A Visit with Ita L., née Goldfeld
When Niçois actress Françoise Nahon created her award-winning one woman play about a Jewish grandmother, she could not know the timely dimension it would take on shortly thereafter.
Monte-Carlo Opera Stages New Production of Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’
Monte-Carlo Opera presents Don Carlo - Giuseppe Verdi’s dramatic and moving story of passion, betrayal, political intrigue and conflict between father and son.
Ballet Nice Méditerranée Stages Marco Polo
This month Nice Ballet stages Marco Polo - Luciano Cannito’s vibrant interpretation of the relationship which developed between emperor Kublai Khan and the Venetian explorer Marco Polo
Nice Opera Opens New Season with Delibes’ ‘Lakmé’
Nice Opera presents Léo Delibes’ Lakmé in a new staging by Laurent Pelly, a co-production between Nice Opera, the National Theatre of the Opéra-Comique and the National Opera of the Rhine.
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Opens New Season with Mahler
In the year which celebrates the centenary of the birth of Prince Rainier III, Kazuki Yamada leads the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra in the opening concert of the 2023-24 season.
The 2023 Series of Concerts at the Prince’s Palace, Monaco
The summer season of Concerts at the Prince’s Palace opens in the Principality of Monaco this month.
Nice Jazz Festival 2023
This year, from July 18-21, the Nice Jazz Festival will once again feature a diverse array of spectacular artists both new and highly recognized from around the world at the Théâtre de Verdure and Place Masséna.
The 2023 Festival de Commedia Dell’Arte: A Tribute to French-Italian Friendship
Ciao amici, bonjour les amis! In its 8th edition, the popular Niçois summer event under Frédéric Rey’s reign reconnects with its Italian origins
Nice Opera Stages Updated Version of Puccini’s ‘La bohème’
In this updated version of Puccini’s much-loved opera for Nice Opera, director Kristian Frédric has brought the setting of La bohème forward to the 1990s - a time at which the AIDS epidemic, as opposed to consumption, was shattering both lives and dreams.
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Plays Elgar and Dvořák
This week, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, led by Cornelius Meister, plays the Violin Concerto by Sir Edward Elgar - with Frank Peter Zimmerman as soloist - and Dvořák’s Symphony No 6 in a concert with the subtitle Pride and Dignity.
Opéra de Monte-Carlo Presents Il barbiere di Siviglia
A beautiful lady, two suitors and a town barber who misses nothing - what could possibly go wrong? Plenty, it seems, as Monte-Carlo Opera presents Gioachino Rossini’s hugely popular Il barbiere di Siviglia.
50 Years Later, A Dream Come True: Marc Chagall National Museum Honours Chagall’s Wish For Diversity
In Nice, guest artists express their vision of the famous artist’s work in the exhibit: “Chagall et moi! Les 50 ans du Musée Chagall”
Printemps des Arts Celebrates the Performing Arts in Monte-Carlo
This year’s celebration of the performing arts in Monte-Carlo - Printemps des Arts - takes place from 8th March to 2nd April
Irina Brook: From the Ashes, The Seagull Rises
After leaving Nice in 2019, the former TNN director retreated from the public eye to reinvent herself, and has emerged more creative than ever. Her current play in Palermo bears witness.
Nice Opera Presents Lucia di Lammermoor
Against a backdrop of vocal brilliance, powerful emotions and internecine battles, Lucia di Lammermoor has all the makings of a highly dramatic opera.