2025-2026 season of the Monte-Carlo Opera
The Monte-Carlo Opera is unveiling its 25/26 season, the fourth under the artistic direction of Cecilia Bartoli.
The new season is set to be an intense and poetic one, featuring major works from the repertoire: Mozart's Così fan tutte, Verdi's Aida and Il trovatore, Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande and Wagner's Valkyrie and Flying Dutchman. Cecilia Bartoli will perform the delicate arias of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and the opera company will pay tribute to Joséphine Baker, the free artist who had a deeply held attachment to the Principality, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of her passing. A series of concerts and recitals will pepper the season with some magical musical highlights, led by the great voices of Roberto Alagna, Plácido Domingo and Elīna Garanča. And, in a first for the Monte-Carlo Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s cult musical Cats will be coming to the Rocher to add some extra sparkle to the festive season.
The Flying Dutchman, Richard Wagner • 2 November 2025 - Semi-staged opera
Aida, Giuseppe Verdi • 16, 20 & 22 November 2025 – Opera
Bonsoir Monte-Carlo • 21 November 2025 – Grand revue
C’est magnifique !, Roberto Alagna • 1 December 2025 - Concert
Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber • from 14 to 31 December 2025 – Musical
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Richard Wagner • 23, 25, 27 & 29 January 2026 - Opera
Orfeo ed Euridice,Christoph Willibald Gluck• 19, 21, 23 & 25 February 2026 - Opera
Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - By the Vienna State Opera• 9 February 2026 – Semi-staged opera
Cecilia & Plácido • 14 February 2026 – Recital
Pelléas et Mélisande,Claude Debussy• 22, 24, 26 & 28 February 2026 – Opera
Il trovatore,Giuseppe Verdi • 22, 24, 26 & 28 March 2026 – Opera
Elīna Garanča • 31 March 2026 - Operatic concert