French opera to shut for three years

French opera to shut for three years

Opera

norman lebrecht

March 03, 2023

The mayor of Strasbourg has announced that the  Opéra national du Rhin will undergo a complete reconstruction from 2026 to 2029 (plus overruns). The company has been told to seek out other venues.

Jeanne Barseghian called it: ‘A great day for our city, for the future of opera and more generally for opera and choreography in Strasbourg, France and Europe. We are going to carry out a vast renovation and restructuring project (…) in order to transform our charming municipal theatre into a contemporary opera house at the height of our European capital.’

Comments

comment_count comments
Oldest
Newest
Oldest
Top rated

Comment as a guest:

MOST READ TODAY: