After his triumphant performance as Don José in Saint-Pierre, Martinique, during the Filao Festival, tenor Kévin Amiel will reprise the role in January 2025 in Versailles. The gilded splendor of the Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles will replace the open-air setting and raw walls of the ruins of the Saint-Pierre Theatre. Following his […]
On November 16, 2024, the Chapelle Royale of Versailles will host the dynamic ensemble Il Caravaggio and its conductor Camille Delaforge, as they explore the origins of Mozart. The work on the program, Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (The Obligation of the First Commandment), is in fact Mozart’s first sacred opera. Rarely performed, this early […]
The little Mozart was introduced to the Grand Couvert of King Louis XV at the Court of Versailles when he was only 7 years old. To commemorate this event, the Royal Opera of Versailles will program four operas of the divine composer in December and January. From December 27, 2022 to January 1, 2023, Hervé […]
In partnership with France Musique and the Comédie-Française, the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles excels once again by offering a new series of podcasts devoted to Louis XV and, of course, his music. On the website www.expodcast.cmbv.fr, five episodes (in French) written by Suzanne Gervais and three for juniors are available online, featuring the […]
The end of year celebrations will be particularly royal at the Château de Versailles with shows in all the spaces of the historic site. While the Galerie des glaces will host a dramatised tour “The King’s Journey”, the Royal Chapel will host a series of sacred music concerts from 11 to 18 December 2022. At […]
From 26 to 30 January 2022, the Queen dances at the famous Teatro La Fenice in Venice, which welcomes her in the gold and velvet of its splendid opera hall. The Malandain Ballet Biarritz presents its ballet Marie Antoinette created by Thierry Malandain at the Royal Opera of Versailles. A triple ticket Venice, Versailles, Biarritz […]
Rameau and Marc Minkowski have enjoyed a perfect idyll for many years, with numerous productions on stage and on disc. The conductor at the head of the Musiciens du Louvre had even celebrated the talents of the Baroque composer by imagining an imaginary symphony to his glory. He is repeating a New Symphony with Voice […]
All is not lost in Versailles ! Even if some brilliant performances have been canceled, the end of the 2019-2020 season is partly saved. Some recitals are postponed such as Jakub Józef Orlinski’s (scheduled on April 20, 2020 and postponed to December 14, 2020), Cecilia Bartoli’s (from March 30, 2020 to October 10, 2020) or […]
