Vittorio Grigolo stars in Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s ‘L’elisir d’amore’
From Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s tribute to Puccini last month comes one of Gaetano Donizetti’s relatively few comedy operas, L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love)
Monte-Carlo Opera’s Homage to Puccini Draws to a Close
Monte-Carlo Opera has celebrated the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini - who died in November 1924 - with a series of performances of his work
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).
Bartoli stars as Cleopatra in Monte-Carlo Opera’s First Production of 2024
Cecilia Bartoli, Director of Monte-Carlo Opera, stars as Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt), opposite Italian countertenor Carlo Vistoli who takes the title role.
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.
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.
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.
Monte-Carlo Opera Presents Rossini’s ‘Il turco in Italia’
Love, infidelity and comedic drama are in the air in Gioachino Rossini’s ‘Il turco in Italia’, to be staged by Monte-Carlo Opera this month
Ballet on the Riviera this Christmas
Ballet on the Riviera this month features Ballet Nice Méditerranée’s Don Quichotte and Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Casse-Noisette Compagnie
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