Dorothée Gilbert, or how to become a star among the Stars?

Beneath the dome painted by Chagall, countless stories have been written and told almost every evening for nearly 150 years. Yet on this Thursday, October 15, 2026, the story being told is one that is coming to an end. This story is that of Dorothée Gilbert, one of the greatest étoiles this institution has ever known. It is the kind of description easily handed out in haste. Yet there is nothing exaggerated in the legend of Dorothée. A look back at the making of a myth. Read more