Welcome to the website of Lyrique-en-Mer/Festival de Belle-Île.
Since 1998 the Festival has been presenting opera performances and concerts
in the magical setting of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, France. Over the
past eleven years the historic Citadelle Vauban has played host to performances
of such works as Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, Bluebeard's Castle, The Tales of
Hoffmann, Carmen, Falstaff, La Bohème and Così fan tutte, among others. The Festival
is well-known for presenting up and coming international singers from such prestigious houses as New York's Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, L'Opèra de Paris, La Scala, Milan
and London's Covent Garden.
2008 began our second decade of existence, with record numbers attending the performances of The Barber of Seville, Tosca, and the Brahms Requiem.
We were
particularly glad to welcome so many visitors from the continent (more than 1000 !), who sailed
to Belle-Île for a night of opera at the Citadelle, and returned to the mainland the same evening
Plans are already well underway for the twelfth season of Lyrique en Mer, details
of which will be announced soon.
We hope to welcome you to Belle-Île in 2009!
2008 DIAPORAMA