Nick Hammond
Césars
“A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.” So goes the biblical dictum. Well, not any longer, because Jacques Audiard’s Un Prophète has just received the ultimate accolade in its own country, … Read More
Fontaine Fiacre
Coping in a Crisis The restaurant’s modern decor has a touch of whimsy. Paris has acquired a reputation for surly waiters, and this may well be the case in some of the more traditional establishments. But Fontaine Fiacre, a two-year-old … Read More
Le Daron
Every Parisian would like to have a restaurant like Le Daron just down the street. Pros: Good food; reasonable prices; comfortable setting; charming, courteous service Cons: No complaints It is a truth universally acknowledged that every Parisian dweller yearns for … Read More
Paris National Opera Atelier Lyrique
Paris Update Flash News SINGING STARS OF THE FUTURE Soloists of the Paris National Opera’s Atelier Lyrique with Director Christian Schirm. Photo: Opéra National de Paris/Mirco Magliocca A concert of Massenet arias given at the Palais Garnier by singers of … Read More
Les Couleurs du Ciel
Heavens Above! Painting Religion in the 17th Century “La Manne dans le Désert,” by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, from the Èglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont in Paris. © COARC/Roger-Viollet The French Revolution may have helped launch the Republic and open the way to modern … Read More
Les Couleurs du Ciel (2)
Heavens Above! Painting Religion in the 17th Century “La Manne dans le Désert,” by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, from the Èglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont in Paris. © COARC/Roger-Viollet The French Revolution may have helped launch the Republic and open the way to modern … Read More
In the Kingdom of Alexander the Great: Ancient Macedonia
Marble sarcophagus from Thessalonika (c. 180). © RMN/René-Gabriel Ojéda For its exhibition “In the Kingdom of Alexander the Great: Ancient Macedonia,” a wide-ranging of the extraordinary ancient Macedonian civilization, which … Favorite
Hommage à Régine Crespin
Régine Crespin in Die Walküre at the Palais Garnier, Paris, 1971. Photo: Roger Pic/BNF Régine Crespin and I go back a long way. At the age of 17, I listened obsessively to LPs of her incarnation of the Marschallin in … Read More
Mahler Cycle
Daniele Gatti and the Orchestre National de France put on an impeccable performance of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony as part of the Mahler Cycle in Paris. Photo © Radio France: Christophe Abramowitz Many of the world’s great cities are celebrating (if … Read More