Carmen's Last Dance:
Bizet, Bohemians & La Belle Epoque
9 October 2026 | 17:30
Paris, 1875. Opera will never be the same.
An evening of passion, scandal and irresistible French music, performed by an outstanding international cast of six singers and a virtuoso pianist.
From Bizet to Poulenc
A journey through the French stage, with music by Bizet, Gounod, Massenet, Fauré, Debussy and Poulenc.
Champagne & Dinner
Begin the evening with champagne and gourmet canapés, with the option to continue afterwards with an elegant buffet dinner at the villa.
An Intimate Riviera Setting
Experience world-class voices just feet away in a private villa overlooking the Bay of Saint-Tropez.
The glamour of Paris. The intimacy of a private salon.
This second evening of our four-day Sainte-Maxime series looks to the Parisian stage at a moment of extraordinary artistic change. In 1875, Bizet’s Carmen shocked its first audiences and went on to become one of the most celebrated operas ever written.
The programme moves through the music of Bizet, Gounod, Massenet, Fauré, Debussy and Poulenc — composers who defined generations of French opera and song, from sweeping romance and theatrical drama to elegance, wit and modernity.
Performed by six international singers and a virtuoso pianist in the intimate surroundings of the villa, the evening brings the scale and emotion of the opera house into a setting where every voice, gesture and expression can be experienced at close range.
“Parisian glamour, operatic scandal and some of the most irresistible music ever written for the French stage — experienced just feet from the performers.”