The Academie of the Opera-Comique

Key player in lyric creation for over three centuries, the Opéra Comique is now opening the Académie.

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A major player in operatic creation, the Opéra-Comique has launched its new Académie in 2023. Aimed at new generations of performers, the Académie de l'Opéra-Comique is designed to promote the comic opera genre and its specific art of interpretation, as close as possible to the texts and the stage, among young talent.

As a centre of artistic excellence in French singing and the art of the spoken and sung word, it nurtures the artistic vitality of the Opéra-Comique's opera season by promoting the values of fairness, diversity and inclusion that the theatre stands for. The Académie also aims to develop new ways of looking at opera and to encourage the emergence of new artistic formats through creative residencies and the continuous presence of young artists throughout the opera season.

For almost 10 months on end, they benefit from the availability of rehearsal spaces and individual work studios; training sessions with artists and professionals in the performing arts; and creative spaces with the opportunity to perform in opera productions or small-scale forms (concerts, recitals, etc.).

This season, the Académie welcomes:

  • 1 conductor ;
  • 5 opera artists ;
  • 2 pianists and vocal coaches.
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Les Académiciens de l'Opéra-Comique 2025-2026 © Edouard Brane

Artistic and teaching team

Artistic coordinator
Mathieu Pordoy
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Dramaturge
Agnès Terrier
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Musical coach
Marine Thoreau La Salle
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Musical coach
Yoan Héreau
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Coach theater
Valérie Nègre
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Dance and movement coach
Rémi Boissy
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Management team

  • Chrysoline Dupont, Artistic Administration Director
  • Margaux Roubichou, Production Manager
  • Élie Savoye, Academy Stage Manager 

 

Academicians 2025-2026

Lyrical artists

Soprano
Thaïs Raï-Westphal
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Soprano
Déborah Salazar
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Mezzo-soprano
Flore Royer
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Baritone
Paul-Louis Barlet
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Baritone
Félix Merle
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Voice Coaches

Vocal coach, pianist
Ayano Kamei
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Vocal coach, pianist
Flore-Élise Capelier
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Conductor

Conductor
Liochka Massabie
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Académie's shows

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Auditions held each year

Auditions will be held every year. Auditions for the 2025-2026 season to join the Académie de l'Opéra-Comique will take place in spring 2025.

The Academie 2023-2024

The Academie 2023-2024
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The Academie of the Opera-Comique | 2023-2024 season

Key player in lyric creation for over three centuries, the Opéra Comique is now opening the Académie.

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The Academie 2024-2025

With the support of

supports the Directing Class

Fondation Eurydice

The Opéra-Comique would also like to thank the Academy's major donors