Love, violence, hatred, fraternity… opera explores timeless and universal themes that can speak to us all. But not everyone feels at home in an "opera house". A French collective of singers and ...

France’s national debate about overt displays of religion in public -- specifically full veils worn by some Muslim women -- has resurfaced after an incident at the Paris Opera. A female spectator was ...

A mobile theater brings contemporary opera to villages in France's southern Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region. It is a completely new experience for many residents. Fabrice Gervaise has a day and a ...

This week, we're taking you on a tour of one of Paris's most iconic sites, as we mark the 350th anniversary of France's Opera. Created by the Sun King Louis XIV in 1669, the world's first permanent ...

Born on March 24, 1932, in France’s Caribbean territory of Martinique, Eda-Pierre was steeped in the arts from an early age. Christiane Eda-Pierre, a French soprano who broke ground as the country’s ...

Discouraged by the many obstacles to becoming an opera singer in France, Alain Herriau almost gave up his passion. For three years, he had a go at other vocations. Then, in 2005, he decided that he ...

Black smoke has been seen rising from the building nearby to the Palais Garnier opera house on Place de l'Opera in Paris. There are also visible flames in two windows of the building, through which ...

JENNIFER France will realise one of her dreams when she sings the role of Susanna for the first time in Mozart’s The Marriage Of Figaro at Garsington Opera Festival next month. “Susanna is one of the ...