Monte-Carlo and Nice Opera pay Homage to French Composers at Season Opening
It’s opera season again on the Côte d’Azur, and both Monte-Carlo Opera and Opera Nice open their 2018-19 programmes with works by French composers.
Ballet Nice Opens New Season with a 20th Century Triple Bill
Ballet Nice Méditerranée, under the direction of Eric Vu-An, opens the 2018-2019 season with three diverse works from choreographers Uwe Scholz, Rudi van Dantzig and Robert North.
The Regional 2018/19 Theatre Season: All Grown Up (but Plenty Playful)
After a few tumultuous years, Azurean theatres have (re)defined their identities. The result: an extraordinarily rich and interesting programme all around
Famed Irish Photographer Edward Quinn Honoured in St. Tropez Museum Exhibit
Dedicated to one of the greatest photo artists of the 20th century, a yearlong expo under the theme “Pets and Stars” features movie stars and their four-legged friends
Diversity is the Name of the Game in the Nice Art World
Anikó Pápista, who comes from Budapest in Hungary, opened her Nice gallery, Gravis ART Galerie, a few months ago. She has been exhibiting the work of accomplished and established Hungarian artists.
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Opens New Season with Guest Artist Maxim Vengerov
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2018-19 season opens this month, with Principal Conductor and Artistic Director Kazuki Yamada directing a programme of music by Verdi, Shostakovich and Beethoven.
Nice Philharmonic Celebrates the Bicentennial of Charles Gounod
The opening concert of the Nice Philharmonic 2018-19 season celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of French composer, Charles Gounod.
Matisse and Picasso: Two Exceptional Artists United in One Great Exhibit
Under the title “La Comédie du Modèle” the Matisse Museum in Cimiez takes a closer look at the role of the model in the two painters’ works
The Golden Treasures of the Pharaohs Light up Monaco
Leaving their homeland for the first time, over 150 masterpieces from ancient Egypt are currently on display in a stunning exhibition at the Grimaldi Forum
Irene Kopelman Offers a Poetic View of our Environment
This summer, the Musée d’Art moderne et d’Art contemporain (MAMAC) in Nice presents the works of Irene Kopelman, an Argentinian artist who likes to explore exceptional ecosystems, where she seeks to understand the mechanisms of the living world.
Cannes Celebrates Dada and Surrealist artist Max Ernst
La Malmaison in Cannes hosts a beautiful exhibition of the works of preeminent Dada and Surrealist artist Max Ernst, entitled “L’imagination en jeu”
Collectif 8’s Faust the Talk of the Town at Festival Off d‘Avignon
Accolades upon accolades are being heaped on the company around Gaële Boghossian and Paulo Correia for their adaptation of Goethe’s masterwork
Valerio Adami’s Pop Art is Colouring the Summer in Menton
Running throughout the summer and until mid-November, the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton is celebrating the works of Valerio Adami, an Italian illustrator and painter, recognizable for his strong black lines dividing vivid colour fields.
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo celebrates Bergman Centennial
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the man regarded as one of the greatest film and theatre directors of the 20th century, Ingmar Bergman.
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Celebrates Bernstein Centennial with Denève & Benedetti
In the penultimate concert of the 2017-18 Grande Saison series, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra pays tribute to the genius of Leonard Bernstein in the year of his Centennial, with two works by the American composer and conductor.