Ludwig Van: When Deafness Becomes a New Way of Listening
A cycle of an exhibition and regional theatrical concerts explores Beethoven's genius, and also challenges how we perceive sound, silence, and each other
Nice Opera Opens New Season with Philip Glass’ Satyagraha
Satyagraha, Philip Glass’s account of Mahatma Gandhi’s early years in South Africa, opens the Nice Opera 2025/26 season.
Nice Opera Closes the Season with Bizet’s Carmen
In a coproduction with the Anthéa Theatre of Antibes, Nice Opera stages Georges Bizet’s opera-comique, Carmen
Nice Opera Presents the Magic of Mozart’s ‘La flûte enchantée’
Nice Opera presents a new production of what is regarded as one of the most popular works in the history of opera - Mozart’s La flûte enchantée (The Magic Flute).
Nice Opera Stages Lecoq’s ‘La fille de Madame Angot’
Nice Opera opens the 2024-25 season with a comic-opera by Charles Lecoq - La fille de Madame Angot (The Daughter of Madame Angot).
Nice Ballet Stage New Production of ‘Giselle’
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Nice Philharmonic Celebrates the Bicentennial of Charles Gounod
The opening concert of the Nice Philharmonic 2018-19 season celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of French composer, Charles Gounod.
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.
Nice Philharmonic celebrates 70th anniversary and new Music Director
Nice Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 70th anniversary this coming season, and also welcomes a new Music Director, Hungarian conductor György G Ráth
Catch Nice Philharmonic Orchestra en Plein Air
Philippe Auguin, conductor and musical director of Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, is leaving, and has a beautiful farewell present for the city.
Spotlight on the Philharmonics this February
This month we shine our spotlight on the selection of symphony concerts taking place in Nice and Monte-Carlo in February.