Enter the heart of the creation and discover the artists at work!

The Paris National Opera offers Arop members the privilege of observing the work of the artists and the genesis of a production at different times: work sessions, pre-dress rehearsal and dress rehearsal. The dress rehearsal is the last rehearsal before the first performance.

FIN DE PARTIE

As Clov points out from his appearance, the performance is over before it has even begun. At the age of 90, György Kurtág composes his first opera and seizes upon Samuel Beckett’s 1957 play of the same name for a subject. This centrepiece of the new theatre that emerged after the Second World War presents a post‑apocalyptic world and four characters whose relationships have deteriorated to the extreme: an aged paraplegic, his handicapped servant and his parents who live in dustbins. To accompany these absurd figures, shadows of themselves, director Pierre Audi adds nothing more than a house to the set. In this no man’s land, the sombre, penetrating tones of the orchestra – the fifth character in the opera – serve a score as rich as the life on stage appears meaningless.

Conditions of access to dress rehearsal :

The above activity is scheduled but changes can be applied related to the evolution of the health situation. The vaccination pass is required to participate.

The presentation of your Arop card is mandatory to collect your ticket at the Arop control on the same evening.

At the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille, we have "Protocol" seats.

Seats are assigned by membership level: Founding Patron members (Mécène Fondateurs) have priority over Patron members (Mécènes).

Seats are assigned by order of booking arrival (first booking, first served) and cannot be guaranteed in case of late registration.

Seating is free in the reserved areas: we advise you to arrive one hour before the start of the rehearsal.

Download the details of the reservation conditions and the access conditions.