TOU4349194: Cornelia Oncioiu interpreting A Voice. Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349209: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349212: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349252: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349286: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349292: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349307: Luca Pisaroni interpreting Figaro. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349324: Catherine Deshayes interpreting Cherubino. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349342: Dalibor Jenis interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349369: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349389: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349400: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349410: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349431: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349472: The prisoner, opera by Luigi Dallapiccola at the Opera Garnier, April 2008. Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris conducts by Lothar Zagrosek and directed by Lluis Pasqual. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349474: Ekaterina Syurina interpreting Susanna. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349502: The prisoner, opera by Luigi Dallapiccola at the Opera Garnier, April 2008. Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris conducts by Lothar Zagrosek and directed by Lluis Pasqual. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349544: Evgeny Nikitin interpreting Il Prigioniero. The prisoner, opera by Luigi Dallapiccola at the Opera Garnier, April 2008. Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris conducts by Lothar Zagrosek and directed by Lluis Pasqual. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349569: Evgeny Nikitin interpreting Il Prigioniero. The prisoner, opera by Luigi Dallapiccola at the Opera Garnier, April 2008. Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris conducts by Lothar Zagrosek and directed by Lluis Pasqual. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351794: Camilla Nylund (Salome), Thomas Moser (Herodes) and Julia Juon (Herodias). Salome, opera by Johann Strauss at the Opera Bastille, November 2009. Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris conducts by Alain Altinoglu and directed by Lev Dodin. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351799: Camilla Nylund (Salome) and Vincent Le Texier (Jochanaan). Salome, opera by Johann Strauss at the Opera Bastille, November 2009. Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris conducts by Alain Altinoglu and directed by Lev Dodin. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351802: Laurent Naouri (Nick Shadow), Toby Spence (Tom Rakewell) and Hilary Summers (Mother Goose). General repetition of “The Rake's Progress””, opera by Igor Stravinsky at Opera Gernier, Frevrier 2008. Orchestre et choreurs de l'Opera de Paris directed by Edward Gardner and directed by Olivier Py. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351805: Camilla Nylund (Salome) and Thomas Moser (Herodes). Salome, opera by Johann Strauss at the Opera Bastille, November 2009. Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris conducts by Alain Altinoglu and directed by Lev Dodin. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351882: Portrait of American writer Russell Banks. March 2012 / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351893: Portrait of American writer Russell Banks. March 2012 / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351904: Portrait of the French writer Philippe Delerm. March 2012 / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351906: Portrait of the French writer Philippe Delerm. March 2012 / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351920: Portrait of the Russian writer Mikhail Mokienko. March 2012 / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351948: Portrait of Japanese writer Risa Wataya. March 2012 / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351966: Portrait of the Japanese writer Ryoko Sekiguchi. March 2012. / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351968: Portrait of the Japanese writer Ryoko Sekiguchi. March 2012. / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351974: Portrait of the Japanese writer Ryoko Sekiguchi. March 2012. / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351987: Portrait of the Japanese writer Ryoko Sekiguchi. March 2012. / Bridgeman Images

TOU4351995: Portrait of the Japanese writer Ryoko Sekiguchi. March 2012. / Bridgeman Images

TOU4352022: Portrait of Guinean writer Libar M. Fofana. March 2012 / Bridgeman Images

TOU4352035: Portrait of Zakhar Prilepine (Yevgenii Nikolaevich Prilepin) (aka Zahar Prilepin) (journalist, politician) March 2012. / Bridgeman Images