Friday 8 August, 21:00

CinéTransat X GTG

A special evening offered by the Grand Théâtre de Genève, inviting you to discover its 2025–26 season themed Lost in Translation. Highlights include Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, Rossini’s The Italian Girl in Algiers, Gershwin’s An American in Paris for the holidays, and ballets by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet. The evening continues with a screening of Sofia Coppola’s cult film Lost in Translation, where Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray drift through a Tokyo as disorienting as it is poetic. Picnic and a warm blanket are recommended.

In English, with French subtitles.

Rue de Lausanne,
1202 Genève
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