The Opéra national de Lorraine is a French opera company and opera house, located in the city of

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in the province of Lorraine, France. Formerly named the ''Opéra de Nancy et de Lorraine'', the company received the status of national opera in 2006. Opéra national de Lorraine is a member of the association

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(ROF), of the European Network For Opera (RESEO) and of Opera Europa. All productions are accompanied by the

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History

The company's original theatre was constructed during the reign of the King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine,

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in 1758. This theatre, located behind the Museum of Fine Arts, was destroyed by fire in October 1906. A new opera house was constructed in its present location on the

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by Joseph Hornecker, a member of the School of Nancy. Hornecker designed the replacement opera house in the classical style combined with characteristics of "

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". The new opera house was inaugurated in 1919. It underwent restoration in 1994. The auditorium has a capacity of 1050 seats. On January 1st, 2006, the Ministry of Culture and Communication awarded the Nancy opera house the title ''Opéra national'' ('National Opera'). As a result, the Opera of Nancy and

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became the fifth regional National Opera. Matthieu Dussouillez has been the general director and artistic director of the company since September 2019. The most recent music director was Rani Calderon, from 2015 to 2018. In October 2020, Marta Gardolińska first guest-conducted with the company, in the French premiere of '' Der Traumgörge'' of

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. On the basis of this appearance, in January 2021, the company announced the appointment of Gardolińska as its next music director, effective with the 2021–2022 season, with an initial contract of three seasons. Gardolińska is the first female conductor ever named to this post.

Music directors (partial list)

* Noël Lancien (1971–1979) * Jérôme Kaltenbach (1979–1998) *

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(1999–2006) * Paolo Olmi (2006–2010) *

Tito Muñoz Tito Arturo Muñoz (born July 14, 1983) is an American conductor and is Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony. He was previously Music Director of the Opéra national de Lorraine and Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy in Nancy, France, an ...

(2011–2013) * Rani Calderon (2015–2018) * Marta Gardolińska (designate, effective autumn 2021)

References

External links

Opéra national de Lorraine official website
(in French)
National Ballet of Lorraine website
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History

Music directors (partial list)

See also

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