Tuesday 19
The Princess and the Presidents – at the Princess Grace Irish Library
An illustrated talk on the relationship between the Prince’s Family and successive Irish presidents as seen through their correspondence. Based on her bestselling book The Presidents’ Letters: An Unexpected History of Ireland, journalist and author Flor MacCarthy presents highlights which show the warm friendship between Ireland and Monaco which continues to this day. On Tuesday, March 19 at 14:30 at the Princess Grace Irish Library. Discover more here.
Monaco Ocean Week – Event
The environment will be the central theme of the 7th Monaco Ocean Week, with press conferences, workshops, symposiums, awards ceremonies, exhibitions, documentary screenings, and awareness campaigns, all focused on protecting the oceans. Organised by the Prince Albert II Foundation alongside the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, the Centre Scientifique de Monaco, and the Yacht Club de Monaco. Until Saturday, March 23, Principality of Monaco. Discover the full program of the 2024 edition here.
A Flower in the Mouth – The Art of the Cinema
The Audiovisual Institute of Monaco presents a 2021 film directed by Éric Baudelaire.
How to live the time that remains? Une fleur à la bouche is a hybrid feature film, half-documentary diptych, shot in the largest flower market in the world, half-fiction, about a man suffering from an incurable illness, adapted from a play by Luigi Pirandello. In partnership with the NMNM – Nouveau Musée National de Monaco. On Tuesday, March 19 at 20:00 at the Théâtre des Variétés.
A second meeting with the artist takes place on Wednesday March 20 at 18:30 in the Small Room of the Audiovisual Institute. Online reservation (free entry).
MonacoUSA Networking Cocktail
On Tuesday, March 19, from 18:00 till 20:00 at the Conscientiae with the theme: TEDx Youth @ISMonaco.
TEDx is a global movement devoted to bringing Ideas Worth Spreading to communities around the globe. The International School of Monaco will host its third TEDxYouth Event on April 4 which will be shared with millions of viewers on YouTube. Meet the organizers. Free entry and free tombola, Cash Bar, all nationalities welcome!
Wednesday 20
La Pirate qui a peur de l’eau – Theatre for Children
A pirate adventure for all ages, an exploration not just of the seas, but of our fears too. Meet Océane, daughter of none other than Redbeard, bloodthirsty pirate and scourge of the oceans. It is her duty to follow in her father’s footsteps and succeed him as captain. But there’s just one problem: she can’t swim. In fact, she’s scared stiff of the water. How will she tell him? Fortunately, she can count on the help of her winged companion Bako, but will they succeed? All hands on deck! On Wednesday, March 20 at 14:30, Saturday, March 23 at 14:30 and Sunday, March 24 at 14:15 at the Théâtre des Muses. Discover more here.
Magie à la ferme – Theatre for Children
The farmer awakes suddenly at 8 o’clock in the morning. He’s overslept! The rooster didn’t crow this morning! Worse still, he’s vanished! The farmer and the animals must investigate. A show full of laughs, poetry, songs, and magic tricks. On Wedsnesday, March 20 at 16:30 at the Théâtre des Muses.
Also on Saturday, March 23 at 16:30 and Sunday, March 24 at 11.30 at the Théâtre des Muses. Discover more here.
La métamorphose des cigognes – Theatre
The “metamorphosis of the storks” is the violent and simple story of a man shut in a room with an empty cup. For an hour, he attempts to follow the protocol without which his project will not see the light of day: to create life through in-vitro fertilisation. As a series of characters appear to him, each so eager to seem pragmatic that they ultimately seem mad, Marc Arnaud describes a most trivial situation with great poetry, and transforms his sordid prison into the fantastical world of his imagination.
On Wednesday, March 20 at 20:00 at the Théâtre Princesse Grace. Discover more and reserve your tickets here.
Thursday 21
The Bloom – Maryna Mariyenko – Exhibition
Maryna invites you to immerse yourself in a world of sensations and emotions, to feel the energetic impact reaching the depths of the subconscious. Abstraction becomes a vibrant manifestation of form and colour, creating harmony and skillfully playing with the reflections of light. These textured works, saturated with vivid colours, possess a dynamic and movement, as if coming to life before your eyes. From Thursday, March 21 to Saturday, March 23, from 14:00 to 18:00, Comité National Monégasque A.I.A.P – U.N.E.S.C.O., 10 Quai Antoine 1er.
Sur le Fil – Theatre
A simple wrong number turns a domestic incident into an incredible quirk of fate. He is instantly enchanted by his invisible caller. She is attracted to his charming voice and sense of humour. And so they will both keep calling, hoping, fantasising, clinging to this phone affair as if it were their last chance at love. But can their carefully crafted world and the images they have created of themselves withstand the collision with reality? How long can you love someone you can’t see, and who can’t see you? From Thursday , March 21 to Saturday, March 23 at 20:00 and Sunday, March 24 at 16:30 at the Théâtre des Muses. Discover more here.
Quatuor Modigliani – Le Printemps des Arts
Franz Schubert and Felix Mendelssohn. Two precocious geniuses, both masters of the string quartet, a genre they transformed. Their final pieces are almost like silent movies for four musicians. The Quatuor Modigliani brings them together for these two concerts that retrace their lives’ work. On Thursday, March 21 at 20:00 at the Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo and Friday, March 22 at 20:00 at the Théâtre Princesse Grace. Discover more here.
Friday 22
IAM – Concert
Marseille-based rappers Akhenaton, Shurik’n, Kheops, Imhotep and Kephren, who together make up THE iconic rap group IAM, will perform on stage at the Espace Léo Ferré. Formed in 1989, they have marked the history of French music with hits familiar to every generation including “Je danse le Mia” and “Petit frère”. On Friday, March 22 at 20:30 at the Espace Léo Ferré. Discover more here.
Saturday 23
SIESTE MUSICALE Japanese Soul – Le Printemps des Arts
Whether seated or reclining, on a sun lounger or in a chair, spectators are invited to take a unique musical siesta and bathe in the sounds of the Far East, in the company of flautist and composer Fabrice Jünger. On Saturday 23 March 2024, at 15:00 and 16:00 at the One Monte-Carlo. Discover more and reserve your tickets here.
Cecilia Bartoli & Lang Lang
This rare recital, which will open the Bal de la Rose 2024, will bring these two iconic personalities together again at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Music by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and others. On Saturday, March 23 at 17:00 at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo – Salle Garnier. Discover more here.
Rose Ball – Event
The Rose Ball is held in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation. The creative mind behind the staging of this year’s star-studded event is the celebrated designer best known for his iconic red shoes, Christian Louboutin, who will be decorating the prestigious Salle des Etoiles with a Disco theme. Read more here.
Insula Orchestra – Le Printemps des Arts
Following their triumphant concert devoted to the music of Felix Mendelssohn last year, Insula Orchestra and their leader Laurence Equilbey are returning to the Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo for two programmes. The first features the symphonic works of Franz Schubert, with all the theatrical drama of his “Tragic” Symphony and the mystery of his “Unfinished” Symphony. On Saturday 23 March 2024, at 20:00 and Sunday March 24 at 18:00 at the Auditorium Rainier IIIat the Auditorium Rainier III. Discover more here.
Earth Hour – Event
As every year for the past 11 years, Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer is taking part in the symbolic Earth Hour event. The lights on the frontages of the Group’s most prestigious venues will be dimmed for one hour, to save energy and demonstrate their commitment to the cause of sustainability. Join us on the famous Place du Casino in Monte-Carlo to celebrate Earth Hour. There will also be activities and a light show on the façade of the Casino de Monte-Carlo to mark the symbolic occasion. On Saturday, March 23 from 20:30 to 21:30 at the Place du Casino. Discover more here.
Sunday 24
CONCERT-PROMENADE – Le Printemps des Arts
Visit the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco where you’ll find the latest exhibition “Pier Paolo Calzolari – Casa ideale”, and discover how three contemporary composers drew inspiration from the Arte Povera movement to create a dialogue between the clarinet, accordion, and cello, and the works of artist Pier Paolo Calzolari. On Sunday, March 24 at 11:00 at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco – Villa Paloma. Discover more here.
La Fille du régiment – Opera
Comic opera in two acts, conducted by Ion Marin, and directed for the stage by Jean-Louis Grinda. Music by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Libretto by Jules Henry Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard. Premiere: Opéra-Comique, Paris, 11 February 1840. On Sunday, March 24 at 15:00 at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo – Salle Garnier.
Monday 25
Spiritual Concert – Chamber Music
Narration by Juliette Degenne with Stefanie Steger, soprano, Peter Szüts & Nicolas Delclaud, violons, François Méreaux, viola, Thierry Amadi, cello, and Matthias Bensmana, double bass. Music by OCCHERINI. In collaboration with the Culture Department of the Diocese of Monaco. On Monday, March 25 at 18:30 at the Cathédrale de Monaco. Free entry. Discover more here.
Bartabas – Lecture
Horse trainer, choreographer, author, on “Creation: from life to page” Bartabas gives a lecture in Monday, March 25 at 18:30 at the Théâtre des Variétés. Organised by the Prince Pierre Foundation.
Ongoing
The Prince and the Mediterranean – Exhibition
As part of commemorations marking the centenary of Prince Rainier III (1923-2023), the Oceanographic Museum presents its new permanent exhibition, “The Prince and the Mediterranean”. Visitors to the exhibition, the Oceanographic Institute’s tribute to the unshakeable connection between Princer Rainier III and the ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea in particular, will step aboard his ship, Deo Juvante II. Guided by the voice of H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie, they will navigate through four fascinating spaces, each exploring a different facet of the Prince and his passion for all things aquatic. Until Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Musée Océanographique de Monaco.
Pier Paolo Calzolari – Casa ideale – Exhibition
Pier Paolo Calzolari is known for the formal originality of a multidisciplinary art (painting, sculpture, but also performances understood in the sense of “acts of passion”), often using organic materials such as tobacco leaves, fire, or frost to create “installation pieces” that push the boundaries of contemporary art. This retrospective exhibition, entitled “Casa ideale”, is a rare opportunity to discover the world of an artist who has left his mark on the history of art through a mostly unconventional approach to the various artistic forms. Until Sunday, April 7 at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco – Villa Paloma. Discover more here.
Polar Mission – Exhibition
Discover an immersive and interactive experience! Take on the role of a roving reporter and set off on a mission to explore the Polar regions! This new exhibition includes five thematic areas spread over two levels. Learn about the Poles and their wildlife, and the men and women who populate and explore them. Fascinating objects and documents, digital content and immersive devices come together to create a 360° experience. The great voyage can begin! Until Tuesday, December 31, at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.
Looking Forward
Dinner & Music – Le Printemps des Arts
A veritable composer of flavours, Michelin starred chef Yannick Alléno has concocted a menu in several movements, married perfectly with the violion of David Haroutunian for the ultimate multi-sensory experience. On Wednesday, March 27 at 20:00 at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Discover more here.
Superb Irish Music Event
Award winning husband and wife forl duo Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre bring to the stage arrangements of traditional Irish music, compositions and songs, old and new.
On Thursday, April 4 at 19:00 at the Princess Grace Irish Library. Discover more here.
