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November 2010 Paris Events
November is full of excellent opportunities to take in the culture available in the City of Light! The Monet exhibit is right on track to break attendance records – the show is already sold out through the first week of December. Couple this with the other fantastic events on the agenda and you will be hard pressed to find a better European city to visit this time of year! J’adore Paris!!
Opera, Ballet and Theatre Performance
Pacquita – Choreographer Pierre Lacotte, through November 7th
This ballet is set in Napoleonic Spain and tells the story of Pacquita, a young girl raised by gypsies only to realise she is of noble birth in the end and able to marry the man of her dreams.
Hamburg Ballet, Choreographer John Neumeier, November 12th through the 16th
Guest company at the Paris Opera, the Hamburg Ballet will present Parsifal – Episodes and Echo.
Swan Lake, Choreographer Rudolf Nureyev, opens November 29th
Tchaikovsky’s first and most famous ballet takes the Opera Garnier through the holiday season. The show will run through January 5th.
Le Nozze de Figaro – Conductor Philippe Jordan (A) and Dan Ettinger (B), October 26th through June 11th 2011
An opera buffa in four acts, this is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at his best.
Mathis der Maler, Conductor Christoph Eschenbach, November 16th through December 6th
Written by Paul Hindemith, this opera in seven scenes focuses on works by Matthias Grunewald, in particular his piece, Isenheim Altarpiece.
Art Exhibitions
Joseph Kosuth, Neither Appearance Nor Illusion, through December 31st
Paper Museums, through January 3rd 2011
Counterpoint, Contemporary Russian Art, through January 31st 2011
Jean Léon Gérôme, through January 23rd 2011
All Collectors!, through January 30th 2011
Claud Monet, Les Galeries Nationale du Grand Palais, through January 2011
Alliances Marine, Le Palais de la Découverte, through January 2011
France 1500, the Middles Ages to the Renaissance, through January 2011
Le Fabrique des Images, through July 17th 2011
Baba Bling, through January 2011
Dans les Blanc des Yeux, opens November 9th through January 2011
Lapita, Ancettres Océianiens, opens November 9th through January 2011
Monet son Musée, opens October 7th
Nancy Spero, through January 10th 2011
Gabriel Orozco, through January 3rd 2011
Saadane Afif, through January 3rd 2011
Arman, through January 10th 2011
L’Aventure des Objets, through January 10th 2011
Animail, through November 30th
Mobi Boom, Explosion of l’Explosion du Design en France, 1945-1975, through January 2nd 2011
Circuit Céramique: La Scène Française Contemporaire, through February 20th2011
Rubens, Poussin et les Peintres du XVII Siecle, through January 24th 2011
Les Recherches d’un Chien, opens October 23rd
Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Reporters sans Frontières, through February 27th
Centre Nationale du Costume de Scène
Vestiare de Divas de Maria Callas à Dalida, through December 31st
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Invisible, Zoom sur le Plancton, through January 2nd 2011
Dans l’Ombres des Dinosaures, through February 14th 2011
Harry Callahan, Variations, through December 29th
Moebius-Transe-Forme, through March 13th, 2011
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Larry Clark, Kiss the Past Hello, through January 2nd 2011
Didier Marcel, Sommes-Nous l’élégance, through January 2nd 2011
Basquiat, through January 30th 2011
Rashid Rana, Perpétuel Paradoxe, through November 15th
Chen Zhen, through December 13th
Costume d’Enfants, Miroir des Grands, through January 24th 2011
Au Jardin de Krishna Riboud, through January 24th 2011
Philippe Vermès, Wanted Bikers, through December 27th
Vincent Gagliostro, (1)Case, through November 27th
Music Venues – Highlights of November
2 New York Philharmonic – Alan Gilbert
3 Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
4, 7, 10, 17, 18, 24, 25 Orchestre de Paris
5 Bryn Terfel
6 Ensemble Modern Orchestre
8, 14, 20 Orchestre Colonne
9 Yundi Li
12 SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
13, 20 Orchestre Pasdeloup
13, 28 Orchestre National d’Ille de France
14 London Symphony Orchestra
19, 27 Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
26 Angelika Kirchschlager
30 The English Concert: Harry Bicket, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Sara Mingardo
1 Sanseverino
2-6 Eddy Mitchel
7 Grand Ballet de Cuba
8 Dweesil Zappa
9 Eddy Louis
10 Soprano
12 Le Concert du Prix Constantin
13 Ayo
14 Izia
17, 18 Christophe Mae
19 Jessye Norman
20-22 Chimene Badi
23 The National
24 BB Brunes
25 Two Door Cinema Club
26, 27 Raphael
28 Bjorn Again
30, Dec 1 Garou
1 Tame Impala
2 Lykke Li
5 Tairo
7 Against Me
8 Scott Matthews
9 Beleruche & Mr Day
12 Alterbridge
16 Madjo
17 Hangar
19 Babet
20 Fortune
21 Abel
23 Curry & Coco
24 Pigalle
26 Brune
28 Blitzen Trapper
4 Amy MacDonald
6 Tabou Combo
9 Tete
10 Deep Purple
11, 15 Carmina Burana
12 Pony Pony Run Run
16 Paco de Lucia
17 Vampire Weekend
18 Patrice
19 Rodrigo Y Gabriela
20 Aldebert
21 Admiral T
22, 23 Gorrilaz
26 Hugues Aufray
2 Golden Gate Quartet
4 Scissor Sisters
5-15 O’Tango
8 Arno
15 Adama
16 – 21 Nuevo Ballet Espanol
18 Le Grand Ballet de Cuba
22 K’s Choice
23 Yaakov Shwekey
25 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
26 The Gotan Project
27, 28 Les Makrels
30 Nouvelle Vague
1 G United
3 Therion
4 Ryan Leslie
5 Big Boi d’Outkast
6 Danko Jones
7 Sum 41
11 Method Man & Redman
12 Public Enemy
13 Steve Lukather
15 Spoon
16 Jamie Lidell
17 Broken Social Scene
18 Soulfly
19 Soan
22 Yann Tiersen
26 Xavier Rudd
30 Horace Andy & the Homegrown Band
1-2 My Chemical Romance
2, 3 Veronic Dicaire
8 Camelia Jordana
9 Souad Massi
10 – 14 Veronic Dicaire
16 Féfé
17, 18 Zaz
19 Mark Ronson
20, 21 Jacques Higelin
22, 23 Dub Inc.
24 Yodelice
25 Tiken Jah Fakoly
26 Baz Baz
27 Plastiscenes
28, 29 Angus & Julia Stone
30 Robert Francis
Jazz Concert – Grand Foyer du Chatelet
18 Arménie, D’autres Rives
19 Denis Pascal, Marie-Paule Milone & Marylin Frascone
Paris Events in November
Paris Antiques Fair at Place de Bastille
4-14 This antiques fair brings antique dealers from all over France for its biennial brocante. The fair is held at Place de Bastille.
Benefit Concert for Solar Energy in Africa
7 Several musicians will be playing on the Six-Huit peniche boat near Notre Dame. Entry is minimum 20 USD charity donation online or 25 Euros at the door. For further information email Michelle.
Paris Auction: Madame G. and Her Haute Couture: An américaine in Paris
8 The auction of over 250 designs by leading couturiers will be held at the Hotel Druout at 2pm – viewing November 6th & 8th
Chéries Cheris: Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
12-21 Considered to be one of the best in the world, the annual festival includes screenings of prize-winning films of other international festivals, feature films, documentaries, debates and more.
17-21 Join the night owls who celebrate diverse kinds of music and dance the night away in the City of Light. Check the website for venues.
18-21 Hosted in the Carrousel du Louvre, this annual photography exhibition brings together international galleries, publishers and photographers to showcase their works.
Marie Claire Idées Expo
18-22 The team behind Marie Claire Magazine hosts this expo at Porte de Versailles. This is a one-stop shop for anyone looking for the latest home ware trends.
Beaujolais Nouveau
18 Join the thousands of Parisians who will fill restaurants, brasseries and cafes to celebrate the long-awaited release of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau at the stroke of midnight – and a bit earlier, no doubt…
19-22 Visit the Grande Hall de la Villette and celebrate music in its many forms. You can even take parts in lessons and or try out a new instrument during workshop.
Artist’s Studios Open House Days: Anvers to Abbesses
19–21 Numerous ateliers will be open to the public in Montmartre. Visit the office at 8, rue de Milton in the 9th arrondissment for a map showing the open ateliers.
New York Artist Vincent Gagliostro
Through 22nd November – New York artist Vincent Gagliostro exhibits his new installation at Galerie NeC at 20, rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais – 3rd arrondissment
9 Talk about Art: Chris Boicos on Mary Cassat
10 Evenings with an Author: Alan Riding
23 Evenings with an Author: Ted Mooney
5 Andre Aciman reads from, Eight White Nights
8 Siri Hustvedt reads from her memoir, The Shaking Woman, A History of My Nerves
Lisa Buros
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