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Charpentier : Les Arts florissants
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Sunday November 9th 2025
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Royal Opera
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3p.m | 2h with intermission
Cast
- With the laureates of the 12th edition of the Jardin des Voix Academy
- Josipa Bilić, Camille Chopin, Sarah Fleiss, Tanaquil Ollivier Soprano
- Sydney Frodsham Mezzo-soprano
- Richard Pittsinger, Bastien Rimondi Hautes-contre
- Attila Varga-Tóth* Baritone
- Olivier Bergeron Bass-baritone
- Kevin Arboleda-Oquendo Bass
- *Member of the Royal Opera Academy – Class of 2023/2025
- Dancers
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie Conductor
- Marie Lambert-Le Bihan and Stéphane Facco Staging
- Martin Chaix Choreography
Presentation
To close the anniversary season of his 80th birthday, William Christie, William Christie decided on a symbolic choice: to share with the public Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s short opera which gave its name to the ensemble… Les Arts florissants. Presented in a double format with another operatic piece by the same composer, La Descente d’Orphée aux enfers, this new show will also provide an opportunity to discover the voices of the ten new laureates of Le Jardin des Voix, Les Arts Florissants’ international academy for young singers. A spectacular finale !
Les arts florissants and La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers by Charpentier are part of the “origin story” of Les Arts Florissants, which have performed them since their earliest concerts. True gems of theatrical music, these pocket operas have been – and remain – remarkably rich fields of experimentation. They include all the ingredients of baroque vocal art: choirs in the style of the Roman school, solos in the most eloquent declamatory style, airs in the style of courtly songs… as well as echoes of Lully’s comedies and tragedies, with typical overtures and lively, colourful instrumental pieces. These two masterpieces confirm Charpentier’s dramatic genius, whose impact on the audience remains a living proof today.
Show moreTo bring them to life, this new production will harness all the energy and talent of the ten new laureates of the Le Jardin des Voix academy. These young singers, selected worldwide by William Christie and Paul Agnew, will perform together for the first time with the musicians of Les Arts Florissants. They will immerse themselves in the ensemble’s core repertoire: French music of the Grand Siècle.
A celebration of the arts, in which directors Marie Lambert-Le Bilhan and Stéphane Facco, together with choreographer Martin Chaix and his dancers, will participate to reveal all its flavour and emotion !
Programme
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Les Arts florissants
Show in French with surtitles in French and English.
Concert for the 80th Anniversary of William Christie.
Idyll in music in five scenes, composed for Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, in 1685.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Les Arts florissants
Intermission
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers
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Charpentier – Les Arts Florissans
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Awarded an Opera Diamond, Les Arts Florissans, reinvented by Gaétan Jarry, bring back to life the music of Charpentier, eclipsed in his time by Lully. Let yourself be transported back to the artistic golden age of the “greatest King of the World”.
More info
The Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles
More infoCatégorie 1
86€ à 101€
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Tarif Plein101€
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Tarif moins de 26 ans86€
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Carte CVS86€
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France Amériques86€
Catégorie 2
65€ à 77€
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Tarif Plein77€
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Tarif moins de 26 ans65€
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Carte CVS65€
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France Amériques65€
Catégorie 3
45€ à 53€
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Tarif Plein53€
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Tarif moins de 26 ans45€
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Carte CVS45€
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France Amériques45€
Prestige
125€ à 143€
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Tarif Plein143€
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Tarif moins de 26 ans125€
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Carte CVS125€
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France Amériques125€
Prestige VIP
166€
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Tarif Plein166€
PRESTIGE VIP CATEGORY : Best seats in house, you will receive a complimentary programme and a glass of champagne.
PRESTIGE CATEGORY : Excellent seats, you will receive a complimentary programme and a glass of champagne.
REDUCED RATE : applicable to under 26s, Chateau de Versailles Spectacles card holders and groups of more than 10 people (excluding special company offer).
GROUP RATES : for more information, please refer to our page dedicated to works councils and groups.
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