2026 / Gala / Exceptional evening
10 Oct.

Opening Gala for the 26/27 dance season

    Palais Garnier

    19h30

    Duration
    2h25

    Dress Black tie - long dress

Full
  • Ouverture des portes
    18h30
  • 1st part
    19h30
  • Intermission cocktail
    20h05
  • 2nd part
    20h25
  • Intermission cocktail
    20h55
  • 3rd part
    21h15
  • End of the performance
    21h45
  • Supper
    22h10
  • After party
    23h50

A highlight of the season, the Défilé du Ballet introduces the opening gala of the Paris Opera’s dance season, bringing together the entire company on the stage of the Palais Garnier, from the “little rats” of the Ballet School to the Étoiles and the Junior Ballet. 

To submit your Honor Committee booking requests, please contact the AROP Galas team by phone at +33 1 58 18 65 10 or by email at gala@arop.operadeparis.fr.

Défilé du Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris

Défilé du Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris 26 - Hector Berlioz

  • Music

    Hector Berlioz
    (1803‑1869)

  • Conductor

    Alizé Léhon

Rings of Saturn

Création 2026 - Juliano Nuñes

  • Music

    Samuel Barber
    (1910-1981)

  • Choreography

    Juliano Nuñes

Vers un pays sage

Vers un pays sage - Jean-Christophe Maillot

  • Music

    John Adams
    (1947)

  • Choreography

    Jean-Christophe Maillot
    set and costume design

  • Lighting design

    Dominique Drillot

Busk

Busk - Aszure Barton

  • Music

    August Söderman, Camille Saint‑Saëns, Daniel Bélanger, Lev « Ljova » Jourbine, Moondog, Slava Grigoryan

  • Choreography

    Aszure Barton

  • Set and lighting design

    Nicole Pearce

  • Costume design

    Michelle Jank

Cast

With the Paris Opera Étoiles, First Soloists and Corps de Ballet
Recorded music

Honorary
committee

I wish to reserve seats and join the Honorary Committee.

Priority seating for the Honorary Committee.

ticket

Patron

Price : 6 000 €

4 750 € donation included

ticket

Benefator

Price : 3 000 €

1 750 € donation included

ticket

Donator

Price : 2 000 €

770 € donation included

table for 10 persons

Patron

Price : 60 000 €

47 500 € donation included

table for 10 persons

Benefactor

Price : 30 000 €

17 500 € donation included

table for 6 persons

Donator

Price : 18 000 €

10 640 € donation included

Donors &
partners

  • GRAND MÉCÈNE DE L'OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS

  • MONTRE DE L'OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS