Paris, Former Art Capital of Europe, is at the Top Again

[ad_1] TREND isn’t limited to the French capital, either. Last summer, Lucy Chadwick, the British-born former senior director of Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York City, has decided to relocate it, with a few days’ notice, in response to the urge to return to Europe after feeling overwhelmed by both the Trump presidency and Brexit. …

‘Paris, District 13’ Review: Handling Towards Happiness

[ad_1] They love and love each other in “Paris, District 13,” a very French French movie, but they don’t love each other, not quite, maybe not yet. This is how matters of the heart go on and off the screen. Desire is illusory, changeable, alternately temporary and permanent, tragic and transcendent. But in French cinema …

Paris Opera Director Alexander Neef Expands His Repertoire

[ad_1] As the longest strike in company history turns into the worst global pandemic in a century, taking over the directorship of the Paris Opera a year ahead of schedule could reasonably have shaken Alexander Neef. But if it did, it doesn’t show. This German impresario, who dresses elegantly and speaks carefully, would not be …

Paris Opera Plans New Productions of Strauss and Britten

[ad_1] PARIS: There is never anything too normal in opera. After all, no other art form demands such an extreme suspension of disbelief. However, after the disruptions caused by the strikes and the Covid-19 pandemic, the biggest goal of the Paris Opera, which announced its program for the 2022-23 season this week, was normalcy. “An …

For Russian Aristocrats, Paris Was a Shining Expat Playground —

[ad_1] AFTER NOVELSRussian Exiles in Paris Through Revolution and War by Belle Époque by Helen Rappaport The last moored boats from the Crimea filled the bunkers with refugees. Space was so narrow that many of them crossed the Black Sea in the open air, with nothing to protect them from heavy rain. Since his ship …

Review: ‘A Quiet Place’ at Leonard Bernstein’s Paris Opera

[ad_1] PARIS — “We will listen to music about feelings such as pain, happiness, loneliness, anger, love.” Leonard Bernstein once said during an episode one of his favorite “Young People’s Concerts” broadcast on television. “I think most music is like that,” he added. “And the better it is, the more it will make you feel …

Champions League Final to be Played in Paris, Not Russia

[ad_1] European football’s governing body voted on Friday to move this season’s Champions League final, the showcase game on the continent’s sports calendar, to Paris as punishment for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The match was played on 28 May in St. It was scheduled to be played at a stadium in St. Petersburg built for …

Art Basel will Manage the New Paris Art Fair. Don’t Just Say ‘Art Basel’

[ad_1] Art Basel currently organizes glamorous art fairs in Switzerland, Miami Beach and Hong Kong. Now, he’s going to Paris. The organization that runs the glittering Grand Palais in Paris announced on Wednesday that MCH Group, owner of the Art Basel brand, will set up a new contemporary art fair to be held at the …

‘Emily in Paris’ Isn’t The Only Cliché Show In This Town

[ad_1] Offenbach both celebrates and satirizes their way of life. His wanderings with two Danish characters, the Baron and Baroness Gondremarck, illustrate aspects of the city’s growing international appeal. The Baroness seeks cultural thrills; The Baron is more interested in meeting the demons mentioned above. “La Vie Parisienne” is designer Lacroix’s directorial debut, which the …