The staging of Tosca at the Opéra national de Paris presents a powerful reinterpretation of Puccini’s masterpiece set in an 1800s Rome marked by political strife and emotional tension. The lead character, Floria Tosca, finds herself confronted with a powerful authority in Baron Scarpia and must navigate the moral dilemma of saving the man she loves, Mario Cavaradossi. The dramatic twist of the story unfolds within a framework where art, passion and power intersect deeply. The production emphasizes both the theatrical and the psychological dimension, highlighting how love can be challenged by external forces and how individual choice becomes crucial in a world that seems inescapable.
The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris presents the first major Paris retrospective dedicated to Brion Gysin, an unconventional figure of twentieth-century avant-garde culture, inventor of the cut-up and the Dreamachine, whose work moved between the Beat Generation and the international art scene.
The retrospective at the Musée du Luxembourg explores the visionary universe of Leonora Carrington, shaped by Surrealism, myth and esotericism. Paintings and drawings reveal a poetics grounded in transformation and ambiguity. A body of work that anticipates key themes of contemporary thought, from gender to the freedom of imagination.
Playing with Fire at the Philharmonie de Paris is an immersive installation that reimagines the classical concert by blending music with virtual and mixed reality. The creation featuring pianist Yuja Wang invites audiences to experience the musical performance in a dialogue between sound and image, producing a multisensory experience.
After its debut at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the exhibition Fragile Beauty arrives in Paris at the Jeu de Paume with more than three hundred photographs from the collection of Elton John and David Furnish.
