Concierge suggestions December 23

As every month, find suggestions and advice from our concierges to enhance your stay at Le Narcisse Blanc.‍

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Events of the month :

The Nutcracker at the Opera Bastille from December 8 to January 1, 2024.

Tchaikovsky composed The Nutcracker, the last and shortest of his three ballets, between February 1891 and April 1892. The libretto is based on a fantasy tale by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, in Alexandre Dumas père's French version, Casse-Noisette et le roi des souris. The story is about a little girl who, after receiving a pretty nutcracker with a human head as a present, has a dream. During her dream, and after a battle with the Mouse King, the nutcracker is transformed into a prince, with whom the little girl takes a trip to the land of sweets.

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The ice rink at the Tuileries Christmas Market until January 7, 2024.

In just a few years, it has become one of the most popular Christmas markets in Paris. In addition to its wooden chalets, the market offers a host of attractions, including merry-go-rounds, a meet-and-greet Santa Claus and a small open-air skating rink!

113 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris

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Exhibitions of the month :

Le Paris de la modernité 1905-1925 at the Petit Palais until January 14, 2024

From 1905 to 1925, Paris, the "world city", was at the heart of innovation and the focus of unparalleled cultural influence.

Through fashion, cinema, photography, painting, sculpture and drawing, as well as dance, design, architecture and industry, embodying the modernity that was taking place, the exhibition lets us experience and see the wild creativity of the years 1905-1925, a period when Paris shone with an artistic and cultural aura that continues to surprise us today.

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Mark Rothko at the Fondation Louis Vuitton until April 2, 2024

The first retrospective in France devoted to the American painter Mark Rothko (1903-1970) since the Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1999, the exhibition presented at the Fondation brings together some 115 works from major institutional collections, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Tate in London and the Phillips Collection in Washington, as well as international private collections, including that of the artist's family.

The exhibition traces the artist's career from his early figurative paintings to the abstraction that defines his work today.

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Jungle being illuminated at the Jardin des Plantes until January 21, 2024

This year, the Muséum offers a trip around the globe to discover the extraordinary biodiversity of tropical rainforests.

Spread over four continents - Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa - they are home to more than half of the world's known plant and animal species.

Jungle en voie d'illumination offers a glimpse of this richness through an abundant journey, featuring characteristic, spectacular or unusual species: fearsome felines, astonishing frogs, giant flowers and other marvels...

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Restaurant of the month

Bel Canto Paris

The musical restaurant takes you into the unique world of opera singing, while you savor the careful, tasty cuisine for a romantic evening or an evening with friends.

Singers taking part in the piano service.

72 Quai de l'Hôtel de ville, 75004 Paris

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