Massenet is the composer who did the most to establish the Opéra-Comique as a major performing arts center. Paradoxically, his adaptation of Goethe's first novel was rejected by the director at the time, who preferred to offer his bourgeois audiences happy love stories. The Viennese triumph of Werther quickly opened the doors to our institution, where it has become one of the most performed titles.

Werther

National Theatre of the Opera Comique

Rameau Beethoven

Gasteig HP8

Les Indes galantes

Munich Philharmonic

Symphony No. 7

Opéra Comique

Les Boréades

Castor et Pollux

Les fêtes d'Hébé

Raphael Pichon

Events

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19 - 29 Jan, 2026

Werther · Opéra Comique

17 - 18 Apr, 2026

Rameau Beethoven · Munich Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Les Indes galantes by Rameau

Munich Philharmonic

Conductor in Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven

Munich Philharmonic

Conductor in Werther by Massenet

Opéra Comique

Conductor in Les Boréades by Rameau

Munich Philharmonic

Conductor in Castor et Pollux by Rameau

Munich Philharmonic

Conductor in Les fêtes d'Hébé by Rameau

Munich Philharmonic

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