New Ballet Seasons Open in Nice and Monte-Carlo
The month of October sees the opening of the 2021-22 ballet seasons in both Nice and Monte-Carlo. We take a look at the opening works.
Not-to-be-missed Cultural Performances in Monaco
Discover the best not-to-be-missed cultural performances in Monaco guaranteed to help you see out 2021 in style, from recitals to masked balls. Read more.
New Production of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov for Monte-Carlo Opera
Modest Mussorgsky’s magnificent historical opera, Boris Godunov, opens this month at the Salle Garnier in Monaco
Cecilia Bartoli stars in Monte-Carlo Opera’s Production of ‘Le Comte Ory’
Cecilia Bartoli stars as the Countess Adèle de Formoutiers, in the Opera de Monte-Carlo premiere performance of Rossini’s comic opera 'Le Comte Ory'
Monte-Carlo Opera Brings New Production of Massenet’s ‘Thaïs’ to the Salle Garnier
Monte-Carlo Opera’s first production of 2021 is a new staging of Jules Massenet’s relatively unknown opera Thaïs - last seen in the Principality in February 1950.
Starring Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka (pictur...
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Celebrates Maillot’s 60th
December is a festive month in Monaco in more ways than one, as Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo celebrates the 60th birthday of Choreographer-Director Jean-Christophe Maillot
Cecilia Bartoli to Become New Director of Monte-Carlo Opera
Monte-Carlo Opera has announced that Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli will become the first female Director of the Company when she succeeds Jean-Louis Grinda in 2023
Monte-Carlo Opera Rings in the New Year with La Bohème
One of the world’s best-loved operas, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, will bring some of the most beautiful music ever written to Monte-Carlo this month
Monaco celebrates National Day with Opening of Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
In celebration of Monaco’s National Day on 19th November, Monte-Carlo Opera opens its new season with Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor the weekend before.
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.
José Cura Stars in Monte-Carlo Opera’s Production of Peter Grimes
The drama and tragedy of Benjamin Britten’s operatic masterpiece, Peter Grimes, is brought to the Riviera this month by Monte-Carlo Opera - with internationally renowned tenor José Cura in the title role.
Juan Diego Flórez sings for Monte-Carlo Opera
The new year gets off to a grand start for Monte-Carlo Opera this month, with a production of Jacques Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, starring the charismatic Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez.
Banish those Winter Chills with a Night at the Opera
With winter hovering on the horizon, we have the Riviera opera season to take our minds off those chilly nights, and this month we feature two very exciting productions.
Jump on Board the Texas Train this November in Monaco
“Life’s too short, let’s work it out”, sings Sharlene Spiteri on the first single of her band’s newest release, Jump On Board, their ninth studio album
Monte-Carlo Celebrates Spring with Annual Arts Festival
For lovers of the arts, Monte-Carlo is the place to be this month, with the opening of the Spring Arts Festival, the Printemps des arts.