Wearing a mask in Monaco and Monte Carlo
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May 28th Newsletter
A fantastic collection of architectural relics and impish modern fantasies. (1)
What's new
And so we enter phase 3 of lockdown easing on Tuesday, since Monday is the Pentecost holiday. Stars n Bars confirms it's opening, as is the CREM clubhouse. Monaco Open Air Cinema plans to screen movies on the Rock, but the Cinema des Beaux Arts in Princess Grace Theatre remains closed.
As noted in last week's newsletter, we've started updating our events listing. There aren't many large gatherings planned for June or July, and organizers' websites have minimal information for August. Most are delaying in the hope of a little more normality in September.
So far we've seen no cancellation of the summer classical concerts in the Palace courtyard, but tourist visits to the state rooms won't resume until 2021. The Black Eyed Peas were scheduled to perform during SBM's Summer Sporting Festival but have cancelled, although Simple Minds are still in the diary, as is Steve Hackett.
Last weekend we were deprived of Monaco's biggest event, the Grand Prix, and at least one person we know was watching videos of old races in an attempt to reproduce the excitement. The Automobile Club is planning three Grand Prix next year: the Historic, the E-Prix, and the F1. It's still hoped that the E-Rally will go ahead in October, but if not, at least you can buy your souvenirs from the ACM shop which opens next week.
As for us, we've started adding events to the website and posting updates on Twitter, so for the diary we've linked to a selection of music that features in the Palace concerts in July and August. Enjoy!
What's in the diary ....
Thursday: Mahler's Symphony no. 1.
Friday: Liszt's Piano Concerto no. 2.
Saturday: Glazunov's The Seasons - Autumn.
Sunday: Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 26.
(1) This week's quote is a description of the Welsh village Portmeirion, the setting for 1960s television show The Prisoner, designed and built by British architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, born this day 1883.
