Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival 2025
2025-11-20 08:00 - 2025-11-29 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo, Place du Casino, Monaco
This autumn the Principality is set to become the focus of the jazz world with the Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival in the idyllic setting of the Opéra Garnier. The Festival promises a blend of tradition and new musical inspirations from every corner of the world, with an emphasis on creativity.
A major international festival on the musical and tourism calendar of the Principality, the Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival celebrates its 19th edition this year. This festival draws tourists and families to experience unique world-class concerts in the heart of Monaco.
For details, visit: https://www.montecarlosbm.com/en/shows-monaco/monte-carlo-jazz-festival
This 19th Festival is taking place at the Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo from November 20 to 29th

Opera de Monte-Carlo Showcases "Aida", Nov 20
2025-11-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Grimaldi Forum, 10, avenue Princesse Grace, Monaco
Opera de Monte-Carlo presents Aida by Giuseppe Verdi with the Choir of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday 16 November 2025 at 3 pm in the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.
Sunday 16 November 2025 – 15h
Thursday 20 November 2025 – 20h
Saturday 22 November 2025 – 20h
Salle des Princes – Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Tickets starting at 40€

Melodramma in four acts
Music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario by François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette reworked by Camille du Locle
Premiere: Cairo, Khedival Opera House, 24 december 1871
Production of the Rome Opera House
Set in a pseudo-historic vision of Ancient Egypt, Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida depicts a dramatic clash between Aida and Amneris, haughty princesses battling for the valiant warrior Radames’s love. Aida had been commissioned for the inauguration of the Suez Canal, hence its reputation for cinemascopic dimensions – elephants included. The first Monaco performance in 1884 had to suffer cuts in the mass scenes due to the size of the Salle Garnier. In 2025, this poses problems no longer since Davide Livermore and his team can work in the expanse of the Grimaldi Forum where they have already proven an amazing creativity in using modern technology for breathtaking scenery.
At closer examination, however, her numerous arias, duets and trios reveal Aida’s intimate chamber musical side, which dominates most of the opera’s acts. Verdi’s writing for the voice and the colourful orchestral part are at their best when depicting what were often called “female weapons”: charm and seduction, slander, deception, and – once defeated – self-destruction and ruining of the cherished object. In such situations, beautiful and refined singing counts. Enjoy a stellar cast, which shows you both sides of this magnificent opera: its grandeur, and its fragility!
Conductor | Massimo Zanetti
Director | Davide Livermore
Sets | Giò Forma
Costumes | Gianluca Falaschi
Lighting design | Antonio Castro
Videos | D-Wok
Choirmaster | Stefano Visconti
The King | Antonio Di Matteo
Amneris | Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Aida | Anna Pirozzi
Radamès | Arsen Soghomonyan
Ramfis | Erwin Schrott
Amonasro | Artur Rucinski
Voice of the Priestess | Galia Bakalov
A messenger | Vincenzo di Nocera

November 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Starting at €40

Opera de Monte-Carlo Showcases "Aida", Nov 22
2025-11-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Grimaldi Forum, 10, avenue Princesse Grace, Monaco
Opera de Monte-Carlo presents Aida by Giuseppe Verdi with the Choir of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday 16 November 2025 at 3 pm in the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.
Sunday 16 November 2025 – 15h
Thursday 20 November 2025 – 20h
Saturday 22 November 2025 – 20h
Salle des Princes – Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Tickets starting at 40€

Melodramma in four acts
Music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario by François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette reworked by Camille du Locle
Premiere: Cairo, Khedival Opera House, 24 december 1871
Production of the Rome Opera House
Set in a pseudo-historic vision of Ancient Egypt, Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida depicts a dramatic clash between Aida and Amneris, haughty princesses battling for the valiant warrior Radames’s love. Aida had been commissioned for the inauguration of the Suez Canal, hence its reputation for cinemascopic dimensions – elephants included. The first Monaco performance in 1884 had to suffer cuts in the mass scenes due to the size of the Salle Garnier. In 2025, this poses problems no longer since Davide Livermore and his team can work in the expanse of the Grimaldi Forum where they have already proven an amazing creativity in using modern technology for breathtaking scenery.
At closer examination, however, her numerous arias, duets and trios reveal Aida’s intimate chamber musical side, which dominates most of the opera’s acts. Verdi’s writing for the voice and the colourful orchestral part are at their best when depicting what were often called “female weapons”: charm and seduction, slander, deception, and – once defeated – self-destruction and ruining of the cherished object. In such situations, beautiful and refined singing counts. Enjoy a stellar cast, which shows you both sides of this magnificent opera: its grandeur, and its fragility!
Conductor | Massimo Zanetti
Director | Davide Livermore
Sets | Giò Forma
Costumes | Gianluca Falaschi
Lighting design | Antonio Castro
Videos | D-Wok
Choirmaster | Stefano Visconti
The King | Antonio Di Matteo
Amneris | Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Aida | Anna Pirozzi
Radamès | Arsen Soghomonyan
Ramfis | Erwin Schrott
Amonasro | Artur Rucinski
Voice of the Priestess | Galia Bakalov
A messenger | Vincenzo di Nocera

November 22 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Starting at €40

Show - "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
2025-12-12 08:00 - 2025-12-14 17:00 | Grimaldi Forum, 10, avenue Princesse Grace, Monaco
Up there with the very best West End and Broadway productions. A festive show for the whole family. Based on the famous book by Roald Dahl, this musical is up there with the very best West End and Broadway productions, featuring memorable tunes from the original 1970s film (“The Candy Man”, “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” and “Pure Imagination”) with new songs by multi-award winning composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, best known for the classic Hairspray.
