Nicolas Le Riche farewell to be live streamed from Paris Opéra

Posted on June 26, 2014

The farewell gala for Nicolas Le Riche will be streamed online for viewers around the world, it was confirmed today.

Le Riche (pictured), one of the Paris Opéra’s most celebrated étoiles, gives his last performance as a member of the company on July 9. The gala programme will celebrate his long history with the company.

The streaming will be available worldwide from www.operadeparis.fr from 7.30pm (Paris time).

Look out for the interview with Nicolas Le Riche in the July issue of Dancing Times, on sale from Saturday 28 June.

Photograph: Anne Deniau/Opéra National de Paris

Zoe Anderson

Zoë was born in Edinburgh, and saw her first dance performances at the Festival there. She is the dance critic of The Independent, and has also written for The Independent on Sunday, The Scotsman and Dancing Times. In 2002, she received her doctorate from the University of York for a thesis on “Nationhood and epic romance: Ariosto, Sidney, Spenser”. She is the author of The Royal Ballet: 75 Years and The Ballet Lover’s Companion.