Cecilia Bartoli Stars in Handel’s ‘Alcina’ at Monte-Carlo Opera
As of this year, Cecilia Bartoli takes over the role of director of Monte-Carlo Opera - the first woman to hold this position in the history of this opera house
Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ Opens 2023 for Nice Opera
Nice Opera has selected Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, for its first production of 2023.
Monte-Carlo Ballet Closes the Year with Maillot’s ‘Faust’
For the final production of the year, Jean-Christophe Maillot and Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo have selected a work which was first staged in Monaco in 2007 - Maillot’s interpretation of the story of Faust
Monte-Carlo Opera Stages Delibes’ ‘Lakmé’
Monte-Carlo Opera presents Léo Delibes’ Lakmé - an opera set in a location both exotic and beautiful, with mysterious religious rituals, and the added intrigue of Western colonials living in a foreign country.
Monte-Carlo Opera Honours Raoul Gunsbourg with ‘The Damnation of Faust’
This year marks the centenary of the death of Prince Albert I of Monaco, and appropriately, Monte-Carlo Opera pays tribute to one of its early directors, Raoul Gunsbourg, who was appointed to this role by Prince Albert I in 1892
New Production of Bellini’s ‘La Sonnambula’ for Nice Opera’s Season Opener
Nice Opera opens the 2022-23 opera season with Vincenzo Bellini’s La Sonnambula, a co-production between the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Semperoper Dresden, Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur and New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
Plasson & Nice Philharmonic Celebrate Franck Bicentennial
This week, internationally renowned conductor Michel Plasson leads the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra in a special concert to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of French composer, César Franck.
Nice Ballet Takes Contemporary Look at Legend of Cassandra
Ballet Nice Méditerranée opens its 2022-23 season with Cassandra, choreographer Luciano Cannito’s contemporary take on the legend of the mythological heroine.
‘Soirée 3 chorégraphes’ Closes Monte-Carlo Ballets’ ‘L’Été Danse!’
The final production of Monte-Carlo Ballet’s summer dance programme, L’Été Danse!, is a triple bill entitled Soirée 3 chorégraphes, which features works by Jean-Christophe Maillot, Jirí Kylián and Mats Ek.
Nice Philharmonic Closes Season with Bringuier and Moreau
The Nice Philharmonic Orchestra brings the 2021/22 season to a close with a programme of music by Smetana, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák.
Nice Opera Stages Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’
The pen of William Shakespeare has been a wonderful source of material for the arts, not least the creators of opera.
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Dedicates Opening Performance of Œil pour Œil to the people of Ukraine
This month, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo dedicates the opening performance of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Œil pour Œil to supporting the people of Ukraine.
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Stages Concert in Support of Ukraine
Along with all of the cultural institutions of the Principality of Monaco, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra dedicates its concert of 8th April to the people of Ukraine, with all proceeds going to to the Monegasque Red Cross
A Preview of this Year’s Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Under the artistic direction of composer Bruno Mantovani, and with illustrious pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in residence, this year’s Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo has a wealth of wonderful performances on offer
An Embarrassment of Cultural Riches on the Riviera this Month
This month, Nice Opera and Monte-Carlo Opera stage two very different productions - Jacques Offenbach’s Le voyage dans la lune in Nice while Monte-Carlo Opera stages Massenet’s Werther.