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Day: 20 December 2023

Last chance to see The Phantom of the Opera in Monaco 

by: Elsa Carpenter
20/12/2023

Never before seen on a French or Monegasque stage, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic ‘The Phantom of the Monaco’ premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on 16th December to a full house that included Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Caroline.

Prince Albert and Princess Caroline, along with Minister of State Pierre Dartout and other Monaco dignitaries, were among those who turned out on the opening night of the “world’s most famous” musical, which will be performed a total of 20 times in Monaco over the holiday season.

After the show, Prince Albert and Princess Caroline mingled with the performers and congratulated the Opéra’s Director Cecilia Bartoli on the clear success of the Temple Live Entertainment Ltd and Broadway Italia SRL co-production. 

Opéra de Monte-Carlo Director Cecilia Bartoli is pictured between Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Caroline of Hanover. Photo credit: Axel Bastello / Palais Princier de Monaco

WHERE TO FIND TICKETS 

The final performance is set to take place on New Year’s Eve at 8pm and the audience will be encouraged to dress up in their finest and don a mask suitable for a masquerade ball at the Palais Garnier.  

Those who missed out on tickets will be happy to hear that a few precious seats have become available for this ultimate performance. They each cost €280 and can be reserved via the Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s official ticket office.

There also appears to be a handful of seats available for the evening performance on Thursday 21st December.  

Last minute tickets do sometimes become available for this type of production and if you are an avid fan of the musical – and don’t mind waiting around outside – then you can always head down to the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in the hours before the performance to try your luck at the onsite ticket office.  

Whichever performance you choose, matinee or evening, be sure to snap up those seats quickly – The Phantom of the Opera in Monaco has been a near sell-out success!  

For more information, click here.

Click on the images below to see more from the opening night:

Read related:

Opera de Monte-Carlo announces end of year production: Phantom of the Opera!

 

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All photo credits: Axel Bastello / Palais Princier de Monaco

Where to buy Christmas cards from the Croix Rouge and Fights AIDS Monaco

by: Stephanie Horsman
20/12/2023
monaco christmas cards

There’s still time to get your hands on Christmas cards from the joint Red Cross and Fights AIDS Monaco campaign, but you’ll have to be quick!

Two of Monaco’s leading charitable associations, the local branch of the Red Cross – the Croix Rouge in French – and Fight AIDS Monaco, have teamed up to launch a Christmas card campaign that will raise funds for various initiatives and spread some holiday cheer around the Principality. 

The cards have been available to order via the Croix Rouge Monégasque website for some time now, but deadlines are getting tight as the big day quickly approaches so the best way to get a hold of one or more of these cards is to call the association’s office directly on +377 97 97 68 13 or pop in to see the team at 27 Boulevard de Suisse. The cards cost just €2.50 each and all of the proceeds will go to charity programmes. 

To explore the range of other products sold on the Croix Rouge website, click here. You can also click here to make a direct donation. 

To find out more about Fight AIDS Monaco, click here.  

 

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