ATTENTION! The announced STIB / MIVB strike will severely disrupt bus, tram and subway traffic on December 12. We ask you to take this into account if you are attending one of our performances that day and to prepare your route to and from our opera house well. Transport companies SNCB-NMBS, De Lijn and TEC expect no disruption on their lines.
On Sunday, February 17 at 4 p.m., as part of the Foire du Livre de Bruxelles at Tours & Taxis, La Monnaie has been invited to partipicate at a round table discussion dedicated to Frankenstein.
With its upcoming world premiere of Mark Grey's opera, based on Mary Shelley's science fiction novel, our Theatre had to be there for this exceptional afternoon.
Speakers : Johan Heliot, Florie Emond and Marie Delhaye
Moderator: Olivier Van Vaerenbergh
Organised by the Brussels Book Fair and La Monnaie / De Munt, with Le Vif / L’Express
International Opera Award for ‘A bridge between two worlds’
The International Opera Awards have just been presented at the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw. The decades-long work of our social programme was honoured in the Equal Opportunities & Impact category.
La Monnaie nominated for two International Opera Awards
The nominations for the International Opera Awards 2023 have been announced! In recognition of our Green Opera project and the social programme 'A Bridge between two worlds', La Monnaie is shortlisted in the categories 'Sustainability' and 'Equal Opportunities & Impact'.
La Monnaie director Peter de Caluwe knighted in the Italian Order of Merit
On Thursday 21 September, Peter de Caluwe, General and Artistic Director of La Monnaie, received the Ordine al Merito during a ceremony at the Italian Embassy in Brussels. This award, one of the highest honours of the Italian Republic, is presented by President Sergio Mattarella for special merits in the fields of the arts, economy, public service and social, philanthropic or humanitarian activities.