La Magie Opéra offers visitors an immersive, sensory musical adventure that follows the story's protagonist, a young singer named Céleste, as she explores the opera house, blurring the boundaries between reality, imagination and memory. Based on an original concept by the Backlight studio, the narrative odyssey traverses the halls of the emblematic Palais Garnier, looking back at its rich history while also looking to the future of this art form. Traveling alongside Céleste, visitors will rediscover the ‘Song to the Moon’ from Rusalka, performed by Renée Fleming, ‘Vissi d'arte’ from Tosca by Martina Serafin (based on a 2014 Paris Opera production) and the ‘Habanera’ from Carmen by Elīna Garanča (recorded in 2017 at the Paris Opera).
Produced by Backlight, with Opéra national de Paris and VIVE Arts as coproducers, based on an original concept by BackLight, directed by Jonathan Astruc; written by Karen Hunt and Eric Barbedor.
Update : 08/15/2025