What's On : 39
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from 19/05/2021 to 20/05/2021Commemoration, Concert, Theatrical Event[2021 Année Napoléon] Death and Imperial Transfiguration: Napoleon’s Triumph(s)
Programme of the two concerts Triomphe(s) de Napoléon Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 May 2021, at 8pm – Cathedral of Saint-Louis des Invalides Académie symphonique de Paris Jérôme Treille, direction Chœur Les Voix impériales Soloist : Véronique Chevallier Sarah Kim, organ Thierry Lentz, narrator Peter Hicks, direction La Marseillaise (version Berlioz) Allons enfants, Amour sacré, Guerriers pour toujours dans l’histoire… […]
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from 11/07/2020 to 11/10/2020Exhibition, Guided TourAnd Eugenie created Biarritz, an imperial town
Presentation This summer, Biarritz pays homage to its greatest muse, Empress Eugenie de Montijo: it was for her that her husband, Emperor Napoleon III, had the Imperial Palace built in 1854, which became the Hôtel du Palais, one of the jewels of the city. The exhibition is an invitation to discover more about the periods […]
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from 11/05/2020 to 31/12/2020Exhibition, OtherCovid-19: Museums re-opening
Musée Napoléon Thurgovie/Napoleonmuseum – Arenenberg (link in English) 12 May 2020 Musée de l’image à Épinal (link in French): 12 May 2020 Musée Masséna (link in French): 13 May 2020 Waterloo Memorial (link in English): 20 May 2020 Musée de la guerre de 1870 de Loigny-la-bataille (link in French): end of May 2020, opening with a new exhibition “Napoleon […]
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from 13/09/2019 to 13/10/2019Exhibition, Radio TV CinemaLittle Corporal on the Big Screen: The Film Posters of Napoleon Bonaparte
The James Smith Noel Collection and the R.W. Norton Art Gallery are proud to present “Little Corporal on the Big Screen: The Film Posters of Napoleon Bonaparte”, a unique exhibition of 35 original posters and other film artifacts from countries as diverse as Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Egypt, England, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Russia, the U.S. and, […]
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from 26/07/2019 to 31/12/2020OtherExperience the “Retour des cendres” in 3-D at the Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe was ordered by Napoleon I in 1806. Exiled to St Helena in 1815, the Emperor died 15 years before the monument was completed (in 1836). It was in a spirit of reconciliation between all French people that King Louis-Philippe decided, in 1840, to have the Emperor’s body brought back to France on board the famous frigate Belle […]
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from 29/06/2019 to 13/07/2019Concert, Theatrical EventDonizetti’s “Daughter of the Regiment” (Saratoga Springs, New York)
Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment,” is a 1840 comic opera about a French orphan who falls for a young Swiss soldier during the Napoleonic wars. This new production which opens Opera Saratoga’s 2019 Summer Festival will feature the Argentinian bel canto tenor Santiago Ballerini in the role of Tonio. (Performances: 29 June, 1, 7 and 13 July at the […]
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from 01/05/2019 to 05/05/2019Concert, FestivalSt Helena Music Festival: Napoleon and George III
Festival Programme Wednesday 1 May – Concert at St Paul’s Cathedral at 7pm Free entry This concert will include piano solos, quartets, a cappella and soprano pieces, reviving music from the the Napoleonic and Georgian periods. Programme: Grétry, « La Victoire est à nous », quartet a cappella (1 min) Anon., “Hearts of oak”, unison quartet with piano […]
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05/04/2019Concert, Theatrical EventExceptional concert > Napoleonic music in Waterloo
Programme André Grétry, La victoire est à nous (1783) La Reine Hortense, Partant pour la Syrie (1807) Nicolas Dalayrac, Veillons au salut de l’Empire (1787) André Grétry, Ou peut-on être mieux qu’au sein de sa famille (1769) “Mme M.” [sic], Le tombeau de Napoléon (avant 1838) Nicolas-Etienne Méhul, Cantate pour le mariage de l’Empereur, “Ô doux […]
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24/03/2019Guided Tour, Theatrical EventNapoleon’s back in Milan!
A guided tour with historical costumes, retracing the footprints of the passage of Napoleon in the historic center of Milan (Italy) From the Palazzo Reale to the Arco della Pace, via the Brera and the Castello Sforzesco, revisiting statues, memories and ancient bricks, Napoleon Bonaparte visits the city to bring it back to its former glory, taking […]
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from 14/03/2019 to 31/12/2019Exhibition, OtherBicentenary of the Births of Victoria and Albert
London The V&A Museum (London, UK) celebrates the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s births with a season of events and displays, including a new addition to the jewellery collection – Queen Victoria’s stunning sapphire and diamond coronet (video), designed for her by Albert, and on display from 11 April Victoria and Albert’s Museum (13 […]