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.
Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ Opens 2023 for Nice Opera
Nice Opera has selected Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, for its first production of 2023.
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.
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 Opera Season Opens on the Riviera
Both the Nice and Monte-Carlo opera companies open their 2021-22 season this month - with two very different works.
Opera Stars Lifting Their Voices for Female Victims of Violence
A charity concert at the Opéra de Nice Côte d'Azur unites 50 lyrical singers in support of two associations in the Alpes-Maritimes protecting women
Thibaudet Plays Ravel with Bringuier and Nice Philharmonic
The Nice Philharmonic Orchestra presents a performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major and Bizet’s Symphony in C this June
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
Faust Sells His Soul to Mephistopheles at Opera Nice
Charles Gounod’s Faust takes the spotlight at Opera Nice this month
Nice Opera Steps into 20th Century Opera with Stravinsky’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’
In a departure from the more traditional fare of 18th & 19th century operas which characterise the 2018-2019 season, Nice Opera presents Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress - a new production for the Company.
Monte-Carlo and Nice Opera pay Homage to French Composers at Season Opening
It’s opera season again on the Côte d’Azur, and both Monte-Carlo Opera and Opera Nice open their 2018-19 programmes with works by French composers.
Juan Diego Flórez sings for Monte-Carlo Opera
The new year gets off to a grand start for Monte-Carlo Opera this month, with a production of Jacques Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, starring the charismatic Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez.
A Festive Feast of Delights on the Riviera
Traditionally, December on the Riviera sparkles with a tempting array of concerts and productions, so here we take a look at some of the cultural highlights of the Christmas season.
Banish those Winter Chills with a Night at the Opera
With winter hovering on the horizon, we have the Riviera opera season to take our minds off those chilly nights, and this month we feature two very exciting productions.
Carmen: The Spanish Revolution on The French Riviera
Daniel Benoin is back in Nice this month, directing one of the world’s most famous operas. And predictably, his adaptation has a twist.