PARIS: Exhibition The Soldiers of Eternity: the Warriors of Xi'anfeatures more than 120 pieces of Asian art on display in the city for the first time. Pinacothèque de Paris, 28 Place de la Madeleine. Until September 14th. www.pinacotheque.com.
Artists' studiosThe artisan district of Ménilmontant (20th arrondissement) opens its doors to its artists' studios. According to your tastes, you can view works by painters, engravers, sculptors or ceramicists. Welcome points are at the CAT de Ménilmontant and the MJC Les Hauts-de- Belleville. September 26th-29th.
PopMadonna takes her latest live extravaganza - the Sticky and Sweet Tour - to the City of Light. Stade de France. September 20th and 21st. www.stadefrance.com.
LONDON: OperaEnglish National Opera opens its new season at the Coliseum with the double bill of Pagliacciand Cavalleria Rusticana. St Martin's Lane. September 20th to October 28th. www.eno.org.
MusicalCutting a swathe though the West End since it opened in July, Zorro, a musical, blends highly charged action and Latin American music (by The Gipsy Kings) with flamenco dance. Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Road. Until January 10th. www.zorrothemusical.com.
BOSTON: PortraitsAn exhibition of the work of portraitist Yousuf Karsh - Karsh 100: a Biography in Images- opens at the Museum of Fine Arts on September 23rd. Until January 19th. www.mfa.org.
Exhibition Badlands: New Horizons in Landscapeexplores the relationship between man and his surroundings. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, 87 Marshall Street. Ongoing. www.massmoca.org.
Tony Clayton-Lea