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Bearing witness to the Roman Era, built under the reign of Emperor Augustus in the first century and a French musical mecca since the 19th century, the Théâtre Antique d’Orange (Ancient Theatre of Orange) has retained its extraordinary acoustic properties (its acoustic wall dates from the period). The best-preserved Roman theatre in the Western World, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, in 1869 the site rediscovered its origins (as a performance venue accommodating some 9,000 spectators on restored tiers) and returned to its lyric vocation by hosting a performance of Mehul’s opera Joseph. The Théâtre Antique thereupon laid out its mission of “promoting French dramatic authors” and “returning to the sources of the great Greco-Roman tragedies”.

Since 1971, however, the Théâtre Antique has mainly hosted the “New Chorégies”, which has become one of France’s leading opera festivals. Ever summer since, the Chorégies d’Orange has taken full advantage of the extraordinary scenic setting of the Théâtre Antique to host the crème de la crème of the opera world. The is especially beloved by opera mavens for its productions of Italian operas - Aida is a local classic (presented in 1983, 1991, 1995, 2001 and 2006).

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Dates
Productions
Schedules

the 08 of July, 2023

21:30

the 06 of August, 2022

21:30

the 16 of July, 2022

21:00

the 13 of July, 2022

21:30

the 08 of July, 2022

21:30

the 24 of July, 2021

21:30

the 16 of July, 2021

21:30

the 10 of July, 2021

21:30

the 11 of September, 2020

Musiques en fête ! (2020)

Compositeurs divers

21:05

the 01 of August, 2020

21:00

the 24 of July, 2020

21:30

the 10 of July, 2020

21:30

the 06 of August, 2019

the 02 of August, 2019

21:30

21:30

the 20 of July, 2019

21:30

the 12 of July, 2019

21:30

the 02 of July, 2019

21:30

the 04 of August, 2018

the 31 of July, 2018

21:30

21:30

the 09 of July, 2018

the 05 of July, 2018

21:45

21:45

the 09 of July, 2018

18:00

the 05 of August, 2017

the 02 of August, 2017

21:30

21:30

the 11 of July, 2017

the 08 of July, 2017

21:45

21:45

the 10 of July, 2017

21:45

the 06 of August, 2016

the 03 of August, 2016

21:30

21:30

the 12 of July, 2016

the 09 of July, 2016

21:45

21:45

the 04 of August, 2015

the 01 of August, 2015

21:30

21:30

the 14 of July, 2015

the 11 of July, 2015

the 08 of July, 2015

21:45

21:45

21:45

the 05 of August, 2014

the 02 of August, 2014

21:30

21:30

the 12 of July, 2014

the 09 of July, 2014

21:45

21:45

the 06 of August, 2013

the 03 of August, 2013

21:30

21:30

the 12 of July, 2013

21:45

the 31 of July, 2012

the 28 of July, 2012

21:45

21:45

the 10 of July, 2012

the 07 of July, 2012

21:45

21:45

the 12 of July, 2011

the 09 of July, 2011

21:45

21:45

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