Olivier Mantei (born 24 February 1965, in

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) is a contemporary French director of theatre and opera stages. Since 2015, he has been director of the

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in Paris.

Honours

Mantei was made an officier of the National Order of Merit in November 2013 and Officier of the

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in July 2016.

Publications

* ''Public / Privé: Nouvelles acceptions culturelles'', Riveneuve, Paris 2014 .

References

External links

Biography of Olivier Mantei
(Opéra-Comique)
Olivier Mantei
(Heuresmusicalesdelessay)

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''Olivier Mantei double la mise''
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('' Les Échos'', 14 May 2014)
''Olivier Mantei remplace Jérôme Deschamps à la tête de l'Opéra comique''
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