The Rolex Family Gathers for the Ambassadors Concert at the Opéra Garnier
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Palais Garnier, Rolex has partnered with the Paris Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic to organise an unrivalled event, held under the patronage of Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.
Rolex Ambassadors to the Arts Juan Diego Flórez, Sir Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazón, Yuja Wang, Sonya Yoncheva and Yannick Nézet-Séguin joined the musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic on stage for an unprecedented performance.
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, one of the leading figures in the world of music and celebrated for his dynamism and innovative contributions to classical music, delivered a breathtaking performance that brought all the artists together in harmonious pursuit of excellence.
This unforgettable evening brought together the Rolex family, Jean-Frédéric Dufour, CEO of Rolex, and Alexander Neef, CEO of the Opéra national de Paris.
Guests included distinguished personalities such as the tennis legends Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg, Ana Ivanović and Garbiñe Muguruza, racing driver Jenson Button, horse rider Jessica Springsteen, skier Lara Gut-Behrami and film director Jia Zhang-Ke.
Rolex is committed to supporting artists and the institutions that accompany them during key milestones along their journey toward excellence. Since 2014, Rolex has been the Exclusive Watch of the Opéra national de Paris, joining a distinguished list of institutions, musicians, orchestras, and festivals supported through the brand’s Perpetual Arts Initiative. Rolex also vouches for the next generation of artists, helping them carry forward the legacy of artistic heritage. Keeping in line with this spirit, the brand supports the ADO Academy, the Opéra national de Paris’s first youth lyric orchestra, to which all proceeds from this concert were donated.
Photo: Jean Picon, Edouard Richard, Elisa Haberer, Patrick Brun, courtesy of Rolex
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