6 Best Performing Arts Venues in Nice, The French Riviera

This cinema has the city's biggest selection of foreign- and English-language films, with some Cannes Film Festival screenings, too. 

The regional conservatory in Cimiez has a mixed calendar of events, from classical concerts to dance.

For five days in July, the Nice Jazz Festival and Jazz OFF draw performers from around the world to Place Masséna and Théâtre de Verdure. Normal tickets cost €45 per show and can be purchased online or at Place Masséna.

A half-block west of Cours Saleya stands a flamboyant Italian-style theater designed by Charles Garnier, architect of the Paris Opéra. Today it's home to the Opéra de Nice, with a permanent chorus, orchestra, and ballet corps. The season runs September through June, and tickets start at €6. If you are under 30, head to the box office an hour before showtime for €5 tickets.

Built in 1945, the Théâtre de Verdure can seat 1,850 people or provide standing room for 3,200. It's a great spot for concerts and theater.

The Théâtre National de Nice (TNN) has two venues: the Salle des Franciscains, in a renovated 13th-century Franciscan church in the heart of old Nice, and La Cuisine in the western part of the city. Collectively they host 40 productions annually as part of an initiative to become a center for innovative European theater. Tickets range from €5 to €35.