Collectif 8’s Adaptation of 1984 – A Hymn to Humanity
Taking on one of the most visionary novels ever written takes guts, and even more so in 2020 when fiction has very nearly become reality.
Nice Opera Presents Tchaikovsky’s Masterpiece – The Queen of Spades
A new production of Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece, The Queen of Spades, is in rehearsal at Nice Opera
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
Felicien Chauveau’s Take on Sherlock Holmes: So British (even in French!)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s canon of four books and 56 original stories about the “consulting detective” wasn’t enough for Collectif La Machine, so they added on to it...
The Best of Ballet this December in Nice and Monte-Carlo
Jerome Robbins, Gene Kelly and Jean-Christophe Maillot - three diverse and well-known choreographic names to conjure with, and three masters of their art whose creations will be performed on the Riviera this Christmas.
“Mes Silences du Maghreb”: Peaceful Stillness Speaks Volumes
French author Sarasvati Devi’s new poetry and photo book explores the beauty of tranquility and the eloquence of silence
Cie. Miranda’s Cyrano de Bergerac: A Silent Movie on a Stage
Think the most-performed play in French theatre history cannot possibly be reinterpreted? Théâtre de la Cité director Thierry Surace and his resident company prove otherwise
50 Years of TNN – Bridging Past, Present and Future
The venerable Théâtre National de Nice is celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Reason to pause and reflect on its turbulent history.
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.
A Glorious Past, a Radiant Future: Théâtre Francis Gag Turns 30
There may be larger or more prominent theatres in and around Nice but none is as beloved as the popular theatre that bears the name of one of the city’s all-time great.
World Premiere for Ballet Nice in Triple Bill
Ballet Nice Méditerranée presents Julien Guérin’s Demons et merveilles, Roland Petit’s Le Rendez-vous, and Vespertine by Liam Scarlett
Irina Brook Opens Vienna Opera Season with Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream
In her first big artistic project after her voluntary departure from Nice, the former TNN director unites her love for Shakespeare with her passion for directing opera
‘L’ombre et la Lumière’ the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra’s Opening Concert
he Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen the theme Light and Shade for its first concert of the 2019-2020 season.
Lou Babazouk, A New Niçois Art Gallery with a Twist
The inauguration of the new municipal gallery illustrates the principles of freedom and creation the City of Nice holds so dear