The last Queen of France, with her exceptional, tragic, and glamorous destiny, deserved a ballet: Thierry Malandain has tailored a made-to-measure costume for her in a colourful production deeply devoted to Versailles and its Royal Opera.

Labelled the evil genius of the kingdom and blamed for all its misfortunes before her body was carted away in a wheelbarrow, her head between her legs –: Marie-Antoinette. Without her carefreeness, her reluctance toward her role as Queen, without Trianon, her favourites, her flirtations, her diamonds; without the court gossip amplified by pamphlets and caricatures, without the Revolution and the belief that spilled blood meant progress, she would certainly have continued her frivolous life and not died in torment. How did a queen beloved by an entire people lose their affection before dying from their hatred? How did she, who embodied the very symbol of royalty, help hasten its fall ?

Thierry Malandain’s ballet traces Marie-Antoinette’s journey in Versailles: from her arrival at court on the day of her wedding and the inauguration of the Royal Opera, to her departure in October 1789, when she was taken away toward her destiny… A magnificent production premièred in 2019 at the Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles.

Coproduction by Opéra Royal / Château de Versailles Spectacles, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra of Donostia / San Sebastián, Donostia Kultura – Victoria Eugenia Antzokia of Donostia / San Sebastián – Ballet T, Music Hall Antwerp, Opéra de Saint-Étienne, Opéra de Reims, Théâtre des Salins – national stage of Martigues, CCN Malandain Ballet Biarritz.

Partners: Escenario Clece / Teatros del Canal – Madrid (Spain), Teatro de la Maestranza and Arenal halls of Seville (Spain), Théâtre de Cusset – Conventioned venue for Circus Arts and Dance / Opéra de Vichy.

DVD available in the Château de Versailles Spectacles collection.

Premiered at the Opéra Royal of the Château de Versailles in 2019.

Ballet for 22 dancers.

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).

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