Bienvenue à Lille!
Combine a visit to the northern French city of Lille with an evening at the opera.
Opéra de Lille presents, starting from 5 February, our acclaimed production The Makropulos Affair, directed by Kornél Mundruczó. For the performance on 14 February 2026, you can travel with the OBV bus to join a group trip from Ghent to Lille, combined with a guided tour of the Opéra de Lille.
The performance The Makropulos Affair at Opéra de Lille will have supertitles in French and Dutch. Do you have season tickets? Then you enjoy a 15% discount on all performances of the 2025/2026 season at Opéra de Lille.
WHEN
Sat 14 February 2026, bus departure in the morning from Ghent
DAY SCHEDULE (subject to change)
- 11:00 AM: departure from Ghent
- 12:00 PM–12:30 PM: arrival in Lille
- 12:30 PM–3:30 PM: lunch, to be arranged individually, suggestions below
- 4:00 PM: guided tour of Opéra de Lille
- 5:30 PM: introduction in the Grand Foyer, in French only
- 6:00 PM: performance
PRICE COMBO TICKET
€95 (cat 1) or €75 (cat 2), includes: performance, guided tour, round-trip bus
Priority for Friends and season ticket holders until 30 June.
Reserve your tickets for The Makropulos Affair here
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA
Lunch is not included in the package. Our colleagues in Lille are happy to share their favourite restaurants:
We recommend making a reservation.
MORE BENEFITS
Season ticket holders of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen enjoy a 15% discount on tickets for the entire 25/26 season at Opéra de Lille. Purchase your tickets online at opera-lille.fr and select the rate tarif partenaires culturels or partner cultural institutions. In a next step, you will be asked to upload a ticket showing your season ticket discount with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. Ticket sales at Opéra de Lille start on 27 May 2025.
CONTACT OPÉRA DE LILLE
Place du Théâtre, 59000 Lille
Tickets online: billetterie.opera-lille.fr
Ticket line (by phone): +33 (0)3 62 21 21 21
Monday to Friday: 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM