France. Bordeaux. Marc Minkowski, recently named Director of the Opéra National de Bordeaux, inaugurated the season on September 19 with a double program around the theme of Don Quixote, with one show at the Auditorium and the other at the Opera. At a reception after the show, aide Julien Benhamou, choreographer Blanca Li, Opera general administrator Olivier Lombardie, and Marco Leroy-Calatayud share a laugh. 2016