Nice Ballet Méditerranée present a new version of what is regarded as the most famous of the Romantic era ballets - Giselle - staged and choreographed by Martin Chaix, with a sumptuous score by Adolphe Adam.
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.
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.
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.
Nice Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 70th anniversary this coming season, and also welcomes a new Music Director, Hungarian conductor György G Ráth