From 23 to 26 march, the Passa Porta Festival will be bringing hundreds of leading writers together at various locations in Brussels. La Monnaie will also be hosting quite a few encounters with renowned writers, including winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Annie Ernaux.
The Passa Porta Festival is the biannual, multilingual holy shrine for literature in Brussels. Around a hundred international and Belgian writers will be gathering together with thousands of readers during no fewer than 70 events. The festival programme offers possibilities to both meet the greatest names in contemporary world and to be wonderfully surprised by new talent. This will be possible during, among other events, 14 encounters in La Monnaie.
What all of these authors have in common is a battle to have their voices heard or ensure that rarely heard voices can be listened to, which beautifully resonates with the theme of our upcoming creation Cassandra. This applies in particular to:
On 21 November, the International Opera Awards will recognise the artists, productions and most innovative projects that marked the international opera scene in 2026. La Monnaie has received two nominations: the first for the opera Medusa and the second for the Green Opera project.
The former General and Artistic Director of La Monnaie will succeed Markus Hinterhäuser and take up his new position in Salzburg on 1 October, following the 2027 Festival edition.
This year, Mobility Week coincides with the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Brussels metro network. La Monnaie, which promotes sustainable mobility, has joined in the STIB’s celebrations by organising a pop-up fashion show at De Brouckère station on 15 September.
