / Sommeroper
Event by: Institut français d'Autriche
Location: Institut Français d'Autriche, Praterstraße 38, Wien - Leopoldstadt
About event
In order to give as many people as possible access to the works of the operatic and In order to enable choreographic cultural heritage, the Opéra national de Paris promotes the free performance in the summer of an opera or ballet work recorded in its theaters - the Palais Garnier or the Opéra Bastille - in the open air or in a suitable historical location.
This is the aim of the “Opéra d’été” event, which has been taking place since 2013 and is particularly close to the heart of the Opéra national de Paris
This year the offer will be expanded to all Instituts français and Alliances françaises worldwide in order to give this initiative international appeal. The Institut français in Austria therefore invites you to (re)discover the following two works in its media library:
Monday, July 13th, at 6 p.m.:
Balanchine / Béjart / Pite
Who Cares?
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: George Gershwin
Boléro
Choreography: Maurice Béjart
Music: Maurice Ravel
The Seasons’ Canon
Choreography: Crystal Pite
Music: Max Richter