
Éric Génovèse
Biography
Eric Génovèse graduated from the Paris National Conservatory for Drama. He simultaneously leads three different careers, as an actor in theatre, as a narrator in musical pieces, and as a stage director both for theatre and opera.
Eric Génovèse did his first theatre staging in 2001 at Le Théâtre du Marais, Les Juives by Robert Garnier. He staged Le Privilège des Chemins by Fernando Pessoa at la Comédie-Française (in collaboration with the IRCAM). In 2012 he staged Erzulie Dahomey by Jean-René Lemoine. On the operatic field, he first staged Rigoletto at the Bordeaux Opera in 2007 where he was invited back to stage Die Schule der Frauen by Rolph Liebermann. He staged Cosí fan Tutte at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris (revival in 2012), and made his debut at the Vienna State Opera with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena (Netrebko, Garanca, D’Arcangelo, conducted by Evelino Pidò – DVD). Eric Génovèse was made Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres.
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Acting History
2025
Badinter contre la peine de mort, le procès Patrick Henry as Le président du tribunal
2024Hécube, pas Hécube
2024Honegger’s “Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher” with Alan Gilbert and Marion Cotillard as speaker (Brother Dominique)
2023Body of Crime
2023King Lear as Gloucester
2021The Man in the Basement as Monsieur Martini
2021Guermantes as Eric
2021Dangerous Liaisons: A Feminist Manifesto? as Valmont
2019Électre / Oreste as Esclave phrygien
2018The Collection as Victor Gence
2017Le Misanthrope as Philinte
2016Les Damnés
2001Le chien, le chat et le cibachrome as Damien








