French opera sacks its chorus

French opera sacks its chorus

Opera

norman lebrecht

January 24, 2025

It’s reported that the board of Toulon Opera voted yeserday to dismiss its permanent chorus.

Twenty-five singers will lose their jobs. Economic circumstances are given as the reason. The choir has existed for 40 years.

The opera house is presently under renovation. It appears to have run out of funds. The board is chaired by a retired admiral.

The music director is Victorien Vanoosten, a former Barenboim assistant.

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