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Musical festivals in France in 2024: who is playing and when

Make sure to add these dates to your diary

Colourised film of Maria Callas’ 1958 Paris concert in French cinemas

The legendary Greek opera singer would have been 100 on Sunday

Tous à l'Opéra: Free open days at France’s opera houses

Rehearsals, concerts, workshops… venues around the country offer events for people to learn more about this art form

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Movies, operas and museums for all – at home

How you can still enjoy trips to the cinema, nights at the opera and museum visits during the Covid-19 crisis in France - and still observe strict lockdown rules

Paris Opera orchestra performs pension strike concert

Singers and musicians of the Paris Opera orchestra have given a concert in front of the Palais Garnier in Paris, the first of 2020 as part of their strike action against the government’s proposed pension reform.

Did you know? Le Figaro is named after opera man

The names of most newspapers relate to a geographical region, a time of day or have some relevance to giving out the news of the moment. An exception is France’s oldest national daily and one of the top selling papers, Le Figaro , which takes its name from literature.

All the world’s a stage for métiers

In the theatre actors are key but they can get vital help from the scénographe-décorateur who provides the stage that is essential for their performance.

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