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February 2011 Paris Events
Love is in the air in the month of Saint Valentine! Where could be more romantic than the City of Light to steal a kiss with your special one near a bridge centuries old, or to stroll hand in hand as you’re serenaded by accordion players and buskers alike. Ah, oui, la vie en rose à Paris is very lovely indeed! To set the scene, here is the best of what is going on in Paris this month.
Opera, Ballet and Theatre Performance
Caligula, Choreographer Nicolas Le Riche – through February 24th
Created for the Opera Garnier in 2005 by Nicolas Le Riche, this ballet in five acts is danced to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Opéra Garnier: Giulio Césare, Conductor Emmanuelle Haim, through February 17th
Handel’s opera, set in Egypt 48 B.C., is the consummate Italian tragedy with themes of warfare, love and betrayal.
Opéra Bastille: Swan Lake, Choreographer Rudolf Nureyev, through January 5th 2011
Tchaikovsky’s first and most famous ballet takes the Opera Garnier through the holiday season. The show runs through January 5th.
Le Nozze di Figaro – Conductor Philippe Jordan (A) and Dan Ettinger (B), through June 11th 2011
An opera buffa in four acts, this is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at his best.
Madame Butterfly, Conductor Maurizio Benini, through February 14th
A Japanese setting at the turn of the century, this opera tells the story of an American lieutenant and his young Japanese bride. This opera is considered to be one of Puccini’s most beautiful.
Francesca da Rimini, Conductor Daniel Oren, through February 21st
The best known work of Riccardo Zandonai, this opera is considered to be one of the best works of the early 20th century.
Art Exhibitions in February
The Louvre in the Age of Enlightenment, through February 7th
Antiquity Rediscovered – Innovation and Resistance in the 18th Century, through February 14th
Tony Cragg – Figure Out, Figure In, through April 25th
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, through April 25th
Très Toucher, through March 13th
Petit Palais -Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Reporters sans Frontières, through February 27th
Everdingen, through March 27th
Le Fabrique des Images, through July 17th
L’Orient des Femmes, a Vision by Christian Lacroix, opens February 8th through May 15th
Monet son Musée, through February 20th
Elles@Centre Pompidou, through February 21st
Mondrian, through March 21st
Play it Yourself, through March 23rd
Circuit Céramique: La Scène Française Contemporaire, through February 20th
Les Années 1990-2000 History of Contemporary Fashion, through May 8th
Vilac, 100 Years of Wooden Toys, through May 8th
Animal, through November 30th
Tous Cannibales, opens February 12th
Chiharu Shiota, Home of Memory, opens February 12th
La Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Henri Huet: Vietnam, opens February 9th through April 3rd
Trésor des Médicis, through February 13th
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Dans l’Ombre des Dinosaures, through February 14th
Science and Curiosity at the Court of Versailles, through February 27th
In the Wake of Sharks, through May 8th
Moebius-Transe-Forme, through March 13th
Henry Moore, The Studio Sculptures and Drawings, through February 27th
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Inci Eviner, through April 3rd
Apartès, through May 7th
Haute Culture: General Idea, opens February 11th
MuseoGames, A History to be Replayed, through March 13th
Nobel de Chimie, Photographs of Peter Badge, through March 27th
Australian Embassy / 4, rue Jean Rois, Paris 15th
Dennis Nona, Entre Ciel, Terre et Mer, ou le Mythe Revisité, through May 20th
Music Venues – Highlights of February
14 Usher
1 George Luis Prat
2, 6 Orchestre de Paris
4 Orchestre Colonne, Laurent Petitgirard & Jean-Philippe Collard
5, 26 Orchestre Pasdeloup
5, 6 Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim & Yefim Bronfman
9, 10 Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Jarvi, Matthias Goerne & Eric Picard
11 La Creation, Le Concert Spirituel
12 Orchestre Nationale de France, Sir John Eliot Gardiner & Anna Caterina Antonacci
14 Orchestre du Concertgebouw d’Amsterdam
18 Andrés Marin
19 Grandes Voix d’Inde du Nord
23, 24 Orchestre de Paris, Josep Pons, Boris Berezovsky & Nora Gubisch
25 Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
28 Gewandhausorchester Leipzeg,
1 I Muvrini
2-6 Michel Sardou
11-13 Frederic Francois
17 Ray Lamontagne & The Pariah Dogs
18-20 Frederic Francois
21 Ca Peut Chemar
22 Skunk Anansie
24, 25 PJ Harvey
26 Dana Lary
27 Zut
28 – March 4th Veronique Sanson
5 Sum 41
10-20 Holidays on Ice Festival
1-20 Jamel Debouzze
14 Laurent Baffie
21 Didier Gustin
24 Aquitaine sur Seine
26 Heol
5 Jena Lee
6 Finley Quaye
8 Ken Booth & Big Youth + No More Babylon
11 We Are the 90s
12 Bal de Elysées Montmartre
13 Jah Cure, Mr Vegas & Red Rat
15 Rhapsody of Fire
19 Papa Wemba & Werrason
20 EPMD & Army of Pharoahs
27 Angra Aqua
28 Symphony X
2-5 Marc Lavoine en Acoustique
7 Lilly Wood & The Prick
8 Arnaud Fleurent – Didier
10 Agnes Obel
11 The Black Angels
12 Dominik Coco
14 Vinicio Capossela
19 Naissance d’Ame: Rachid Gholam
25 Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society
26 Band of Horses
Jazz Concert – Grand Foyer du Chatelet
1 Soirée Classique, l’Amus Russe -
Paris Events in February
3 The 13th arrondissment will be a fantastic destination to ring in the Year of the Rabbit. Two parades are scheduled this year: on February 6th a parade floats through the Marais and the traditional dragon parade through the 13th arrondissement is scheduled for February 13th.
Spiraling Down/Assisted Living: Good Sports 2
4, 5 Choreographer Yvonne Rainer brings his talent and vision to the Centre Pompidou for two special performances
Six Nations Championship: Rugby
5 The oldest rugby competition in the world sees France take on Scotland at the Stade de France
2-6 A vintage car show in its 36th year, this show boasts over 300 exhibitors showing an impressive 400+ vintage cars in Paris
5-13 See some of the top tennis players in the world compete to win the open
110 Years of Cars at the Grand Palais
4-6 To mark the 110th anniversary of this exhibition, the Grand Palais is hosting an auto show open to the public and then a formal auction of classic cars on February 5th.
Brocante du Livre et Papiers Anciens
4-13 A perfect event for those seeking rare literary treasures for your bookshelf.
10-13 If you knit or do needle work this is definitely a not-to-miss event in Paris!
16 – 18 Part of the Nouveau Festival at Centre Pompidou, Emmanuelle Huynh explores the fundamentals of performance to the music of Xenakis
Spanish Riding School of Vienna
12-13 Recognised by UNESCO as a world heritage of classical culture, the Spanish Riding School of Vienna will bring its ancient traditions of dressage to Bercy for all to see
International Agriculture Show
19-27 This is an exhibition showing everything from animals to regional delicacy to hunting and fishing equipment
2 Evenings with an Author: John Baxter presents his biography, Von Sternberg
8 Evenings with an Author: Felix Rohatyn presents his memoir, Dealings
23 Evenings with an Author: Professor Emeritus John V. Fleming presents his book, The Anti-Communist Manifesto: Four Books that Shaped the Cold War
3 Alan Riding reads from his novel, And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris
7 Meet the authors and celebrate the 2010 publication of Dalkey Archive’s, The Review of Contemporary Fiction
10 Dinaw Mengestu reads from his novel, How to Read the Air – 7pm
24 Celebrate the publication of Granta 114: Aliens and meet the authors Mark Gevisser and Dinaw Mengestu
3 A relaxing afternoon of music by composer-lute player Jozef Van Wissem
7 Celebrating the release of Identity Parade, an evening of poetry featuring A.B. Jackson, Annie Freud, Sally Read, Ahren Warner and editor and poet Roddy Lumsden
17 A reading of Shakespeare’s Henry V hosted by Leslie Dunton-Downer and Alan Riding
18 Book signing of special edition of Yvonne’s Paris by Robert Stevens
28 Alan Jenkins reads from his new book of poems, Blue Days (The Sailor’s Return)
Lisa Buros-Hutchins
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