Mozart wrote his last opera in a few weeks, for a coronation: at the Palais Garnier, an emperor betrayed by his best friend chooses to forgive.
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Composed hastily in 1791 for the coronation of Leopold II in Prague, La Clemenza di Tito marks the end of Mozart's life, who died on December 5 of the same year. Willy Decker directed the production, Harry Bicket conducted. Emily D'Angelo sang Sesto, the trouser role that carries the entire drama, opposite Pavol Breslik's Titus. An opera about the cost of forgiveness when one reigns.
PALAIS GARNIER
Place de l’Opéra, 75009 Paris – Metro: Opéra (lines 3, 7, 8)
From November 24 to December 25, 2026
Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes with an intermission – In Italian with surtitles
Tickets from €170 to €225, €10 in the 6th category
The Théâtre de la Ville opens its Focus on Ireland on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM, with a free day of festivities dedicated to Samhain, the Celtic ancestor of Halloween. Isabelle Huppert, Stephen Rea, Jean Butler, Louise Mulcahy, Michael Keegan-Dolan, and Oona Doherty share the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre.
Simone de Beauvoir, Les Gaulois, Food Court and The King's Speech: the theatre premieres of December 2026 in Paris, and the other major events of the month.
MARIE BELL GYMNASIUM THEATRE From September 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027
Francis Huster and Philippe Torreton star opposite each other in The King's Speech, playing at the Théâtre du Gymnase until January 3, including holidays.
