This page presents the artists and ensembles and their projects that have benefited from ADOR support.

The contributions of the Friends of the Royal Opera enable the realization of ambitious artistic projects which would not have been possible without their financial support.

The first project supported by ADOR was, in December 2015, the worldwide recreation of the Messe pour la Naissance de Louis XIV by Giovanni Rovetta. The Mass was first performed at the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore, celebrating a major dynastic event of the French Crown: the birth of Louis Dieudonné, future Louis XIV, fruit of the wedding of Anne of Austria and Louis XIII.

To date ADOR has provided financial support to more than forty productions which have notably contributed to the success and development of young Baroque musicians, now of national and international renown.

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Château de Versailles, ADOR is providing financial support for five productions in the new season of the Opéra Royal.

 

THE BIRTH OF VERSAILLES

Mass for the Consecration of the Château de Louis XIII

Concert
Choir of the Maîtrise du CRR de Paris
Royal Opera Choir
Consort Musica Vera
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas, conductor
October 7th, 2023, Royal Chapel

 

GASPARINI: ATALIA

Opera in concert version
Hemiolia Ensemble
Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, conductor
January 8th, 2024, Hercules Room

 

LULLY: ALCESTE

Opera in concert version
Royal Opera Chorus
Les Epopées
Stéphane Fuget, conductor
January 30th, 2024, Royal Opera

 

CIMAROSA: THE OLIMPIAD

Concert version of the opera
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor
May 16th, 2024, Royal Opera

 

COLIN DE BLAMONT: THE GREEK AND ROMAN FESTIVALS

Concert version of opera
La Chapelle Harmonique
Valentin Tournet, conductor
July 4th, 2024, Royal Opera

 

BERLIOZ: ROMEO ET JULIETTE

Opera in concert version
Radio France Chorus
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
October 1st, 2022, Royal Opera

 

MOZART: THE ENCHANTED FLUTE

Staged opera
Production Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Co-production Opéra/Château de Versailles Spectacles, Le Concert Spirituel
Le Concert Spirituel, chorus and orchestra
Hervé Niquet, conductor
Cécile Roussat and Julien Lubek, stage direction
December 27th, 2022 – January 1st, 2023, Royal Opera

 

GRETRY: THE CARAVAN FROM CAIRO

Staged opera
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet, musical direction
Marshall Pynkoski, stage direction
June 9th-11th, 2023, Royal Opera

 

MONDONVILLE: TITON AND THE DAWN

Opera in concert version
New production
Coproduction Opéra Royal/Château de Versailles Spectacles, Opéra Comique, Les Arts Florissants
Les Arts Florissants, chorus and orchestra
William Christie, conductor
Basil Twist, stage direction, sets, costumes, puppets
July 7th and 8th, 2022, Royal Opera

 

The pandemic has particularly weakened Baroque music’s artists. It is essential to provide these artists and ensembles with upfront financial assistance to allow them to get back to work, resume their research and create performances.

ADOR is strongly committed to the Royal Opera and will support 15 productions for the 2020-2021 Season in the form of financial aid, allowing the recipients to develop their artistic projects which will be presented in the Palace of Versailles.

 

BOISMORTIER: DON QUICHOTTE CHEZ LA DUCHESSE

Opera staged version
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet, conductor
Corinne et Gilles Benizio (alias Shirley et Dino), director
From 25^th to 27^th of December 2020, Royal Opera

 

MOZART / DA PONTE TRILOGY
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO – DON GIOVANNI – COSÌ FAN TUTTE

Opera staged version
Les Musiciens du Louvre, conductor
January 22^nd, 23^rd, 24^th, 26^th, 27^th and 28^th 2021, Royal Opera

 

GLUCK: ORPHEUS AND EURIDICE

Opera staged version
Pygmalion
Raphaël Pichon, conductor
March 5^th and 7^th 2021, Royal Opera

 

COMPAGNIE DE DANSE L’EVENTAIL: THE FOUR SEASONS

A ballet from Marie-Geneviève Massé
The Royal Opera’s orchestra
December 4^th and 5^th 2020, Royal Opera

 

MATHIAS VIDAL: THE TRIUMPH OF RAMEAU

Recital
Mathias Vidal, tenor
Ensemble Marguerite Louise
Gaétan Jarry, conductor
November 3^rd 2020, Royal Opera

 

DE LALANDE: SYMPHONIES FOR THE KING’S SUPPER

Concert
Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre, conductor
November 21^st 2020, Royal Opera

 

VIVALDI: VESPERS FOR ST.MARK’S IN VENICE

Concert
Millénium Orchestra
Leonardo García Alarcón, conductor
January 19^th 2021, Royal Chapel

 

LULLY: GRANDS MOTETS

Concert
Les Epopées
Stéphane Fuguet, conductor
March 8^th 2021, Royal Chapel

 

CAVALLI: EGISTO

Opera in concert version
Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre, conductor
March 19^th 2021 , Royal Opera

 

CHARPENTIER: LES PLAISIRS DE VERSAILLES

Concert
Ensemble Correspondances
Sébastien Daucé, conductor
March 20^th 2021, Royal Opera

 

THE THREE COUNTERTENORS AND THE CASTRATI VIRTUOSITY COMPETITION

Concert
Filippo Mineccia, Samuel Marino, Valer Sabadus
The Royal Opera’s orchestra
Stefan Plewniak, conductor
March 30^th 2021, Royal Opera

 

FLORIE VALIQUETTE: OPÉRA COMIQUE!

Recital
Airs of comic opera from the 18th century
Florie Valiquette, soprano
The Royal Opera’s orchestra
Gaétan Jarry, conductor
May 26^th 2021, Crusades Rooms

 

CORELLI: TRIONFO ROMANO

Concert
Ensemble Exit
Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, conductor
June 18^th 2021, Peristyle of Grand Trianon

 

BERLIOZ: BENVENUTO CELLINI  

Opera in concert version
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
September 8^th 2019, Royal Opera

 

GRÉTRY: RICHARD CŒUR DE LION

Opera staged version
First full production of the Royal Opera of Versailles since 1789
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet, conductor
Marshall Pynkoski, director
From 10^th to 13^th of October 2019, Royal Opera

 

CORIGLIANO: THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES   

Opera staged version
New production. First in France
Co-production with Glimmerglass Festival (USA)
The Royal Opera’s orchestra
Jay Lesenger, conductor
James Noone, director
December 4^th, 5^th, 7^th and 8^th 2019, Royal Opera

 

LULLY: CADMUS AND HERMIONE

Opera in concert version
Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre,conductor
November 26^th 2019, Royal Opera

 

RAMEAU: PLATEA

Opera staged version
Newproduction
Le Concert Spirituel, choir and orchestra
Hervé Niquet, conductor
Corinne and Gilles Benizio (Shirley et Dino), director
From 24^th to 30^th of June 2020, Royal Opera

 

BERLIOZ: THE DAMNATION OF FAUST

Dramatic legend
Orchestra Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Tuesday November 6^th 2018, Royal Opera

 

LEGRENZI: LA DIVISIONE DEL MONDO

Opera in three acts
Ensemble Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor
Jetske Mijnsses, director
Saturday April 13^th 2019, Royal Opera

 

SPLENDOURS OF THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE

Spanish and Flemish works from the late 17th century
Ensemble La Tempête
Simon-Pierre Bestion, conductor
Sunday May 26^th 2019, Royal Chapel

 

CEREROLS: CATALAN SPLENDOURS

Catalan works of the late seventeenth century
Ensemble La Chapelle Harmonique
Valentin Tournet, conductor
Friday July 5^th 2019, Royal Chapel

 

PRAETORIUS: CHRISTMAS MASS

Lutheran Mass for Christmas morning
Gabrieli Consort and Players
Paul McCreesh, conductor
December 9^th 2017, Royal Chapel

CAVALLI: MISSA CONCERTATA

Great Venetian Mass for Louis XIV’s French-Spanish Peace
Galilei Consort
Benjamin Chénier, conductor
February 10^th 2018, Royal Chapel

 

BIBER: MISSA SALISBURGENSIS

Choir and Orchestra Collegium 1704
Vaclav Luks, conductor
September 25^th 2016, Royal Chapel

 

BACH: PASSION ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN

La Chapelle Harmonique, choir and orchestra
Valentin Tournet, conductor
March 31^st & April 1^st 2017, Royal Chapel

 

ROVETTA: GREAT VENITIAN MASS FOR LOUIS XIV

Galilei Consort
Benjamin Chénier, conductor
Decembre 16^th 2015, Royal Chapel