« Bleuenn Battistoni, nouvelle étoile Opéra Paris »

Bleuenn Battistoni, an accomplished dancer, has attained the status of prima ballerina at the Paris Opera Ballet. On Tuesday 26 March, José Martinez, the dancing director, recommended her promotion to this esteemed rank on the Garnier Palace stage. The official communication from the famed institution confirmed this.

Alexander Neef, the head of the National Opera of Paris, issued the decree declaring Battistoni a star dancer on the completion of her portrayal of Lise in the ballet, “La Fille mal gardée” (by Frederick Ashton), according to the Opera’s press release.

It was also announced that Battistoni will reprise her role alongside Marcelino Sambé, a guest performer from the Royal Ballet of London, on Sunday, 31 March at 7:30 pm. Following this, she will be seen as the lead character of Giselle (inspired by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot) on April 29, May 4, 14 and 16 at the Garnier Palace, conveyed the opera.

Battistoni, born in Lyon in 1999, has been a performer in the Paris Opera Ballet for seven years and was first recognised as a premier dancer in 2023. Her dance training began in her home region at the tender age of four. She later refined her skills at the National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris and the dance school of the National Opera of Paris, where she was absorbed into the ballet corps in 2017.