Biography

Orchestre De L'Opéra Royal De Wallonie
Members: Etienne Maillé, Caroline Poncelet, Claudine Novikov, Tine Janssens, Primor Sluchin, Nicolas Lehembre, Alain Cremers, Laurence Luxen, Nicolas Villers, Diana Stoyanova, Luc Grailet, Didier Bormans, Nina Poskin, Philippe Massart, Maritsa Ney, Marie Watelet, Olivier Habran, Antoine Acquisto, Pierre Boigelot, Frédérique Bozzato, Sofia Constantinidis, Senne La Mela
The Royal Opera House of Wallonia was built in 1816, but the resident orchestra was not established until 1967. The statue of André-Modeste Gretry stands in front of the building, and its base contains the composer's heart. The institution is also known as the Centre Lyrique De La Communauté Française.Directors
1967-1992: Raymond Rossius (1926-2005)
1992-1996: Paul Danblon (1931-2018)
1996-2007: Jean-Louis Grinda (born 1960)
2007-2021: Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera (1948-2021)