Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Normandie

France's Orchestre de l'Opéra de Normandie Rouen has grown beyond its regional operatic roots, offering orchestral concerts and recordings and attracting guest and permanent conductors from around France and beyond. The orchestra consists of just 40 players, typical of ensembles of the Classical period, and in performances of music from earlier periods, it uses gut strings and other historically appropriate equipment. Founder Oswald Sallaberger conducted the orchestra in its 2012 recording debut, featuring music by Fauré and Wagner. In 2022, the orchestra, under conductor Hervé Niquet, was heard on a recording of Saint-Saëns' little-known comic opera Phryné. The group merged with another orchestra in 2024, increasing its size and changing its name slightly. The newer ensemble released Massenet: Songs with Orchestra II in 2026.