Ongoing

• Exhibitions: National Museum of Arts (MNAR)
  49-53 Calea Victoriei,
  ‘Grigorescu: Painter of nature’,Comprehensive display of signature 19th Romanian pastoral artist

• Exhibitions: National Museum of Contemporary Arts (MNAC), Parliament Palace, Wing E4,
  Entry through Calea 13 Septembrie
  ‘Animations/Fictions’, Works from the collection of the Fond National d’Art Contemporain, Paris

• Exhibitions: Una Galeria, 10 General Budisteanu
  Graphics, pictures, installations: Victor Ionut Popa: ‘Everyday’, Alexandru Darie ‘Nude in urban landscapes’

Friday 1

• Opera: Constantinescu ‘A stormy night’, Ballet by Jora ‘The Market’, National Opera Bucharest (ONB), 70-72 Blvd Mihail Kogalniceanu, 18:30hrs

Saturday 2

• Opera: Donizetti ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Sunday 3

• Ballet: Tchaikovsky ‘The Nutcracker’, ONB, 11:00hrs
• Opera: Puccini ‘Madame Butterfly’, ONB, 18:30hrs
• Concert: Cello recital with Marc Coppey (soloist), Romanian Athenaeum, Str Benjamin Franklin, 18:00hrs

Wednesday 6

• Concert: Cristian Balas (violin), Madalina Florescu (piano) Romanian Athenaeum, Sala Mica, 19:00hrs
• Exhibition: Czech Artist Anezka Hoskova, H’art Gallery, 105-107 Str Mihai Eminescu

Thursday 7

• Lecture with music: ‘J’habite dans la television’ by Chloe Delaume, Atrium, Institut Francais,
  77 Blvd Dacia, 19:00hrs
• Concert: Beethoven ‘Coriolanus Overture’, ‘Concerto nr 4 for piano and orchestra’,
  Brahms ‘Symphony nr.2’ Romanian Athenaeum,
  19:00hrs. And on Friday 8
• Ballet: Tchaikovsky ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Friday 8

• Opera: Verdi ‘Rigoletto’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Saturday 9

• Concert: Amorphis and Haggard, Romexpo Pavilion 18, 20:00hrs
• DJ night: Laurent Garnier, Studio Martin,
  61 Iancu de Hunedoara, 23:00 hrs
• Ballet: Prokofiev ‘Cinderella’, ONB, 18:30hrs
• Recital: Tania Nicolae (violin), Clementina Ristea (piano), Romanian Athenaeum, Sala Mica, 19:00hrs

Sunday 10

• Opera: Trailescu ‘Tomcat in Boots’ (Motanul Incaltat), ONB, 11:00hrs
• Opera: Rossini ‘Barber of Seville’, ONB, 18:30hrs
• Concert: The Havana Lounge, Live from Buena Vista, Sala Palatului, Str Ion Campineanu, 20:00hrs

Monday 11

• Iran National Day
• Ballet: Tchaikovsky ‘The Nutcracker’, Kiev Opera and Ballet performance, National Theatre Bucharest, Metro Univesitatii, 19:00hrs And on 12 February

Tuesday 12

• Opera in concert: Donizetti ‘Daughter of the Regiment’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Wednesday 13

• Concert: Belcea Quartet: Mozart ‘Quartet ‘Hoffmeister’, KV 499. Webern ‘Five pieces’ Op 5, Beethoven: ‘Quartet op 127’

Thursday 14

• Concert: Tchaikovsky ‘Concerto nr 1 for piano and orchestra’, Lloyd Webber ‘Requiem’, Romanian Athenaeum, 19:00hrs. And on Friday 15
• Ballet: Tchaikovsky ‘The Nutcracker’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Friday 15

• Opera: Verdi ‘La Traviata’, ONB, 18:30hrs
• Peru Ball: Inca music, dinner and dance, JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Calea 13 Septembrie, 19:00hrs
• Concert: Angela Gheorghiu, Sala Palatului, 20:00hrs

Saturday 16

• Lithuania Independence Day
• Ballet: Classic scenes, ONB, 18:30hrs

Sunday 17

• Opera: Puccini ‘Manon Lescaut’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Tuesday 19

• Opera in concert: Donizetti ‘Daughter of the Regiment’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Wednesday 20

• Song recital: Schubert ‘Die schone Mullerin’ [The fair miller-maid] Romanian Athenaeum, 19:00hrs

Monday 22

• Film festival: ASTRA International documentary festival. At various venues in Sibiu
  until 28 October.
• Anniversary Concert: Florin Diaconescu, Bucharest National Opera, 18:30 hrs

Thursday 21

• Clothing exposition: Modexpo: textiles, fabric, clothes, leather goods fair at Romexpo, 65-67 Blvd Marasti. Until Sunday 24
• Concert: Vasks ‘Musica Dolorosa’, Chopin: ‘Concerto nr 1 for piano and orchestra, Stravinsky ‘The Firebird’ Romanian Athenaeum, 19:00hrs
  And on Friday 22
• Ballet: Adam ‘La Corsaire’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Friday 22

• Exposition: Rofrancize, international franchise fair, Romexpo. Until Sunday 24
• Opera: Mozart ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, ONB, 18:30hrs

Saturday 23

• Opera: Saint-Saens ‘Samson and Delilah’, ONB, 18:30hrs
• Piano recital: Bach, Chopin, Szymanowsky, Mussorgsky, Romanian Athenaeum, 19:00hrs

Sunday 24

• Estonia Independence Day
• Ballet: Livia Teodorescu Ciocanea ‘The Scarlet and the Black’, ONB, 18:30hrs
• Concert: Bruckner ‘Motets’, Brahms ‘Waltz for two pianos and chorus’, Romanian Athenaeum, 19:00hrs

Monday 25

• Kuwait National Day

Wednesday 27

• Song recital: Schubert ‘Swansong’, Romanian Athenaeum, 19:00hrs

Thursday 28

• Architectural conference: ‘The Urban Project’, Salle Elvira Popescu, Institut Francais, 77 Blvd Dacia, 17:00hrs
• Concert: Messiaen ‘L’Ascension’, Prokofiev ‘Concerto nr 2 for violin and orchestra’, Richard Strauss ‘Metamorphosis’, Romanian Athenaeum, 19:00hrs. And on Friday 29