The Paris Opera presented Les Contes d'Hoffmann on Saturday evening after a historic strike of more than a month and a half against pension reform, we learned from its director general Stéphane Lissner. "The performance of the opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann this Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Opéra Bastille is confirmed," the Paris Opera previously announced in a tweet.
"To preserve the economic integrity of the Opera"
The intersyndicale voted to resume performances, said the Paris Opera, confirming information from the weekly Télérama . A text was read before the start of the performance: "To preserve the economic integrity of the Opera, we made the decision to provide this show this evening, but we remain mobilized for the withdrawal of this bill" , can we hear in a video shared on twitter by a spectator in the room.
Reading of a text from the @operadeparis artists' union after announcing with a touch of emotion that the Management was very happy that this performance could finally be held.
The reaction of the public evolves over the reading ... pic.twitter.com/6hxOL4c5W0
"We have tried in many ways to express our deep attachment to the excellence of our house as well as to the transmission of a unique cultural heritage," said the representative of the intersyndicale in his speech, interspersed with hoots and of applause, without specifying whether this resumption was final.
The Paris Opera Orchestra and Choir had been on strike for a month and a half against the end of the special regime enjoyed by the establishment. The dancers, musicians and musicians had notably stood out by offering a free representation of the Swan Lake or performing La Marseillaise on the forecourt of the Palais Garnier. If the strikes of the technicians of the Opera have been commonplace since the 1970s, that of the Ballet is extremely rare, and the presence of its dancers in the street unprecedented.
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