Gaëlle Arquez stars in the opening concert of the 2026 Münsterplatz Concerts in Freiburg, Spanish Night. Joined by the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor André de Ridder, she brings the passion, drama, and unforgettable melodies of Bizet’s Carmen to Freiburg’s historic Münsterplatz in a spectacular open-air performance on June 9.
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Gaëlle Arquez appears with the NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo in Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été under the baton of Stéphane Denève. The program which is devoted to French orchestral music also features Honegger’s Pastorale d’été, Ibert’s Escales, and Debussy’s La mer. The concerts take please on June 4 and 5 in the Suntory Hall, Tokyo.
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Gaëlle Arquez appears in the concert series titled Grands airs de Carmen with the Orchestre National de France under the baton of Dalia Stasevska. The Program is built around key scenes from Bizet’s Carmen and Lili Boulanger’s Faust et Hélène. Arquez takes on the two title roles of Carmen and Hélène and is joined on stage by Thomas Bettinger as Faust / Don José and Nicolas Cavallier as Mephistopheles / Escamillo. The concerts take place on May 21 and 22 at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique in Paris.
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Gaëlle Arquez makes her house debut at the Greek National Opera as Carmen in Bizet’s iconic masterpiece, under the baton of Konstantinos Terzakis and in a staging by Romain Gilbert. Performance dates: April 30 and May 3, 5, 7 and 14.
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Gaëlle Arquez joins the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and conductor Lionel Bringuier for the world premiere of Manfred Trojahn’s Je suis l’idée maîtresse for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. The programme also features Tchaikovsky’s deeply moving Symphony No. 6. The concerts take place at the Salle Philharmonique in Liège on 18 April and at the Kölner Philharmonie on 19 April.
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Kathryn Lewek makes her role debut as Elettra, opposite Gaëlle Arquez as Idamante in Calixto Bieito’s new production of Idomeneo at La Monnaie. Arquez and Lewek join the cast of Joshua Stewart in the title role and Shira Patchornik as Ilia led by Maestro Enrico Onofri. The production premieres on March 10, 2026 with further shows on March 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28.
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Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez makes her eagerly awaited debut as Isabella in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Arquez shares the stage with Nahuel Di Pierro as Mustafa, Maxim Mironov as Lindoro. Conductor Michele Spotti leads the musical direction of Julien Chavaz’ new production. Performances take place from January 23, 25, 28, 30 and February 1,3 and 5.
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Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez returns to the Opéra Royal de Versailles in the title role Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. The production by Julien Lubek and Cécile Roussat is conducted by Stefan Plewniak. Arquez shares the stage with Anas Séguin as Aeneas. Performances take place on November 15 and 16.
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On October 29, Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez joins Oviedo Filarmonía, Coro El León de Oro and conductor Lucas Macías Rossini’s Stabat Mater at Auditorio Príncipe Felipe in Oviedo. Arquez shares the stage with soprano Berna Perles, tenor José Simerilla and bass Rubén Amoretti in Rossinis’s sacred masterpiece.
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