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Les Symphonies d’Automne

Mâcon's festival of the voice, built around an international competition for young opera singers.

  • Music
  • Mâcon
  • 1 h 16 from Beaune
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€275one way from Beaune with a private driver

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At a glance

Location 80 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire
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Getting there

Private driver from Beaune: 1 h 16 by road (103 km), €275 one way for the whole car.

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About the event

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Each November Mâcon becomes a small capital of singing. The Symphonies d'Automne combine concerts and choirs with an International Lyric Singing Competition whose finalists perform with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mâcon at the Théâtre de Mâcon.

What to expect

The quarter-finals, semi-final and grand final of the singing competition are open to the public, so visitors can follow young singers from around the world as they progress. Around them are films, family shows, choral concerts and recitals.

History

The association Mâcon Symphonies created the festival in 1993, and it has grown over more than thirty years into a fixture of the town's cultural year. Each edition has a theme; the 33rd, in 2026, looks to Australia, after the far North in 2025.

Good to know

Tips for the day

Check the programme for competition sessions and ticketed concerts. November evenings are dark and often wet, and Mâcon is about an hour from Beaune, so being driven to the theatre and back is a comfortable way to spend an evening at the final.

Around here

What to combine with Les Symphonies d’Automne on the same day, nearest first.

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Questions

Les Symphonies d’Automne 2026 takes place in Mâcon: Tuesday 3 – Sunday 15 November 2026.

Did you know? The competition's final is sung with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mâcon on the stage of the town theatre.

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