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Chapelle Royale - Haendel : Solomon
Saturday 18 January 2025
20:00 to 23:20
Location : Opéra Royal
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Place d'Armes
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.804963
Longitude : 2.12225
Event Organizer
Château de Versailles Spectacles
Location
Opéra Royal
Place d'Armes
78000
Versailles
Presentation
The oratorio Solomon is one of the most accomplished, combining a near-ideal balance between arias and choruses, and exceptional melodic invention to produce unforgettable lyrical numbers.
Yet Carmen was deemed shocking at its premiere in 1875, scandalising audiences at the Opéra-Comique with the violence of its emotions and the immorality of its main character, which was hardly softened by the Spanish colour masterfully reinvented by Bizet (who had never even crossed the Pyrenees!). However, after the composer's sudden death during the thirty-third performance, Carmen gradually conquered Europe and then the world, becoming a resounding success.
But what colour and flavour did this legendary opera have when it was first performed? To mark the 150th anniversary of both the premiere of Carmen and Bizet's death, the Opéra Royal is staging a faithful recreation of the period's sets and costumes: here we are in Seville, with the picadors, the alguazil and the rising guard!
Hervé Niquet conducts magnificent soloists and the Royal Opera Orchestra on period instruments, to bring this incomparable work to life.
But what colour and flavour did this legendary opera have when it was first performed? To mark the 150th anniversary of both the premiere of Carmen and Bizet's death, the Opéra Royal is staging a faithful recreation of the period's sets and costumes: here we are in Seville, with the picadors, the alguazil and the rising guard!
Hervé Niquet conducts magnificent soloists and the Royal Opera Orchestra on period instruments, to bring this incomparable work to life.
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