Month: December 2013

Preview takes a quick trip around the globe, and discovers a wonderfully diverse selection of performances to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.  The Los Angeles Philharmonic goes Latin, the San Francisco Symphony hosts a masquerade ball, the New York Philharmonic opts for comedy, the London Symphony Orchestra goes to the movies, the Mariinsky…

During the month of December, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of the appointment of its Director-Choreographer, Jean-Christophe Maillot, and the highlight of the celebrations – and of the Company’s 2013-14 season – will undoubtedly be his new creation, Casse-Noisette et Compagnie, which opens at the Grimaldi Forum on December 26.…

Jean-Christophe Maillot celebrates the 20th anniversary of his appointment as Director and Choreographer of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo on 11th December, and students of Monaco’s Princess Grace Academy are to present a ‘Surprise Evening’ in the Salle Garnier at the Monte-Carlo Opera in his honour. Organised by Luca Masala, Director of the Academy, the event…

Christmas …..  and the world of ballet is once again in thrall to Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker which never fails to delight, bringing with it the magic and sparkle of the festive season. This enchanting ballet was originally based on E T A Hoffman’s 1816 fairy tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which was actually…