On 10 September 2016, the National Orchestra of Belgium, La Monnaie and BOZAR are joining forces to open their season with a musical journey through the very heart of Brussels
In September 2016, an unusual musical project takes place in Brussels; it was initiated by La Monnaie, Bozar Music, and the NOB and is under the patronage of the European Union. Together, the National Orchestra of Belgium and the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs add up to a group of 250 outstanding professional musicians. Come and see what they can achieve artistically outside of their usual institutional frameworks and away from their usual repertoire, during free open-air concerts in the City of Brussels.
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’.
