November 7: Jonathan Tetelman
Cecilia Bartoli opens her season on November 7 with a recital by tenor Jonathan Tetelman, accompanied on piano by James Vaughan, at the Salle Garnier. This will be the very first appearance in the Principality of this young tenor, already compared to Ramón Vinay, Carlo Bergonzi, and Plácido Domingo.
November 15, 19, and 21: Porgy and Bess
In the Salle des Princes at the Grimaldi Forum, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, directed by Jean-Louis Grinda, is a new production by the Opéra de Monte-Carlo presented as part of Monaco’s National Day celebrations. At the heart of the drama lies the impossible love between the crippled beggar Porgy and the beautiful Bess, victim of a former lover as well as of the “dust of happiness” offered to her by a drug dealer as seductive as he is demonic.
November 20: Carmen
In the Salle des Princes at the Grimaldi Forum, Bizet’s Carmen is presented in a staged concert version by Vanessa d’Ayral de Sérignac, with Marina Viotti in the title role and Benjamin Bernheim, performing the role of Don José for the first time.
November 22: Cape Town Heritage
The Cape Town Opera Chorus, one of the most award-winning vocal ensembles in the world, presents a concert of choral works drawn from South African musical heritage, ranging from traditional isiZulu and isiXhosa songs to contemporary works such as Baba Yetu.
December 23 to 31: La Vie parisienne
With five performances of Offenbach’s La Vie parisienne, staged by Christian Lacroix in his very first opera production, the season offers its festive end-of-year touch. Presented for the first time in Monaco in its uncensored version, the work ends, as Offenbach intended, in gaiety, champagne, and music.
January 24 to 30: L’italiana in Algeri
A new production of Rossini’s opera, staged by Gianluca Falaschi, with Cecilia Bartoli in the role of Isabella and Erwin Schrott as Mustafà, Salle Garnier.
January 29: Cecilia Bartoli & Franco Fagioli
Twenty years after their first meeting on Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Cecilia Bartoli and countertenor Franco Fagioli reunite for a sumptuous gala devoted to Handel, Porpora, Pergolesi, Mozart, and Rossini, accompanied by Les Musiciens du Prince.
February 6: Fidelio
As part of the “Beethoven 2027” year marking the bicentenary of the composer’s death, the partnership with the Wiener Staatsoper continues with Fidelio, presented in concert version at the Grimaldi Forum, with Sir Bryn Terfel as Don Pizarro.
February 7: Asmik Grigorian
Soprano Asmik Grigorian, accompanied by pianist Lukas Geniušas, performs a lieder recital devoted to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, Salle Garnier.
February 21 to 28: Rigoletto
Verdi’s Rigoletto, a production by the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari staged by Pier Francesco Maestrini, brings together Ludovic Tézier in the title role and Lisette Oropesa as Gilda.
March 8: Anna Netrebko, Brian Jagde & George Petean
At the Grimaldi Forum, an opera gala conducted by Marco Armiliato brings together three great Verdian and verismo voices for arias, duets, and trios by Verdi, Puccini, Giordano, and Cilea.
April 5 to 15: Siegfried
The third installment of Wagner’s Ring cycle, this new production staged by Davide Livermore follows Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, with Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco performing on period instruments.
April 13: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
Co-produced with the Salzburg Festival, this version of Monteverdi’s opera is performed by the Milan-based puppet company Carlo Colla & Figli, with Sara Mingardo as Penelope.
Find out more about the program: Opéra de Monte-Carlo
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