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Events
For a more detailed list of year-round events in Monaco, please check our calendar of events or Download PDF of Events.
The Monte-Carlo Ballet
In 1985, H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover recreated a new company in the Principality, a project initiated by her mother, Princess Grace, and became the President of the company, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo.
Since the first performance of Serge de Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Monaco in 1911, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo became the first official company of the Principality of Monaco, performing throughout the year at the Opera de Monte-Carlo as well as in the most famous theaters and venues abroad. Determined to keep this ballet company at the highest professional level, and to enrich the repertoire with creations and contemporary works, the President of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo offered the direction to Jean-Christophe Maillot in 1993.
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1856, holds a rarefied position in the musical world having been led by guest conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Bruno Walter, Richard Strauss, Victor de Sabata, Sir Thomas Beecham, Kiril Kondrachin, Raphael Kubelik, Leopold Stokowski, Charles Munch, Sir John Barbirolli, and Eugene Jochum.
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Date: Season 2008-2009
Place: Various Venues
Web site: www.opmc.mc |
Monte-Carlo Opera House
By the end of the nineteenth century, Charles Garnier was hired to build Monaco's Opera House. The famous architect had gained recognition from his work for the Paris Opera House.
Sarah Bernhard inaugurated the new Salle Garnier in 1879. Between 1893 and 1951, Raoul Gunsbourg directed the Opera and built fame and prestige for Monaco's Opera House. Among the best internationally, Monaco's Opera hosted great voices such as Patti, Tamagno, Melba, Caruso, Chaliapine, Garden, Schipa, Dalla Rizza, Gigli, Lubin, Muzio, Thill, and Pons.
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Date: Season 2008-2009
Place: Monte-Carlo Opera House
Web site: www.opera.mc |
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