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Opéra Royal - Bach - ORATORIO DE NOEL
Friday 11 December 2026
20:00 to 23:00
Location : Chapelle Royale
Destination
Place d'Armes
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.804957
Longitude : 2.122303
BY CAR: GPS: Château de Versailles, Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles
-A13 motorway > Versailles Notre Dame exit
-A86 motorway > Versailles Centre exit
PLACE D'ARMES PARKING LOT
- During the day before 7 p.m.: paid parking. No access via the central driveway. Please note that the parking lot is full on Sundays. We recommend arriving 1 hour early and parking in town.
- In the evening from 7 p.m.*: free parking. Access only via the central driveway, at the statue of Louis XIV, and parking on the right, on the bus side.
*Opens at 6:15 p.m. for shows starting at 7 p.m.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- LINE N: Montparnasse Station > Versailles Chantiers Station
Direction: Dreux, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet.
- LINE L: Gare St-Lazare > Gare de Versailles Rive Droite Dir. Versailles Rive Droite.
- RER C: Paris > Gare de Versailles Château Rive Gauche Dir. Versailles Rive Gauche Château.
- BUS 171: Pont de Sèvres > Versailles Château stop.
-A13 motorway > Versailles Notre Dame exit
-A86 motorway > Versailles Centre exit
PLACE D'ARMES PARKING LOT
- During the day before 7 p.m.: paid parking. No access via the central driveway. Please note that the parking lot is full on Sundays. We recommend arriving 1 hour early and parking in town.
- In the evening from 7 p.m.*: free parking. Access only via the central driveway, at the statue of Louis XIV, and parking on the right, on the bus side.
*Opens at 6:15 p.m. for shows starting at 7 p.m.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- LINE N: Montparnasse Station > Versailles Chantiers Station
Direction: Dreux, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet.
- LINE L: Gare St-Lazare > Gare de Versailles Rive Droite Dir. Versailles Rive Droite.
- RER C: Paris > Gare de Versailles Château Rive Gauche Dir. Versailles Rive Gauche Château.
- BUS 171: Pont de Sèvres > Versailles Château stop.
Event Organizer
Château de Versailles Spectacles
Location
Chapelle Royale
Place d'Armes
78000
Versailles
Presentation
As the festive season approaches, come and enjoy a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s opera "Christmas Oratorio", performed by the ensemble "Cappella Mediterranea"
The ensemble continues its exploration of the sacred repertoire of classical music with a performance of the ‘Christmas Oratorio’, composed by Bach in Leipzig in 1734.
This oratorio recounts episodes from the life of Christ, from the Nativity to the Adoration of the Magi, and aims to draw on a variety of artistic disciplines, blending narration, singing and meditations within the choir.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248–I to 248
– Cantata No. 1 ‘Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage’
– Cantata No. 2 ‘Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend’
– Cantata No. 3 ‘Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen’
– Cantata No. 4 ‘Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben’
– Cantata No. 5 ‘Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen’
– Cantata No. 6 ‘Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben’
This oratorio recounts episodes from the life of Christ, from the Nativity to the Adoration of the Magi, and aims to draw on a variety of artistic disciplines, blending narration, singing and meditations within the choir.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248–I to 248
– Cantata No. 1 ‘Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage’
– Cantata No. 2 ‘Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend’
– Cantata No. 3 ‘Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen’
– Cantata No. 4 ‘Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben’
– Cantata No. 5 ‘Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen’
– Cantata No. 6 ‘Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben’
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The ticketing team at Château de Versailles Spectacle is available by telephone on 01 30 83 78 89 (Monday to Friday, 11.00–18.00) or in person at the ticket office and shop (3 bis rue des Réservoirs, 78000 Versailles; Monday to Friday from 11.00 to 18.00, and on Saturdays when there are performances (excluding the Grandes Eaux Musicales) from 14.00 to 17.00).
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