Alicia Keys, musical star of the summer in Monaco at the gala of the Red Cross
She will be the star of the Monegasque musical season. Alicia Keys will be the headliner of the Monaco Red Cross gala this year, on July 18 in the Principality. A new kind of charity evening, renewed last year. Indeed, the traditional gala at the Salle des Étoiles has been relocated to the Place du Casino, in the open air. For her third visit to the Principality, the American singer and her procession of hits will be treated to a special installation in the heart of Monte-Carlo.
“The configuration will be the one we had imagined for the Celine Dion concert in 2020, which we were unable to do because of the pandemic”, confirms Gilles Marsan, artistic director of the Société des Bains de Mer, who announced the news this Thursday.
Technically, the stage will be placed in front of the Jardin des Boulingrins, at the same location as the grandstand during the Grand Prix. An installation that will make the esplanade a unique parterre to seat 2,000 guests in the open air. Guests at the gala, who will be welcomed on the terraces of the Casino for a cocktail reception before the show.
Black Eyed Peas and James Blunt were also waiting
The 2022 season of the Monte Carlo Summer Festival has around ten dates this year with several international big names: Pink Martini (July 13); Imany (July 15); Queen Machine Symphonic (July 23), Black Eyed Peas (July 26), James Blunt (July 28), Rita Ora (July 31), Simple Minds (August 3) and Gianna Nannini (August 7).