Jardin Albert 1er

This guide to Jardin Albert 1er in Nice starts with the disputed founding year of its open-air amphitheatre and the two carved figures, Tragedy and Dance, that have watched its stage ever since. It follows decades of chanson greats like Edith Piaf and Charles Aznavour who once sang here, then traces the surprising turn the same stage took in the 1980s toward international rock acts. It closes with the festival that still fills these seats every July.