October 2010 Paris Events
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October in Paris offers more than just a unique place to spend Halloween. The trees will start to change colour and with this the fall season follows as you walk along the Seine in the rustling leaves. You can warm up a bit indoors as you stroll from point A to point B checking out all of the great offerings the City of Light has for you this month!
Opera, Ballet and Theatre Performance
Palais Garnier – www.operagarnier.fr
Roland Petit– Choreographer Roland Petit, through October 9th
Three ballets highlighting the Tour de Force of French choreographer, Roland Petit.
L’Italiana in Algeri – Conductor Maurizio Benini, through October 8th
The Italian Girl in Algiers, said to be written by Rossini at age 21, is considered a comedic and light opera.
Pacquita – Choreographer Pierre Lacotte, opens October 18th
This ballet is set in Napoleonic Spain and tells the story of Pacquita, a young girl raised by gypsies only to realise she is of noble birth in the end and able to marry the man of her dreams.
Opéra Bastille – www.operagarnier.fr
Der Fliegende Holländer, Conductor Peter Schneider, through October 9th
The Flying Dutchman is Wagner’s first masterpiece based upon the folklore of a ghost ship doomed to sail the seas forever. An opera in three acts, Wagner was inspired to write this opera after a particularly stormy sea crossing.
Eugene Onegin, Conductor Vasily Petrenko, through October 11th
This opera is a well-known example of lyric opera, based on the novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin, with music by Tchaikovsky.
Il Trittico, Conductor Philippe Jordan, opens October 4th
Puccini’s rarely performed masterpiece comes to life on stage. Il Trittico is an opera in three acts.
Le Nozzie de Figaro, Conductor Philippe Jordan (A) / Dan Ettinger (B)
The Marriage of Figaro is an opera buffa (comedic opera) in four acts and one of Mozart’s most successful works.
Art Exhibitions
The Louvre – www.museedulouvre.fr
Contemporary Art – William Ketridge at the Louvre, through October 11th
Antoine Watteau and the Art of Engraving, through October 11th
Joseph Kosuth, Neither Appearance Nor Illusion, through December 31st
Musée d’Orsay – www.musee-orsay.fr
Everyone is a Collector, through November 30th
Jean Léon Gérôme, opens October 19th
Grand Palais – www.grandpalais.fr
Claude Monet, Les Galéries Nationales du Grand Palais, through January 2011
Alliances Marines, Le Palais de la Découverte, through January 2011
Musée du Quai Branly – www.quaibranly.fr
Fleuve Congo, through October 3rd
Le Fabrique des Images, through July 17th 2011
Musée Marmottan – www.marmottan.com
Monet son Musée, opens October 7th
Centre Georges Pompidou – www.centrepompidou.fr
Gabriel Orozco, through January 3rd
Saadane Afif, through January 3rd
Arman, through January 10th
L’Aventure des Objets, through January 10th
Musée des Arts Decoratifs – www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr
History of Ideal Contemporary Fashion, Volume 1: 70-80, through October 10th
Animail, through November 30th
Musée Jacquemart-André – www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com
Rubins, Poussin et les Peintres du XVII Siècle, through January 24th 2011
La Maison Rouge – www.lamaisonrouge.org
Les Recherches d’un Chien, opens October 23rd
Petit Palais-Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris – www.petitpalais.paris.fr
Reporters sans Frontières, through February 27th
Centre Nationale du Costume de Scène – www.cncs.fr
Vestiaire de Divas de Maria Callas à Dalida, through December 31st
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle – www.mnhn.fr
Invisible, Zoom sur le Plancton, through January 2nd 2011
Dans l’Ombres des Dinosaures, through February 14th 2011
Foundation Cartier – www.foundation.cartier.com
Moebius-Transe-Forme, opens October 12th through March 13th 2011
Musée Guimet – www.guimet.fr
Rashid Rana, Perpétuel Paradoxe, through November 15th
Chen Zhen, through December 13th
Costume d’Enfants, Miroir des Grands, opens October 20th through January 24th 2011
Au Jardin de Krishna Riboud, opens October 20th through January 24th 2011
Musée d’Histoire Natural du Havre – www.mnhn.fr
Chauves-souris – through October 24th
Très Toucher & Touche Atout, through October 24th
Music Venues – Highlights of October
Salle Pleyel – www.sallepleyel.fr
2 Henri Texier and Friends
4 Orientarias – Rima Tawil
5 Elina Garanca / Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
6, 7, 13 Orchestre de Paris
8, 15 Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
10 Ballet Royal du Cambodge
16, 17 Eric Le Sage
17 Orchestre Colonne
18 Orchestre Gulbenkian
19 Orchestre National d’Ile de France
20 Lucerne Festival Orchestre
22 Concert Lyrique Exceptionnel
23 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
26 Thomas Quasthoff
28 Youssou Ndour
29 McCoy Tyner Quartet
30 Goran Bregovic
L’Olympia – www.olympiahall.com
1-3 Franck Dubosc
4 Nolwenn Leroy
5-10 Franck Dubosc
11 Jeff Beck
12-17 Franck Dubosc
19-23 Eddy Mitchell
24, 25 Katie Melua
26-30 Eddy Mitchell
31 Ray Davies
Bercy – www.bercy.fr
12 Santana
16 ZZ Top
18 Supertramp
20, 21 Christophe Mae
22, 23 Lady Gaga
25 Linkin Park
27 Michael Bublé
28 Supertramp
30 Starfloor
La Maroquinerie – www.lamaroquinerie.fr
4 Black Mountain
5 Needtobreathe
6 Brune + Jerome van Den Hole
7 Misteur Valaire
9 Stevy Mahy
11 The Black Box Revelation
12 Mystery Jets
13 Shout Out Louds
14 Sly Johnson
15 Asaf Av idan & The Mojos
16 Red Sparrows, Head of Wantastique, Monno & Gnaw
18 Babx
24 I am Kloot
25 Knut, Shining, Crankset & Comity
26 Agnès Bihl
27 The Tellers, Eté67 & Dez Mona
28 Lali Puna
29 Daby Touré vs Okou
30 Lab
31 Archie Bronson Outfit
Le Zénith – www.zenith-paris.com
3 Daddy Yankee
5 Orange Rockcorps
9 Felix Wazeka
10 Joe Cocker
11 Kool and the Gang
12 AHA
13 Hocus Pocus
14 Steve Miller Band
15 Eiffel
17 Keith Sweat & Joe
18 Jacques Higelin
22 Chon Ke Choun
Casino de Paris – www.casinodeparis.fr
STOMP, through October 17th
Rock the Ballet, October 19th – 31st
Elysées-Montmartre – www.elyseesmontmartre.com
8 The Cat Empire
9 Pendulum Live
10 Anathema
27 Black Milk
28 Epica
30 Imperial Never Say Die Festival
La Cigale – www.lacigale.fr
Cabaret Flameka, through October 3rd
4 Fiction Plane
5 Carmen Consoli
7 Of Montreal
8 Joe Jackson
13 The Swell Season
14 John Mayall
15 Beat Assailant
16 Beast – Skip the Use
18-20 Le Compte de Bouldera
22 Serge Jorge and Almaz
25, 26 Joe Satriani
27 Joyce Jonathan
28 Anne Ducros
29 Sharon Jones
30 Crystal Castles
Paris Events in October
Nuit Blanche – www.nuitblanche.paris.fr
2 The City of Light does not sleep during Nuit Blanche, an annual all-night festival where many museums and shows are open all night.
Grand Palais – www.grandpalais.fr
9 Second Electro Night at the Grand Palais – join the expected 8,000 people for a night of dance on the conceptual dance floor.
New York Artist Vincent Gagliostro – www.gagliostro.com
21 October through 22nd November – New York artist Vincent Gagliostro exhibits his new installation at Galerie NeC at 20, rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais – 3rd arrondissment
American Library in Paris – www.americanlibraryinparis.org
6 Evening with an Author, Jonathan Fenby
13 Evening with an Author, Melinda Bau
20 Evening with an Author, Thomas Kennedy
Village Voice Bookshop – www.villagevoicebookshop.com
14 C.K. Williams reads from Wait
15 Susan Vreeland reads from Luncheon of the Boating Party
Shakespeare and Company – www.shakespeareandcompany.com
3 Leigh Hobbs signs his book Mr. Chicken Goes to Paris
18 British journalists Ed Howker and Shiv Malik discuss The Jilted Generation
21 Premier screening of Fabrizio Polpettini’s short film The Houses There Wear Verandahs Out of Shyness
25 Thomas Kennedy reads from In the Company of Angels
29 WORD – the first open mic/slam/improvisation upstairs
Jazz Concert – Grand Foyer du Chatelet – www.chatelet-theatre.com
29 Bobo Moreno Trio, Blue Lotus Trio, Tricia Evy and Xavier Richardeau – 7:30pm
Lisa Buros
Your Paris Experience – www.yourparisexperience.com
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