Cycle
Folies parisiennes

La Périchole

Opéra-bouffe by Jacques Offenbach, on a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, premiered in two acts at the Théâtre des Variétés on 6 October 1868. The three-act version premiered at the same venue on 25 April 1874.

Opera

This opéra-bouffe of 1868 – the second version of 1874 has become a classic of the genre – takes us to Lima, where the Viceroy of Peru sets off incognito to observe his subjects. What follows is a series of amorous adventures involving the Viceroy and two poor street singers, La Périchole and her fiancé Piquillo. The result of Offenbach’s talent is as usual euphoric and exhilarating!

Dates

Wed 31 December 2025
19.00

Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Etienne

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Fri 2 January 2026
20.00

Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Etienne

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Sun 4 January 2026
15.00

Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Etienne

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Performers

ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE SAINT-ÉTIENNE LOIRE
CHŒUR LYRIQUE SAINT-ÉTIENNE LOIRE
Laurent Touche conductor
Jean-Christophe Mast stage director
Jérôme Bourdin set and costume designer
Patrick Méeüs lighting
Jean-Marc Chastel choreography

La Périchole Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
Piquillo Kaëlig Boché
Don Andrés de Ribera Florent Karrer
Le Comte Miguel de Panatellas Flannan Obé
Don Pedro de Hinoyosa Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin
Guadalena / Manuelita Amandine Ammirati
Berginella / Frasquinella Mathilde Lemaire
Mastrilla / Brambilla Aliénor Feix
Le Vieux Prisonnier / Le Marquis de Tarapote Jean-Claude Calon

Staged version
Production Opéra de Saint-Étienne / Ville de Marseille – Opéra
Sets and costumes made by the workshops of the Opéra de Saint-Étienne
Score published by the Palazzetto Bru Zane