Monte-Carlo Celebrates Puccini Centennial Festival
To mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini, Monte-Carlo Opera presents a staged version of La rondine (The Swallow).
Jean Pigozzi Donates Landmark Collection of Contemporary African Art to Cannes
The collector’s historic donation of 1,688 artworks will serve as the foundation for the world’s first museum dedicated to contemporary African art in Europe, set to open in 2029.
Nice Opera Stages Lecoq’s ‘La fille de Madame Angot’
Nice Opera opens the 2024-25 season with a comic-opera by Charles Lecoq - La fille de Madame Angot (The Daughter of Madame Angot).
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Opens New Season with Mahler’s 3rd Symphony
The opening of the 2024-25 season will be celebrated by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s epic Symphony No 3 in D minor.
John Neumeier Bows Out at the 2024 Nervi Music Ballet Festival
The earliest records of dance date back to Italy around 1460 in the form of courtly dances. These are actually considered to be the beginnings of ballet.
In 1533, Catherine de Medici (from Florence in Tuscany,...
A Monaco Summer Favourite – the Concerts at the Prince’s Palace
July in Monaco always heralds a series of Concerts at the Prince’s Palace and this year there is a superb selection on offer, running from 11th July to 4th August.
Tribute to Éric Vu-An
It is with great sadness that we note the death, earlier this month, of Eric Vu An, Artistic Director of Nice Méditerranée Ballet.
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic ends season with Tchaikovsky and Bruckner
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra brings the 2023-24 season to an end with a concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s lovely Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33 and the Symphony No 5 in B-flat minor by Anton Bruckner.
Lear? King Lear!
Irina Brook did it again – sprinkling her magic over Shakespeare’s mythic tragedy in an unexpected and contemporary exploration through the prism of imagination and metatheatre.
Nice Opera Presents a Double Bill of two 20th Century Masterpieces
Nice Opera continues its current season with a double bill of Stravinsky’s mythical tale Le Rossignol and Poulenc’s somewhat off-beat Les Mamelles de Tirésias.
Anthéa Director Daniel Benoin Ventures in the World of High Finance, Again
With A.D.A., a new adaptation of the off-Broadway classic “Other People’s Money”, Antibes’ flagship theatre presents one of the absolute highlights of a brilliant 2023/24 season.
Two New Works in Monte-Carlo Ballet Triple Bill
Taking a break from its touring schedule, Monte-Carlo Ballet returns home at the end of April to present three works by contemporary choreographers
Collectif 8’s New Play Le Meilleur des Mondes: The Dictatorship of Happiness
Théâtre Anthéa’s venerated house company celebrates its 20th anniversary in style by tackling Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, one of the most pertinent and poignant texts in modern literature.
The 2024 Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
The Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, created in 1970 at the instigation of Princess Grace of Monaco, has been presided over by HRH the Princess of Hanover since 1984.
Monte-Carlo Opera Stages Mascagni and Puccini Double Bill
Monte-Carlo Opera presents an interesting combination of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi on the same bill.