Bel canto is a chain of restaurants, based in paris, france, where singers perform live opera arias for the diners. Reserve a table at bel canto, paris on tripadvisor. Bel canto operas of rossini, donizetti, and bellini by. Beware of groupon voucher deal bel canto restaurant, london. The first bel canto restaurant opened in paris in 1999, and since then another restaurant opened in paris, and a third in neuillysurseine. Every evening, the bel canto restaurants combine opera and fine dining with. Bel canto offers culinary delights with song every 15 minutes at two locations a concept beyond your wildest dreams. This is the experience we offer you in our bel canto restaurants in paris and neuilly.
The restaurants are decorated in red and gold velvet, with musical instruments and opera costumes lining the walls. Bel canto by ann patchett meet your next favorite book. Bel canto opera restaurant, minster court, mark lane, london ec3, 020 7444 0004. Book yur seats for many concert, opera and ballet events. Feb 09, 2020 the restaurant has a very good service and ambiance, the food is fine but what makes unique like for. Restaurants bel canto home paris, france menu, prices. The food was good not fantastic, but we were required to pay a surcharge on nearly all courses, except for the soup. It was overtaken by a heavier, more ardent, less embroidered approach to singing that was necessary to perform the innovative works of giuseppe verdi 181901 with maximum dramatic impact. Inside, the decor with warm red and gold colors, is dedicated to opera. Bel canto is londons only restaurant that offers guests live opera entertainment performed by professional singers. Apr 15, 2011 restaurant belcanto paris bel canto restaurants paris neuilly. Based on ann patchetts bestselling novel, bel canto is a dramatic love story that follows a famous soprano julianne moore who travels to a military dictatorship in south america to give a.
Although he could no longer play the piano or the drums, m. Based on the 2001 novel of the same name by ann patchett, the work uses a libretto by pulitzer prizewinning playwright nilo cruz. May 22, 2001 bel canto, ann patchett bel canto is the fourth novel by american author ann patchett, published in 2001 by perennial, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. Bel canto has approximately 60 artists on rotation. At dinner time, lyrical singers take over to please both your ears and your tastebuds. Opera lovers can meet at bel canto, a restaurant in paris 4th arrondissement inviting you to enjoy different fine dishes surrounded by waiters. The bel canto restaurant and opera venue in paris france. Against an operatic backdrop dotted with costumes designed by the paris opera house workshops, the great opera classics are performed every evening by the rising stars of tomorrow, singing exclusively for you and your friends.
Popular from the mid18th century to about 1830, bel canto opera is represented by the works of. Our opera restaurant attracts everyone from opera enthusiasts to curious tourists and culinary explorers. Paris tourism paris hotels paris bed and breakfast paris vacation rentals paris vacation packages flights to paris paris restaurants. Set in leafy neuilly, just west of paris, and in paris itself, the bel canto restaurants are more than just restaurants with a musical theme. This italian restaurant invites you to relive the pleasures of times gone by as you dine to the sound of live opera arias. Bel canto is a small romantic restaurant so make your reservation in. With julianne moore, ken watanabe, sebastian koch, ryo kase. The proximity of their voices creates a real sensation of excitement and enchants with a same sunshine the opera. Opera and fine dining in paris, a feast for the senses.
Theyre singing for your supper at the bel canto restaurant. Its opera dinners hit all the right notes with a concept that mixes fresh flavours with operatic arias. Nice dinner and great ambiance bel canto, paris traveller. Bel canto offers classic french cuisine theres a sister restaurant in paris with a musical twist the waiting staff are also classically trained opera singers and. Lyrical art students, singers and exceptional pianists appear for your pleasure, partially as a way of funding their studies, but also to perform to the public in a relaxed atmosphere. Charles thomas osborne is a journalist, theatre and opera critic, poet and novelist. Bel canto offers classic french cuisine theres a sister restaurant in paris with a musical twist the waiting staff are also classically trained opera singers and burst into song every 15. And although you do not have to book at table, this is highly recommended due to its popularity, plus it is also wise to check on the opening. The three kings of bel canto rossini, donizetti, and bellini all reigned supreme in the early 19th century, but bel canto as an approach to singing actually started before them. The classic french menu changes seasonally, and is complemented by a diverse selection of both french and italian wines. Bel canto cabaret dinners for groups and couples are a guarantee of quality cuisine, served in a setting themed on milans teatro alla scala. Join us for the opera perfectly paired with fine french cuisine and wine. Hello, to book in september for 2 or 4 call us when you are in paris and we can. You are having dinner on stage, surrounded and entranced by the great melodies of the opera repertoire.
Bel canto london is the magic effect of listening live opera from 5 artists who are young, talented and passionate in the evening. A guide to the operas of rossini, bellini, and donizetti osborne, charles on. Bel canto operas of rossini, donizetti, and bellini. In the bel canto paris, the music rings out between the historic cathedral of notredame and city hall, on the right bank of the river seine. All evening, rigoletto, figaro, violetta and carmen come to the table at the bel canto. French restaurant in paris, iledefrance foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Beautiful restaurant, food and gifted performances from the singers. A worldrenowned opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when shes invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in south america.
Even if you have never heard an opera before this is an extraordinary experience and makes a really memorable experience for any visit to paris. As of 2008, bel canto employed 50 singers and 10 pianists. Bel canto paris cabarets information, prices and online. Fancy a uniquely parisian experience that combines opera with fine dining. Bel canto, paris saintgervais updated 2020 restaurant.
The concept for bel canto was born in the late 1990s. Photos bel canto book top activities in paris come to paris. The best opera tunes follow the rhythm of the service, performed by the stars of tomorrow. Bel canto restaurant in paris brings you a grand helping of lyric opera with your meal. To speak of the bel canto era in opera is like referring to the lost generation of young americans, mostly creative types, who flocked to paris during the 1920s. Bel canto, paris saintgervais menu, prices, restaurant. Our restaurant in neuillysurseine was added to the musical restaurant in paris in 2004. Decorated in traditional red and gold with the air of a 19th century opera house, a grand piano in pride of place, opera posters and mannequins sporting costumes from the paris opera, bel canto is one restaurant where the world really is a stage. A guide to the operas of rossini, bellini, and donizetti. Bel canto is an opera by peruvian composer jimmy lopez. Every evening, the bel canto restaurants combine opera and fine dining with an elegant twist.
Marvel at the light effect of its magnificent chandelier and the italian operathemed decor. He was assistant editor of the london magazine from 1958 until 1966, literature director of the arts council of great britain from 1971 until 1986, and chief theatre critic of daily telegraph london from 1986 to 1991. Restaurant belcanto paris bel canto restaurants paris neuilly. Bel canto, italian for beautiful singing, is both a style of singing and a style of opera. Oct 16, 2016 bel canto literally translates to beautiful singing, and it was a popular singing style in italian opera from the mid18th to early 19th centuries. Bel canto provides a unique dining and musical experience that will delight and enthrall you. The popularity of the bel canto style as espoused by rossini, donizetti and bellini faded in italy during the mid19th century. Restaurant located on the banks of the seine in paris in the 4th arrondissement. Nov 30, 2008 to speak of the bel canto era in opera is like referring to the lost generation of young americans, mostly creative types, who flocked to paris during the 1920s. Beware of groupon voucher deal three friends and i bought a groupon voucher to bel canto for. Evening at a cabaret show paris paris tourist office. Nov 03, 2017 in bel cantos restaurants, opera comes to the table. Dec 04, 2015 on december 7, the lyric opera of chicago will present the world premiere bel canto, based on ann patchetts prizewinning novel, with music by composer jimmy lopez and libretto by pulitzer prize.