Shows Exhibitions Shows Events Patronage Life on the estate Calendar Recurring shows The 2020-2021 musical season All shows Program of the National Equestrian Academy of Versailles Equestrian Show The Royal Stables Concerts Concerts 10.10.2020 Cecilia Bartoli : Farinelli and his time On Monday 30th of March, in the Royal Opera's majestic setting, the famous mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli will give an exceptional recital about Italian baroque jewels, with Haendel, Leo and Porpora's arias. Concerts From 7th March to 6th June 2020 2020 - Year Beethoven 2020 is the year of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in Bonn in 1770, making him the exact contemporary of the Royal Opera of Versailles! If a composer was the embodiment of the musical revolution that took place at the turn of the 19th century, and the passage from classicism to romanticism, it would undoubtedly be Beethoven who reached maturity in 1800. Piano concertos, symphonies, and sonatas for piano and violin will be performed by great musicians. Concerts 20.04.2020 Jakub Józef Orliński: Recital in the Hall of Mirrors Rising star of the opera and talented countertenor, Jakub Józef Orliński sings arias by Cavalli, Haendel, Bononcini, Boretti, Conti, Hasse, Predieri. The concert will be held in the Hall of Mirrors. Operas in concert version Operas in concert version 06.07.2020 Wagner : The Rhinegold For any opera house, Richard Wagner’s tetralogy – The Ring of the Nibelung – is one of the high points of lyric art. Composed between 1853 and 1874, this iconic cycle built as a “stage festival play”, with a Prologue: The Rhinegold, and three days, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, and Twilight of the Gods was first performed for the inauguration of the Bayreuth Festival Theatre in 1876. Operas, staged version Operas staged version 13.07.2020 and 15.07.2020 Jakub Józef Orliński et Lea Desandre : Pasticcio Two artists today deeply affect all lovers of baroque: Lea Desandre and Jakub Józef Orliński: beauty of timbre, virtuosity, charisma, depth and finesse – the two rising stars of the opera seem to have been received all gifts!
