To mark Pride Week, La Monnaie decorates its façade in rainbow colours, to show its unwavering support for the LGBTQIA+ community.
For several years now, the month of May has been an opportunity to celebrate tolerance in all its forms in Brussels, notably through the Pride. Unfortunately, the urgency of the message is still high. All over the world, people still suffer violence, exclusion and discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
In the run-up to the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, La Monnaie is showing its support for people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and organisations that defend their rights. In doing so, they bring about a more open society and La Monnaie wants to contribute to this transformation, convinced that culture and education have an essential role to play in it.
On 29 September 2025, the façade of La Monnaie will turn red for World Heart Day. With this symbolic gesture, our opera house joins a global movement raising awareness about cardiovascular diseases.
Want to watch an opera from your living room? Now you can, thanks to VRT MAX! La Monnaie and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen are each offering three operas to watch for free for six months, with classics by Mozart and Verdi, and Kris Defoort’s The Time of Our Singing.
La Monnaie has received two nominations at the prestigious 2025 International Opera Awards, honoring the most impressive artistic performances and most innovative projects of the past opera season. Music Director Alain Altinoglu is in the running in the category ‘Best Conductor’, Eugene Onegin may be crowned ‘Best Recording’.
