Based on an original idea by Hugo Marchand, Étoile dancer of the Paris Opera, and in order to allow as many people as possible to discover the beauty and richness of classical and contemporary dance, 8 exceptional artists will perform several times a year in emblematic venues of France’s local heritage.
Les Étoiles au Château is an exceptional evening of ballets in French castles featuring the Étoiles and Soloists of the Paris Opera. Hugo Marchand chose to collaborate with Alexandra Cardinale for the production and staging of his performances. Both dancers at the Opera, Alexandra has invited Hugo to perform in her Gala d’Étoiles ballet evenings since 2014, and a close collaboration has united them ever since.
Hugo Marchand and Alexandra Cardinale are committed to envisioning dance as a bridge to create connection and wonder. By taking dance out of traditional theaters, it becomes a powerful tool to reconnect with one’s body, to educate, to experience collective expression, and at times even to heal.
In 2022, the association Hugo Marchand pour la Danse was created to offer exceptional performances accessible to all, at a single ticket price of €13, and to transform these castles—jewels of our historical heritage—into vibrant cultural landmarks, turning them for a weekend into a sublime setting for the dancers of the Paris Opera.
The program features the most beautiful excerpts of dance performed by artists among the best of their generation, accompanied by the great cello virtuoso Ophélie Gaillard (or Julie Sévilla-Fraysse) and Elena Bonnay, pianist at the Paris Opera.
The first edition was launched in June 2023 at the Domaine du Champ de Bataille (Eure), followed by Southern Burgundy in September 2023 at the Château de Digoine (Saône & Loire).
The second edition in 2024 began at the Domaine de Fabrègues (Var), where Pierre Yovanovitch opened the doors of his estate in Provence, then continued at the Domaine national de Chambord (Loir & Cher), an emblem of the Renaissance, where Les Étoiles au Château performed in the French formal gardens, and concluded once again at the Château de Digoine (Saône & Loire), also known as The Pearl of the Charolais, owned by Jean-Louis Remilleux.
The third edition in 2025 returned to Provence, opening at the Domaine de Fabrègues (Var), then once again at the Domaine national de Chambord (Loir & Cher), and finally at Mont Saint-Michel in a breathtaking setting.
Building on the success of the first three editions (more than 20,000 people have discovered Les Étoiles au Château over 8 weekends), the adventure continues in 2026 with three new weekends, making each edition a unique event in atypical historical heritage venues where dancers rarely have the opportunity to perform.
The new 2026 season opens at the Domaine de la Bourbansais (Ille-et-Vilaine) on June 13 and 14, 2026, continues at the Domaine national de Chambord (Loir & Cher) on July 14 and 15, 2026, and will take place at the open-air theatre of the Château de Crussol on September 12 and 13, 2026.
The performances take place outdoors, in the courtyards and gardens of the castles, in breathtaking surroundings.
Thanks to the support of local authorities, the social impact of the Hugo Marchand pour la Danse association is strengthened through the attendance of priority audiences and the organization of mediation sessions for young audiences during each weekend.
The dancers and musicians of the Opera are individually invited by Hugo Marchand pour la Danse to perform in Les Étoiles au Château.
The Artists
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BLEUENN BATTISTONI
Star Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Aged 23, Bleuenn Battistoni was born in Lyon. She entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMD de Paris) in 2013 before joining the Dance School of the Paris National Opera in 2014. She joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2017, becoming Coryphée in 2021, and Sujet in 2022. She was promoted to Principal Dancer during the annual competition to promote the Corps de Ballet of the Paris National Opera which took place in 2017. took place on November 5, 2022. She appears in 2022 in the distribution of Mayerling by Kenneth MacMillian, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude by William Forsythe and in Giselle after Jean Corrali and Jules Perrotv. She was named Étoile on March 26, 2024, following the performance of La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton), in which she danced the role of Lise.
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BLEUENN BATTISTONI
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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BLEUENN BATTISTONI
Star Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Aged 23, Bleuenn Battistoni was born in Lyon. She entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMD de Paris) in 2013 before joining the Dance School of the Paris National Opera in 2014. She joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2017, becoming Coryphée in 2021, and Sujet in 2022. She was promoted to Principal Dancer during the annual competition to promote the Corps de Ballet of the Paris National Opera which took place in 2017. took place on November 5, 2022. She appears in 2022 in the distribution of Mayerling by Kenneth MacMillian, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude by William Forsythe and in Giselle after Jean Corrali and Jules Perrotv. She was named Étoile on March 26, 2024, following the performance of La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton), in which she danced the role of Lise.
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LÉONORE BAULAC
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Léonore Baulac entered the Paris National Opera Dance School in 2005. She joined the Opera Corps de ballet in 2008. Promoted to Coryphée in 2014 and received the AROP Dance Prize.
Subject in 2015 then Première Danseuse the following year. Léonore Baulac was named Star Dancer on December 31, 2016, following the performance of Swan Lake by Rudolf Nureyev in which she played the role of Odette/Odile for the first time.
As part of the official tours of the Ballet de l’Opéra, she performs notably in Australia (Sydney, 2013), Quebec (Montreal, 2014), Denmark (Copenhagen, 2015), and the United States (New York, 2017). ), in Russia (Novosibirsk, 2018), in Spain (Madrid, 2019), in Asia (Shanghai and Singapore, 2019) and in Japan (Tokyo, 2020).
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LÉONORE BAULAC
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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LÉONORE BAULAC
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Léonore Baulac entered the Paris National Opera Dance School in 2005. She joined the Opera Corps de ballet in 2008. Promoted to Coryphée in 2014 and received the AROP Dance Prize.
Subject in 2015 then Première Danseuse the following year. Léonore Baulac was named Star Dancer on December 31, 2016, following the performance of Swan Lake by Rudolf Nureyev in which she played the role of Odette/Odile for the first time.
As part of the official tours of the Ballet de l’Opéra, she performs notably in Australia (Sydney, 2013), Quebec (Montreal, 2014), Denmark (Copenhagen, 2015), and the United States (New York, 2017). ), in Russia (Novosibirsk, 2018), in Spain (Madrid, 2019), in Asia (Shanghai and Singapore, 2019) and in Japan (Tokyo, 2020).
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DOROTHÉE GILBERT
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Dorothée Gilbert entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1995. At 17 years old, she was received first in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, where she experienced a lightning ascent. In 2002, she was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet in 2004. In the same year, she received the AROP Public Award and in 2004 the Carpeaux Circle Award. She was appointed First Dancer in 2005. The following year, she received successively the Ballet Prize 2000 and the Léonide Massine Prize. In 2007, at the end of the performance of The Nutcracker where she danced with Manuel Legris, Dorothée Gilbert was appointed Étoile at 24. Acclaimed for her outstanding technique and the quality of her work, she has since been regularly invited to international galas and widely distributed by the Paris Opera. In 2009, she received the Benois Dance Prize for her role as “Lise” in Le Fille Mal Gardée. In 2013, she became the muse of the first Repetto perfume.
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DOROTHÉE GILBERT
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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DOROTHÉE GILBERT
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Dorothée Gilbert entered the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1995. At 17 years old, she was received first in the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra, where she experienced a lightning ascent. In 2002, she was promoted to Corypheus and then Sujet in 2004. In the same year, she received the AROP Public Award and in 2004 the Carpeaux Circle Award. She was appointed First Dancer in 2005. The following year, she received successively the Ballet Prize 2000 and the Léonide Massine Prize. In 2007, at the end of the performance of The Nutcracker where she danced with Manuel Legris, Dorothée Gilbert was appointed Étoile at 24. Acclaimed for her outstanding technique and the quality of her work, she has since been regularly invited to international galas and widely distributed by the Paris Opera. In 2009, she received the Benois Dance Prize for her role as “Lise” in Le Fille Mal Gardée. In 2013, she became the muse of the first Repetto perfume.
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GERMAIN LOUVET
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Germain Louvet began dancing at the age of 4 at the National Conservatory of Chalonsur- Saone Region. He joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2005 and attended all his classes until 2011. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra as a quadrille in September 2011 and then rose to the rank of Coryphée in November 2013. He won the Carpeaux Circle Prize in 2013. He was promoted to Sujet in 2014.
He has participated in the great ballets of the repertoire, from Rudolf Nureev to Carolyn Carlson, Georges Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Adolf Adam, John Neumeier, Frederick Ashton, Pierre Lacotte, José Martinez… and participated in official tours in Australia, Japan, Russia. Benjamin Millepied, then Director of the Opera Ballet, chose him for his creations. Barely promoted to First Dancer in November 2016, Germain Louvet was appointed a Star dancer by Madame Aurélie Dupont during the performance of Swan Lake on December 28, 2016.
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GERMAIN LOUVET
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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GERMAIN LOUVET
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Germain Louvet began dancing at the age of 4 at the National Conservatory of Chalonsur- Saone Region. He joined the Paris Opera Dance School in 2005 and attended all his classes until 2011. He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra as a quadrille in September 2011 and then rose to the rank of Coryphée in November 2013. He won the Carpeaux Circle Prize in 2013. He was promoted to Sujet in 2014.
He has participated in the great ballets of the repertoire, from Rudolf Nureev to Carolyn Carlson, Georges Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Adolf Adam, John Neumeier, Frederick Ashton, Pierre Lacotte, José Martinez… and participated in official tours in Australia, Japan, Russia. Benjamin Millepied, then Director of the Opera Ballet, chose him for his creations. Barely promoted to First Dancer in November 2016, Germain Louvet was appointed a Star dancer by Madame Aurélie Dupont during the performance of Swan Lake on December 28, 2016.
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HUGO MARCHAND
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Hugo Marchand commence la danse à l’âge de 9 ans, au Conservatoire de Nantes. Quelques années plus tard, il gagne la médaille d’or du Conservatoire et entre à l’école de danse de l’Opéra de Paris en 2007. Il intègre la compagnie de l’Opéra de Paris en 2011.
Il grimpe rapidement les échelons de la compagnie et gagne la médaille de bronze au concours international de Varna en 2014. Il se voit récompensé du Prix du Cercle Carpeaux et AROP de la Danse en 2015, qui récompensent les jeunes espoirs de l’Opéra de Paris. Hugo Marchand est nommé danseur étoile, le 3 mars 2017, lors d’une tournée au Japon où il dansait La Sylphide. La même année il reçoit le Benois de la danse dans la catégorie meilleur danseur de l’année.
Il danse les grands ballets du répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris mais a aussi la chance de participer à de nombreuses pièces plus modernes chorégraphiées par William Forsythe, Crystal Pite, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mats Ek, Angelin Preljocaj, Jiří Kylián…
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HUGO MARCHAND
Founder of the association Hugo Marchand pour la Danse
Star Dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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HUGO MARCHAND
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Hugo Marchand commence la danse à l’âge de 9 ans, au Conservatoire de Nantes. Quelques années plus tard, il gagne la médaille d’or du Conservatoire et entre à l’école de danse de l’Opéra de Paris en 2007. Il intègre la compagnie de l’Opéra de Paris en 2011.
Il grimpe rapidement les échelons de la compagnie et gagne la médaille de bronze au concours international de Varna en 2014. Il se voit récompensé du Prix du Cercle Carpeaux et AROP de la Danse en 2015, qui récompensent les jeunes espoirs de l’Opéra de Paris. Hugo Marchand est nommé danseur étoile, le 3 mars 2017, lors d’une tournée au Japon où il dansait La Sylphide. La même année il reçoit le Benois de la danse dans la catégorie meilleur danseur de l’année.
Il danse les grands ballets du répertoire de l’Opéra de Paris mais a aussi la chance de participer à de nombreuses pièces plus modernes chorégraphiées par William Forsythe, Crystal Pite, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mats Ek, Angelin Preljocaj, Jiří Kylián…
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Marc Moreau
Star dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Marc Moreau entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1988. He followed all his classes, participated in demonstrations, annual shows and tours (France, Germany). He danced his first role as soloist in Play Bach (Claude Bessy). He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2004 at the age of 17, and was promoted to Coryphée in 2008 and Sujet in 2010, at the end of the annual Ballet competition. He received the AROP Award in 2010. Since joining the company, he has participated in many productions of the repertoire as a soloist. As part of the company’s official tours abroad, Marc Moreau has already performed in China, Japan, Russia and Australia.
He was promoted to First Dancer in 2019. He was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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MARC MOREAU
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Marc Moreau
Star dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Marc Moreau entered the Paris Opera Dance School in 1988. He followed all his classes, participated in demonstrations, annual shows and tours (France, Germany). He danced his first role as soloist in Play Bach (Claude Bessy). He joined the Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra in 2004 at the age of 17, and was promoted to Coryphée in 2008 and Sujet in 2010, at the end of the annual Ballet competition. He received the AROP Award in 2010. Since joining the company, he has participated in many productions of the repertoire as a soloist. As part of the company’s official tours abroad, Marc Moreau has already performed in China, Japan, Russia and Australia.
He was promoted to First Dancer in 2019. He was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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LUDMILA PAGLIERO
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Buenos Aires, Ludmila Pagliero began her dance studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte of the Colon Theater in 1993 with Olga Ferri, an emblematic figure of dance in Argentina.
Her professional career began in the 2000s, at the age of 16 Ludmila joined the National Ballet of Santiago in Chile where two years later she was promoted to soloist.
She then dances Sleeping Beauty, In the Night, Giselle, Nutcracker, Le Corsaire, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theme and Variations and Serenade.
In 2003, she won the 7th New York International Ballet Competition where she obtained the Igor Youskevitch Prize (i.e. a one-year contract with American Ballet Theater).
The same year, she chose to put herself to the test once again, but in France.
Ludmila becomes the first Argentinian to join the prestigious Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera.
In 2007, she was promoted to Coryphée.
In 2008, she was promoted to Subject.
She dances the main roles like Garance in Les Enfants du Paradis by J.Martinez, Sait-ce La Mort? by M.Béjart, the pas de deux en blanc in Proust and the intermittences of the Heart by R.Petit and the Nutcracker by R.Noureev.
In 2010, she was promoted to First Dancer, she was chosen to perform the roles of L’étoile in La Petite Danseuse de Degasde by P.Bart, Paquita by P.Lacotte , Suite en Blanc by S.Lifar. She also dances the title roles in several choreographies by Rudolph Nureyev: Odette-Odile Swan Lake, Gamzatti in La Bayadère and one of the sisters in Cendrillon em>. In La Dame au Camélias by J.Neumeier, she dances the roles of Manon and Prudence. She also dances Apollon, La Valse and Dances at a Gathering by G.Balanchine, Le Loup by R. Petit and La Source by J.G.Bart.
On March 22, 2012, Ludmila was named to the prestigious title of Étoile, following the performance of La Bayadère by Rudolf Nureyev, where she danced the role of Gamzatti.
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LUDMILA PAGLIERO
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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LUDMILA PAGLIERO
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Buenos Aires, Ludmila Pagliero began her dance studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte of the Colon Theater in 1993 with Olga Ferri, an emblematic figure of dance in Argentina.
Her professional career began in the 2000s, at the age of 16 Ludmila joined the National Ballet of Santiago in Chile where two years later she was promoted to soloist.
She then dances Sleeping Beauty, In the Night, Giselle, Nutcracker, Le Corsaire, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theme and Variations and Serenade.
In 2003, she won the 7th New York International Ballet Competition where she obtained the Igor Youskevitch Prize (i.e. a one-year contract with American Ballet Theater).
The same year, she chose to put herself to the test once again, but in France.
Ludmila becomes the first Argentinian to join the prestigious Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera.
In 2007, she was promoted to Coryphée.
In 2008, she was promoted to Subject.
She dances the main roles like Garance in Les Enfants du Paradis by J.Martinez, Sait-ce La Mort? by M.Béjart, the pas de deux en blanc in Proust and the intermittences of the Heart by R.Petit and the Nutcracker by R.Noureev.
In 2010, she was promoted to First Dancer, she was chosen to perform the roles of L’étoile in La Petite Danseuse de Degasde by P.Bart, Paquita by P.Lacotte , Suite en Blanc by S.Lifar. She also dances the title roles in several choreographies by Rudolph Nureyev: Odette-Odile Swan Lake, Gamzatti in La Bayadère and one of the sisters in Cendrillon em>. In La Dame au Camélias by J.Neumeier, she dances the roles of Manon and Prudence. She also dances Apollon, La Valse and Dances at a Gathering by G.Balanchine, Le Loup by R. Petit and La Source by J.G.Bart.
On March 22, 2012, Ludmila was named to the prestigious title of Étoile, following the performance of La Bayadère by Rudolf Nureyev, where she danced the role of Gamzatti.
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Silvia Saint-Martin
Principal Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Silvia Saint-Martin, a French-Spanish dancer, began dancing at the age of 9 in the south of France. She joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2002.
In her final year at the school, she danced the role of Sleeping Beauty in the ballet “Les Forains” by Roland Petit. She joined the ballet corps in 2008, was promoted to Coryphée in 2011, and won the Carpeaux Circle Prize the same year.
In the ballet corps, Silvia explored many great classical ballets. She danced in ballets by Rudolf Nureyev as well as works by Jérôme Robbins, Serge Lifar, Roland Petit, and John Cranko. Promoted to Sujet in 2012, she faced a long break due to injury. Upon her return, she performed her first soloist roles, including various pas de deux and pas de trois from the repertoire. She also danced the “Rubies” couple in “Jewels” by George Balanchine and the title role in “Cinderella” by Rudolf Nureyev.
She was chosen to dance the role of Lorraine in “Bella Figura” by Jirí Kylián and the ballet “Speak for Yourself” by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. Silvia participated in numerous creations and repertoire entries and had the pleasure of working with renowned choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Sol León, Paul Lightfoot, Jirí Kylián, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Wayne McGregor, Ohad Naharin, and Sasha Waltz…
Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2020, Silvia continues to explore the stage as a soloist. She performs various roles in ballets by George Balanchine: Sanguine in “The Four Temperaments,” the Russian dancer in “Serenade,” Hippolyta and Hermia in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Embraceable You” and “My One and Only” in “Who Cares?” as well as the second woman in “Ballet Imperial.” She also performed the role of Cupid in “Don Quixote” by Rudolf Nureyev and recently Princess Stéphanie in the ballet “Mayerling” by Kenneth MacMillan.
Throughout her career, she has participated in tours with the Paris Opera and enjoyed discovering new stages through numerous projects. Very soon at the Opéra Garnier, she will debut as Lescaut’s Mistress in the ballet “Manon” by Kenneth MacMillan.
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SILVIA SAINT-MARTIN
Principal Dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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Silvia Saint-Martin
Principal Dancer
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Silvia Saint-Martin, a French-Spanish dancer, began dancing at the age of 9 in the south of France. She joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2002.
In her final year at the school, she danced the role of Sleeping Beauty in the ballet “Les Forains” by Roland Petit. She joined the ballet corps in 2008, was promoted to Coryphée in 2011, and won the Carpeaux Circle Prize the same year.
In the ballet corps, Silvia explored many great classical ballets. She danced in ballets by Rudolf Nureyev as well as works by Jérôme Robbins, Serge Lifar, Roland Petit, and John Cranko. Promoted to Sujet in 2012, she faced a long break due to injury. Upon her return, she performed her first soloist roles, including various pas de deux and pas de trois from the repertoire. She also danced the “Rubies” couple in “Jewels” by George Balanchine and the title role in “Cinderella” by Rudolf Nureyev.
She was chosen to dance the role of Lorraine in “Bella Figura” by Jirí Kylián and the ballet “Speak for Yourself” by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. Silvia participated in numerous creations and repertoire entries and had the pleasure of working with renowned choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Sol León, Paul Lightfoot, Jirí Kylián, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Wayne McGregor, Ohad Naharin, and Sasha Waltz…
Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2020, Silvia continues to explore the stage as a soloist. She performs various roles in ballets by George Balanchine: Sanguine in “The Four Temperaments,” the Russian dancer in “Serenade,” Hippolyta and Hermia in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Embraceable You” and “My One and Only” in “Who Cares?” as well as the second woman in “Ballet Imperial.” She also performed the role of Cupid in “Don Quixote” by Rudolf Nureyev and recently Princess Stéphanie in the ballet “Mayerling” by Kenneth MacMillan.
Throughout her career, she has participated in tours with the Paris Opera and enjoyed discovering new stages through numerous projects. Very soon at the Opéra Garnier, she will debut as Lescaut’s Mistress in the ballet “Manon” by Kenneth MacMillan.
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MATHIEU GANIO
Star Dancer
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Born in Marseille on March 16, 1984, Mathieu Ganio began his dance training at the age of 7, although he had already taken his first steps on stage at the age of 2? in Roland Petit’s ballet Ma Pavlova, alongside his parents, who were also dancers. He continued his education at the École nationale supérieure de Danse de Marseille from 1992 to 1999, then at the Paris Opera Ballet School from 1999 to 200, after which he joined the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of 17. Each year, he climbs the ranks of the company following the annual promotion competition: Quadrille in 2001, Coryphée in 2002 and sujet in 2003. On May 20, 2004, following the performance of Nureyev’s Don Quixote (in which he interpreted the role of Basilio), he was named Étoile, at the age of 20 and without passing through the class of 1er danseur.
Since then, he has performed most of the great roles of the classical repertoire, including Prince Désiré in Sleeping Beauty, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, James in La Sylphide, Drosselmeier in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Onegin in John Cranko’s ballet of the same name. He has danced in ballets by George Balanchine, Jérôme Robbins, Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Béjart, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian and others. He also dances in more contemporary productions and works and participates in creations with great choreographers such as John Neumeier, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit, José Martinez, Nicolas Leriche, Saburo Teshigawara, Marco Goecke… He takes part in numerous tours abroad with the Paris Opera, but also performs regularly at international galas, notably in Japan, and has been invited to dance repertory ballets at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on several occasions. In 2016, Orianne Moretti created Le Rappel des Oiseaux, a play based on Gogol’s Diary of a Madman. He received the Benois de la Danse award in 2005 for his interpretation of James in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide, and was named Officier des Arts et Lettres in 2020.
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MATHIEU GANIO
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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MATHIEU GANIO
Star Dancer
du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris
Born in Marseille on March 16, 1984, Mathieu Ganio began his dance training at the age of 7, although he had already taken his first steps on stage at the age of 2? in Roland Petit’s ballet Ma Pavlova, alongside his parents, who were also dancers. He continued his education at the École nationale supérieure de Danse de Marseille from 1992 to 1999, then at the Paris Opera Ballet School from 1999 to 200, after which he joined the Paris Opera Ballet at the age of 17. Each year, he climbs the ranks of the company following the annual promotion competition: Quadrille in 2001, Coryphée in 2002 and sujet in 2003. On May 20, 2004, following the performance of Nureyev’s Don Quixote (in which he interpreted the role of Basilio), he was named Étoile, at the age of 20 and without passing through the class of 1er danseur.
Since then, he has performed most of the great roles of the classical repertoire, including Prince Désiré in Sleeping Beauty, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, James in La Sylphide, Drosselmeier in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Onegin in John Cranko’s ballet of the same name. He has danced in ballets by George Balanchine, Jérôme Robbins, Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Béjart, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian and others. He also dances in more contemporary productions and works and participates in creations with great choreographers such as John Neumeier, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit, José Martinez, Nicolas Leriche, Saburo Teshigawara, Marco Goecke… He takes part in numerous tours abroad with the Paris Opera, but also performs regularly at international galas, notably in Japan, and has been invited to dance repertory ballets at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on several occasions. In 2016, Orianne Moretti created Le Rappel des Oiseaux, a play based on Gogol’s Diary of a Madman. He received the Benois de la Danse award in 2005 for his interpretation of James in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide, and was named Officier des Arts et Lettres in 2020.
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HANNAH O’NEILL
Étoile Dance
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Tokyo, Hannah O’Neill began dancing at the age of 3 at Kishibe Ballet Studio.
In 2008, she joined the Australian Ballet School, winning the Prix de Lausanne in 2009 at the age of 16, and in 2010, the Youth America Grand Prix.
In 2011, she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. Before arriving in Paris, she took part for two seasons in performances of The Dancers Company of the Australian Ballet, performing the roles of “La Dancer de rue”, “Les Deux Amies” and “La Reine des Dryades” in Don Quixote. She has performed in many galas such as Stars of today meet the Stars of tomorrow (New York, 2010) and at the Ballet Asteras (Tokyo, 2013).
She was awarded tenure in July 2013, and was promoted to Corypheus the same year. In July 2014 she received the Silver Medal at the Varna Competition (couple category with Jérémy-Loup Quer) and was awarded the prestigious Carpeaux Circle Prize in October. She was promoted Sujet in December 2014 and First Dancer in November 2015.
She received the Best Dancer Award at the Benois de la Danse in May 2016 for the title role of Paquita by Pierre Lacotte. She was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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HANNAH O’NEILL
Star dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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HANNAH O’NEILL
Étoile Dance
of the Paris Opera Ballet
Born in Tokyo, Hannah O’Neill began dancing at the age of 3 at Kishibe Ballet Studio.
In 2008, she joined the Australian Ballet School, winning the Prix de Lausanne in 2009 at the age of 16, and in 2010, the Youth America Grand Prix.
In 2011, she joined the Corps de Ballet of the Paris Opera. Before arriving in Paris, she took part for two seasons in performances of The Dancers Company of the Australian Ballet, performing the roles of “La Dancer de rue”, “Les Deux Amies” and “La Reine des Dryades” in Don Quixote. She has performed in many galas such as Stars of today meet the Stars of tomorrow (New York, 2010) and at the Ballet Asteras (Tokyo, 2013).
She was awarded tenure in July 2013, and was promoted to Corypheus the same year. In July 2014 she received the Silver Medal at the Varna Competition (couple category with Jérémy-Loup Quer) and was awarded the prestigious Carpeaux Circle Prize in October. She was promoted Sujet in December 2014 and First Dancer in November 2015.
She received the Best Dancer Award at the Benois de la Danse in May 2016 for the title role of Paquita by Pierre Lacotte. She was named Étoile dancer by José Martinez, following the performance of George Balanchine’s Ballet Impérial at the Palais Garnier on March 2, 2023.
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MYRIAM OULD-BRAHAM
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Myriam began dancing late in 1993, at the age of eleven. She was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris in 1995, but remained there for only one year since she was accepted as a student at the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1996. She joined the ballet corps of the Paris Opera in 1999. She was promoted to Quadrille in 2000, Corypheus in 2002 and Sujet in 2003. She became First Dancer in 2006. She was appointed Etoile on June 18, 2012, at the end of the first performance of La Fille Mal Gardée, under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. Myriam Ould-Braham is highly appreciated for her rare ballerina qualities. She excels in finesse in her leg work , her arm work and her musicality. In 2014, she was decorated Chevalière des Arts et des Lettres.
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MYRIAM OULD-BRAHAM
Star dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet
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MYRIAM OULD-BRAHAM
Star dancer
from the Paris Opera Ballet
Myriam began dancing late in 1993, at the age of eleven. She was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris in 1995, but remained there for only one year since she was accepted as a student at the Paris Opera School of Dance in 1996. She joined the ballet corps of the Paris Opera in 1999. She was promoted to Quadrille in 2000, Corypheus in 2002 and Sujet in 2003. She became First Dancer in 2006. She was appointed Etoile on June 18, 2012, at the end of the first performance of La Fille Mal Gardée, under the direction of Brigitte Lefèvre. Myriam Ould-Braham is highly appreciated for her rare ballerina qualities. She excels in finesse in her leg work , her arm work and her musicality. In 2014, she was decorated Chevalière des Arts et des Lettres.
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HOHYUN KANG
First Soloist
at the Paris Opera Ballet
Hohyun Kang was born in Korea in 1996. She began dancing at the age of 10 and trained at the Korea National University of Arts.
In 2018, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet Corps de Ballet through a competitive exam. The following year, she was promoted to Coryphée.
She has performed in major productions at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. She stood out during the Young Dancers’ Evening by performing the Pas de Deux from Sleeping Beauty alongside Guillaume Diop. In 2022, she was promoted to Sujet at the annual promotion competition of the Paris Opera Ballet and was named First Soloist in 2025.
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HOHYUN KANG
Principal Dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet
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HOHYUN KANG
First Soloist
at the Paris Opera Ballet
Hohyun Kang was born in Korea in 1996. She began dancing at the age of 10 and trained at the Korea National University of Arts.
In 2018, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet Corps de Ballet through a competitive exam. The following year, she was promoted to Coryphée.
She has performed in major productions at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. She stood out during the Young Dancers’ Evening by performing the Pas de Deux from Sleeping Beauty alongside Guillaume Diop. In 2022, she was promoted to Sujet at the annual promotion competition of the Paris Opera Ballet and was named First Soloist in 2025.
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OPHÉLIE GAILLARD
Cellist
Ophélie Gaillard is a French cellist born in 1974 in Paris. From the age of 7 she showed a keen interest in the cello. She studied in Paris where she won three prizes from the CNSM in chamber music, cello and baroque cello. She also holds a cello study certificate and a musicology degree from the Sorbonne. After being the winner of several international prizes including 3rd prize at the J.S Bach international cello competition in Leipzig in 1998, she was elected, in 2003, by a large audience as “Instrumental Soloist Revelation” for classical music victories. She then performed in the most prestigious venues (Bruges, Amsterdam, Bozart). After co-founding the Amarillis ensemble (variable geometry chamber music ensemble), in 2005 she created Pulcinella, a collective which brings together virtuosos passionate about the interpretation of historical instruments. She recorded two discs, Boccherini, Madrid (2007) and Vivaldi, Complete Cello Sonatas (2006), which received the highest discographic distinctions. She also works with contemporary composers and dancers, notably with the Hip-hop dancer Ibrahim Sissoko and participated in the creation of a dance show in 2012. Her recordings of the complete Bach suites, Britten suites and his sonata with the pianist Vanessa Wagner were noticed by international critics as well as his disc dedicated to the works for cello and piano by Gabriel Fauré, recorded with Bruno Fontaine.
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OPHÉLIE GAILLARD
Cellist
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OPHÉLIE GAILLARD
Cellist
Ophélie Gaillard is a French cellist born in 1974 in Paris. From the age of 7 she showed a keen interest in the cello. She studied in Paris where she won three prizes from the CNSM in chamber music, cello and baroque cello. She also holds a cello study certificate and a musicology degree from the Sorbonne. After being the winner of several international prizes including 3rd prize at the J.S Bach international cello competition in Leipzig in 1998, she was elected, in 2003, by a large audience as “Instrumental Soloist Revelation” for classical music victories. She then performed in the most prestigious venues (Bruges, Amsterdam, Bozart). After co-founding the Amarillis ensemble (variable geometry chamber music ensemble), in 2005 she created Pulcinella, a collective which brings together virtuosos passionate about the interpretation of historical instruments. She recorded two discs, Boccherini, Madrid (2007) and Vivaldi, Complete Cello Sonatas (2006), which received the highest discographic distinctions. She also works with contemporary composers and dancers, notably with the Hip-hop dancer Ibrahim Sissoko and participated in the creation of a dance show in 2012. Her recordings of the complete Bach suites, Britten suites and his sonata with the pianist Vanessa Wagner were noticed by international critics as well as his disc dedicated to the works for cello and piano by Gabriel Fauré, recorded with Bruno Fontaine.
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JULIE SEVILLA-FRAYSSE
Cellist
The captivating sound of Julie Sévilla Fraysse’s cello explores all shores, genres and eras, adopting various forms to magnify the background. It thus embodies classic excellence, French elegance and modernity.
A graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, she is also a laureate of the Banque Populaire Corporate Foundation.
After having shone within the Orchester de la Garde Républicaine then the Paris Opera, Julie now devotes herself to her career as a soloist, regularly performing in solo concerts in prestigious places in France and abroad, United States to Europe. She has already played the major concertos of the repertoire with orchestra and also tours with a solo cello program around Bach and folk music.
Driven by a passion for chamber music, Julie has shared the stage with renowned artists. In sonata training, she regularly collaborates with pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha and with Anastasia Calmus around a “French Touch” poetry and music program. Julie also forms a duo with the young hip-hop dancer Yann Antonio. . She frequently performs alongside harpist AnjaLinder and violinist Laurent Korcia, presenting a program dedicated to Franz Schubert.
Convinced of the soothing power of music, Julie also trained in musical mediation and engaged in social activities, offering caring concerts in Parisian hospitals and with disabled children. She also takes on the role of Artistic Director within CoCreate Humanity, a community of humanitarian peers.
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JULIE SEVILLA-FRAYSSE
Cellist
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JULIE SEVILLA-FRAYSSE
Cellist
The captivating sound of Julie Sévilla Fraysse’s cello explores all shores, genres and eras, adopting various forms to magnify the background. It thus embodies classic excellence, French elegance and modernity.
A graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, she is also a laureate of the Banque Populaire Corporate Foundation.
After having shone within the Orchester de la Garde Républicaine then the Paris Opera, Julie now devotes herself to her career as a soloist, regularly performing in solo concerts in prestigious places in France and abroad, United States to Europe. She has already played the major concertos of the repertoire with orchestra and also tours with a solo cello program around Bach and folk music.
Driven by a passion for chamber music, Julie has shared the stage with renowned artists. In sonata training, she regularly collaborates with pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha and with Anastasia Calmus around a “French Touch” poetry and music program. Julie also forms a duo with the young hip-hop dancer Yann Antonio. . She frequently performs alongside harpist AnjaLinder and violinist Laurent Korcia, presenting a program dedicated to Franz Schubert.
Convinced of the soothing power of music, Julie also trained in musical mediation and engaged in social activities, offering caring concerts in Parisian hospitals and with disabled children. She also takes on the role of Artistic Director within CoCreate Humanity, a community of humanitarian peers.
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ELENA BONNAY
Pianist
Of Russian origin, Elena Bonnay graduated from the Gnessine Music Academy in Moscow. Since 1983, she has held the position of pianist-chief vocalist for the Paris National Opera Ballet. Her career is divided between her work at the Opera, where she accompanies dance throughout the pianistic repertoire, and her creations of contemporary works (M. Constant, P. Sciortino, P. Hersant, G. Beytelmann, P . Glass, etc.). She has toured several times with the Ballet as a pianist-soloist in the United States, China, Japan and Brazil. Breathing a spiritual dimension into dance, his musicality and sense of spectacle have been recognized by a number of choreographers as well as by the soloists and the Stars of the Paris Opera.
Within the Opera, Elena Bonnay plays regularly with recognized orchestras. She has notably performed the Bach concerti, the Tchaïkowski Concerto No. 3 (national orchestras of Beijing and Ferrara), the Mozart concerti (San Francisco Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, London Chamber Music Orchestra, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera). Passionate about world music, she is part of the Quinquet Nuevo Tango Tangamente and performs in France and abroad with the bandoneonist and accordionist Max Bonnay.
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ELENA BONNAY
Pianist
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ELENA BONNAY
Pianist
Of Russian origin, Elena Bonnay graduated from the Gnessine Music Academy in Moscow. Since 1983, she has held the position of pianist-chief vocalist for the Paris National Opera Ballet. Her career is divided between her work at the Opera, where she accompanies dance throughout the pianistic repertoire, and her creations of contemporary works (M. Constant, P. Sciortino, P. Hersant, G. Beytelmann, P . Glass, etc.). She has toured several times with the Ballet as a pianist-soloist in the United States, China, Japan and Brazil. Breathing a spiritual dimension into dance, his musicality and sense of spectacle have been recognized by a number of choreographers as well as by the soloists and the Stars of the Paris Opera.
Within the Opera, Elena Bonnay plays regularly with recognized orchestras. She has notably performed the Bach concerti, the Tchaïkowski Concerto No. 3 (national orchestras of Beijing and Ferrara), the Mozart concerti (San Francisco Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, London Chamber Music Orchestra, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera). Passionate about world music, she is part of the Quinquet Nuevo Tango Tangamente and performs in France and abroad with the bandoneonist and accordionist Max Bonnay.
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