In turns ironic, light-hearted and cruel, encompassing both music and ballet, THE PARIS OPERA puts the spotlight on great artistic passions and tells the story of life backstage at this iconic and indispensable performing arts institution.

It’s Autumn 2015 and, at the Paris Opera, new director Stéphane Lissner is putting the finishing touches to his first press conference. Backstage, artists and crew diligently prepare to raise the curtain on a new season with Schönberg’s opera, Moses and Aaron. However, the announcement of a strike and arrival of a 2000-pound bull in a supporting role complicate matters greatly. An all-access documentary from director Jean-Stéphane Bron, THE PARIS OPERA takes audiences behind-the-scenes to showcases the individuals – from management to performers, costumers to the cleaning crew – who work tirelessly to bring breathtaking spectacles to audiences night after night.

As the season progresses, more and more characters appear, playing out the human comedy in the manner of a documentary Opera. Enter promising young Russian singer, Mikhail Tymoshenko, who begins at the Opera’s Academy; in the hallways of Opera Bastille, his destiny will cross paths with that of Bryn Terfel, one of the greatest voices of his time. And Lissner will have to weather star choreographer Benjamin Millepied jumping ship soon after taking over as director of ballet at Palais Garnier. But when the terrorist attack at The Bataclan plunges the city into mourning, the company recognizes the show must go on.

“Always fascinating…there’s a lot to appreciate here — and not only for opera and classical music buffs but also for the more generally culturally curious” -- The Hollywood Reporter

Select Theatrical Dates
10/18: Film Society of Lincoln Center & Quad Cinema – New York NY
10/20: Laemmle Royal – West LA CA
10/20: Laemmle Town Center - Encino CA
10/20: Laemmle Playhouse - Pasadena CA
10/27: Palm Desert 10 – CA
10/27: Landmark Kendall Square – Boston MA
10/27: Landmark E Street – Washington DC
10/27: Landmark Shattuck - Berkeley CA
10/27: Landmark Opera Plaza - San Francisco CA
11/10: Landmark Venue TBD – Minneapolis MN
11/10: Landmark Midtown Art – Atlanta GA
11/10: The Screen - Santa Fe NM
11/17: Landmark Ritz at Bourse - Philadelphia PA

THE PARIS OPERA (2016)
Directed by: Jean-Stéphane Bron (The Blocher Experience, Cleveland Versus Wall Street)
Featuring: Benjamin Millepied, Stéphane Lissner, Philippe Jordan, Bryn Terfel, Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti, Gerald Finley RT: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio/Audio: 1.85:1/5.1 Surround Sound
Language: French with English Subtitles
Genre: Documentary

Additional Information/Assets: http://www.filmmovement.com/theatrical/index.asp?MerchandiseID=567

For further information please contact:
Melanne Mueller 
MusicCo International 
(917) 907-2785| melanne@musiccointernational.com