Paris Opera
Opera and ballet company of France
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| March 2025 | Paris Opera Play becomes available for streaming with apps for Apple TV and Android TV. |
| 2024 | Bleuen Battistoni was promoted to the rank of danseur étoile in the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2024 | Roxane Stojanov is promoted to Étoile within the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2023 | Guillaume Diop is promoted to Étoile within the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2023 | Marc Moreau is promoted to Étoile within the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2023 | Hannah O'Neill is promoted to Étoile within the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| May 2023 | Gustavo Dudamel announced his resignation as music director of the Opéra, effective August 2023. |
| April 7 2023 | Launch of Paris Opera Play (POP), a video streaming service with 80 initial titles including operas, ballets, documentaries, and master classes. |
| December 2022 | José Martínez was appointed as the new director of the Paris Opera Ballet, taking leadership of the prestigious French ballet company. |
| July 31 2022 | Officially stepped down from her position as director of the Paris Opera Ballet after six years of leadership. |
| 2021 | Sae Eun Park is promoted to Étoile within the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| August 1 2021 | Gustavo Dudamel officially begins his role as music director of the Opéra. |
| April 2021 | Opéra announced Gustavo Dudamel as its next music director, effective 1 August 2021, with an initial contract of 6 seasons. |
| 2020 | Paul Marque was promoted to the rank of danseur étoile in the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| September 1 2020 | Alexander Neef becomes the latest managing director of the Paris Opera. |
| 2018 | Valentine Colasante was promoted to the rank of danseur étoile in the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2017 | Léonore Baulac is promoted to Étoile within the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2017 | Hugo Marchand was promoted to the rank of danseur étoile in the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| August 1 2016 | Assumed the position of director of the Paris Opera Ballet, transitioning from her celebrated performance career to an administrative leadership role. |
| July 15 2016 | Benjamin Millepied abruptly quit his position as director of the Paris Opera Ballet, after a turbulent period marked by conflicts with the company's established hierarchy and performance expectations. |
| February 4 2016 | Stéphane Lissner held a news conference at the Palais Garnier addressing Millepied's departure, stating he had no regrets about hiring him. |
| 2015 | Completed her tenure as a Danseuse Étoile after 21 years of performing at the highest level with the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| August 2015 | Aurélie Dupont, a former Danseuse étoile, succeeds Benjamin Millepied as the director of the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2014 | Amandine Albisson was promoted to the rank of danseur étoile in the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2014 | Brigitte Lefèvre concludes her tenure as director of the Paris Opera Ballet after 19 years of leadership. |
| 2014 | Laura Hecquet becomes the first and only dancer nominated as 'Danseuse étoile' by Benjamin Millepied. |
| 2014 | Germain Louvet is promoted to Étoile within the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| November 2014 | Benjamin Millepied became the director of the Paris Opera Ballet, bringing his vision to reshape the company's approach to performance and choreography. |
| July 2014 | Laurent Hilaire quits the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| May 2014 | Laurent Hilaire announces his departure from the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2013 | The Paris Opera Ballet School celebrated its tercentennial (300-year anniversary). |
| July 2013 | Mathilde Froustey leaves the Paris Opera Ballet and joins the San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer. |
| January 2013 | Stéphane Lissner, the new director of the Paris Opera, appoints Benjamin Millepied. |
| 2012 | Ludmila Pagliero was promoted to the rank of danseur étoile in the Paris Opera Ballet. |
| 2011 | Laurent Hilaire attains the position of 'Maitre de ballet associated to the direction'. |
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