Archery

Archery

Archery is an individual sport. Each archer strives to surpass the performance of his main opponent: himself. Archery offers calm, cultivates precision and encourages integration: it takes on its full meaning as a sport and an art of precision. A true Olympic...
Fencing Championship

Fencing Championship

During the 17th and 18th centuries, three innovations increased the popularity of fencing as a sport: the “foil”, a weapon with a flattened tip; A set of rules governing the area to be targeted. and the wire mesh mask. Together, these improvements have...
Nocturne – Christmas Eve & New Year’s Concerts

Nocturne – Christmas Eve & New Year’s Concerts

Nothing is more inspiring than a classical concert in the famous Sainte-Chapelle, located on the Ile de la Cité, in the heart of Paris. Renowned for its multicolored stained glass windows and wood and stone sculptures, the Gothic architecture of the Sainte‐Chapelle...
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Let yourself be transported by the timeless magic of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with this concert at the Saint-Germain des Prés Church, in the heart of Paris. Find talented orchestras as well as violin virtuosos for elegant performances in a timeless setting. An...
Swan Lake

Swan Lake

It is hard to believe that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s first ballet, Swan Lake, created in 1877 for the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, was so successful, as its music is striking for its melodic power. It is only twenty years later – but Tchaikovsky is already dead –...
Opera arias and ensembles

Opera arias and ensembles

Every year, the artists of the Academy have the privilege of performing on the stage of the Palais Garnier with the Orchestra of the Paris Opera. This gala evening is also a privileged moment for the spectator who discovers a new generation of opera artists in one of...