Opéra Royal - Grétry : La Caravane du Caire

From Friday 23 to Sunday 25 April 2027

Friday

from 20:00 to 22:20

Saturday

from 19:00 to 21:20

Sunday

from 15:00 to 17:20

Location : Opéra Royal

Destination

Place d'Armes

78000

Versailles

GPS coordinates

Latitude : 48.806076

Longitude : 2.1224

BY CAR
A13 motorway > Versailles Notre Dame exit
A86 motorway > Versailles Centre exit

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Line N: Gare Montparnasse > Gare Versailles Chantiers
Towards Dreux, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet.

Line L: Gare Saint-Lazare > Gare Versailles Rive Droite
Towards Versailles Rive Droite

RER C: Paris > Gare de Versailles Château Rive Gauche
Towards Versailles Rive Gauche Château

Bus 171: Pont de Sèvres > Versailles Château bus stop

Event Organizer

Château de Versailles Spectacles

Phone : +33 1 30 83 78 89

"Château de Versailles Spectacles"

Location

Opéra Royal

Place d'Armes

78000

Versailles

Réservations

Presentation

Opera-ballet in three acts to a libretto by Étienne Morel de Chédeville, first performed at the Théâtre Royal in Fontainebleau in 1783.

An immense success from the moment of its premiere in 1783, Grétry’s *La Caravane du Caire* left a lasting impression, to the extent that its chorus ‘Victory is ours!’ was adopted by Napoleon’s troops. This work, with its patriotic overtones, paints a colourful, oriental-inspired picture: amidst the sands of Egypt, the brave Frenchman Saint-Phar attempts to rescue his fiancée Zélime from the clutches of a slave trader intent on handing her over to the local Pasha.