Château de Versailles Spectacles

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The divisione del mondo in Strasbourg and Versailles in 2019

New discovery: The Italian composer Giovanni Legrenzi is the about to be discovered in France thanks to Christophe Rousset and his Talens Lyriques. Less known than Monteverdi or Cavalli, he was probably, Caldara and Vivaldi’s teacher. His opera The divisione del mondo created for the carnival of Venice in 1675 is staged by the Dutch […]

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Raphaël Pichon and his ensemble Pygmalion in Versailles

Baroque Star: Before the Aix Festival, Raphaël Pichon and his ensemble Pygmalion perform at the Château de Versailles a varied and thrilling programme. On 9 & 10 February 2019 at the Chapelle Royale, he conducts the famous Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine starring Lea Desandre, Eva Zaïcik and Lucile Richardot. The singers performs also on […]

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Two remarkable Saint John Passion will be performed on Good Friday

On March 30, 2018, two remarkable Saint John Passion will be performed on Good Friday. The best known Bach’s Johannes-Passion opens the first weekend of the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival, starring Raphael Pichon and his ensemble Pygmalion. Another great conductor, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon offers to discover Gaetano Venziano’s Passio per il Venerdi Santo, at the Chapelle […]