« This unique alchemy between words and notes is the cornerstone of the work at the Académie . Rediscovering the beauty of the Opéra-Comique repertoire, the musicality of our French language, and how the composers themselves approached it in their day: that is the Favart Spirit! »
Mathieu Pordoy Educational and Artistic Adviser to the Académie
The pillars of the training programme
The repertoire and the language
The interplay between speaking and singing, a skill unique to opéra-comique, lies at the heart of the programme.
The Stage
Artists receive individual coaching in music, drama and dance and are immersed in the company’s productions. Rehearsal studios are made available to them for nearly ten months.
Masterclasses
Phrasing, prosody, style, repertoire: artists who are regulars at the Opéra-Comique pass on their passion and experience.
An international outlook
Since 2026, the Académie has been forging exceptional partnerships to broaden the artistic and cultural horizons of its cohorts. The collaboration with The Juilliard School in New York, supported by the Villa Albertine, has given rise to exchanges, residencies and joint programmes. On 11 March 2027, a joint masterclass will be led by Louis Langrée. On 12 and 13 March, artists from Juilliard will perform at the Foyer.
Community engagement
The Académie reaches out to audiences who are distant from cultural institutions. Its students visit schools, healthcare and social care facilities, and other community venues to give concerts and lead educational sessions. This is a way of extending the Opéra-Comique’s mission of accessibility and bringing opera to life as close as possible to its audiences.
Artistic and teaching team
Management team
- Marion Nimaga-Brouwet, Director of Campus Favart
- Cécile Ducournau, Deputy Director of Campus Favart
- Julie Jozwiak, Production Manager
- Élie Savoye, Académie Stage Manager
2026–2027 season: two intakes
For this season of outreach performances, the Académie is doubling its intake and bringing together two cohorts of young professional performers. Its programme centres on two projects. The first is the premiere of "La Fabuleuse Histoire de l’Opéra-Comique", which will tour throughout France. The second is a programme of concerts and recitals at the Foyer and at venues outside the Académie.
The Académie’s students
The Fabuleuse Académie
Its artists perform “La Fabuleuse Histoire de l’Opéra-Comique”, directed by Léo Cohen-Paperman with a libretto by Émilien Diard-Detœuf. This popular and festive show recounts the theatre’s three-hundred-year history through comedy and music, reviving the spirit of the fairground. The tour comprises 25 performances, running from January to May 2027.
The Favart Académie
It organises concerts, recitals and chamber music performances at the Opéra-Comique and at venues in the Paris region.
Lyrical artists
Voice Coaches
“For 310 years, it has been at the Opéra-Comique that French vocal music has drawn inspiration from the vitality of society and the theatre movement. The Académie enables young artists to become enlightened performers and enthusiastic ambassadors!”
Agnès Terrier Educational and Artistic Adviser to the Académie
The Académie’s performances
From January to May 2027, the Académie’s artists will be performing at the Foyer, at the 7L Bookshop and on tour. At the Foyer, the standard ticket price is €10.
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The "Carte blanche" recitals showcase three duos who have studied at the Académie. These artists have since gone on to win prizes and honours: Félix Merle and Flore-Élise Capelier, Camille Chopin and Héloïse Bertrand-Oléari, Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin and Ayano Kamei.
The 2025–2026 Académie Students
During the season, the cohort performed "Offenbach’s La Valse rêvée" at the Salle Bizet in March 2026 and gave the Académie Recitals. They took part in public masterclasses with, amongst others, Wajdi Mouawad, Raphaël Pichon, Sabine Devieilhe and Renée Fleming. They also took part in the first joint concerts with The Juilliard School, in Paris on 5 May and in New York on 14 May 2026.
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