Dudamel’s Paris renews a line of female flutes

Dudamel’s Paris renews a line of female flutes

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

February 05, 2023

The orchestra of Paris Opera National has just selected Iris Daverio of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orhestra as its new first solo flute.

She succeeds Catherine Cantin who won the seat in 1977 when she was barely 20.

For almost half a century, the flute sound at the Paris Opéra has been feminine. How uncommon is that? Iris says: It’s a great honour and responsibility.’

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