Your stay during the Chorégies
Château de l'Insolas · 30 min from the Ancient Theatre · 10 min from Avignon
Ancient Theatre of Orange · 21 June – 18 July 2026
France's oldest lyric festival, the Chorégies d'Orange have made music resound since 1869 in the exceptional setting of the Ancient Theatre of Orange, a 2,000-year-old Roman monument listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For 2026, the festival begins a transition with a tighter programme of 6 evenings, marked by the departure of Jean-Louis Grinda after 9 years of direction and the adoption of a new EPCC status.
Unprecedented 2026 edition: with only 6 evenings (vs. 13 usually), the 2026 season is the shortest in the recent history of the Chorégies. A single opera is on the programme — Verdi's La Traviata — but with a prestigious international cast.
TV Concert
France 3 · Live broadcast
Festive musical evening broadcast live on France 3, an unmissable summer tradition.
Gospel & Soul
Harlem Gospel Choir
The greatest Motown songs revisited by the legendary Harlem Gospel Choir.
★ Single lyric production
Giuseppe Verdi · Concert staging
Nadine Sierra (Violetta) ·
Javier Camarena (Alfredo) ·
Ludovic Tézier (Germont père)
Conducted by: Paolo Arrivabeni · Marseille Philharmonic · Lyon Opera Chorus
Symphonic Concert
National Orchestra Avignon-Provence
The French pop artist revisited by the National Orchestra Avignon-Provence in a unique Roman setting.
Dance
Sergueï Prokofiev · Choreography Jean-Christophe Maillot
Jean-Christophe Maillot's ballet, ballet master of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, in a poetic production.
Violin concert
Michel Legrand · Vladimir Cosma · Ennio Morricone
Violinist Renaud Capuçon performs the greatest film scores in the grandiose setting of the Ancient Theatre.
Full artistic cast
The Chorégies d'Orange 2026 run from 21 June to 18 July 2026. Six evenings are programmed at the Ancient Theatre of Orange, Place Silvain, Orange (Vaucluse).
The only lyrical production of the Chorégies 2026 is Verdi's La Traviata, on 4 July at 9:30pm at the Ancient Theatre of Orange. With Nadine Sierra (Violetta), Javier Camarena (Alfredo) and Ludovic Tézier (Germont père), conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni.
Ticketing is open on choregies.fr, at the box office Place Silvain in Orange (opens at 10am) or by phone at 04 90 34 24 24. Booking fee: €1 per ticket. Subscriptions from 3 shows. Free admission for 2 children under 18 (except Philippe Katerine evening).
Château de l'Insolas in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is about 30 minutes from the Ancient Theatre of Orange via the A9. 4-star hotel with pool, spa and sauna in a 14th-century château, ideal for a cultural and relaxing stay during the Chorégies.
The Ancient Theatre of Orange is a Roman theatre from the 1st century AD, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its exceptional 37-metre-high stage wall, it is one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world. It can accommodate up to 9,000 spectators.
Following a €150,000 deficit in 2025 and the departure of Jean-Louis Grinda (director since 2016) linked to the festival's new EPCC status, the 2026 season has 6 evenings instead of the usual 13. This is a transition year before a planned renewal in 2027.
Château de l'Insolas · 30 min from the Ancient Theatre · 10 min from Avignon
The Chorégies d'Orange are France's oldest lyric festival, founded in 1869. Every summer, the Ancient Theatre of Orange — a 1st-century Roman monument listed by UNESCO — transforms into a grandiose stage for opera, dance and concerts under the stars of Provence. In 2026, the 159th season offers 6 evenings including the single lyric production: Verdi's La Traviata with an exceptional international cast.
Built in the early 1st century AD, the Ancient Theatre of Orange is one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world. Its 37-metre-high stage wall, dubbed "the finest wall in my kingdom" by Louis XIV, provides exceptional natural acoustics. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981, it can accommodate up to 9,000 spectators.
Orange is 30 minutes from Villeneuve-lès-Avignon via the A9. Château de l'Insolas, a 4-star establishment in a 14th-century château, offers a luxurious and peaceful alternative. Pool, spa, sauna and 4-hectare wooded park for an unforgettable cultural stay between evenings at the Chorégies or the Avignon Festival (10 min).
