This week in Versailles
Opéra Royal - Haendel: ARIODANTE
Friday 05 December 2025
20:00 to 23:30
Sunday 07 December 2025
15:00 to 18:30
Tuesday 09 December 2025
20:00 to 23:30
Thursday 11 December 2025
20:00 to 23:30
Location : Opéra Royal
Destination
3 Pl. Léon Gambetta, 78000 Versailles
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.804798
Longitude : 2.120273
BY CAR
Motorway A13 - Versailles Notre-Dame exit
Motorway 186 - Versailles Centre exit
Free "Place d'armes" parking from 19:00
BY TRAIN
Gare Montparnasse > Gare Versailles Chantiers
Dreux, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet direction
Gare St. Lazare > Gare Versailles Rive Droite
Rive Droite direction
Paris RER C > Gare Versailles Rive Gauche - Château
Rive Gauche Château direction
Pont de Sèvres - Bus 171 > Versailles Château stop
Motorway A13 - Versailles Notre-Dame exit
Motorway 186 - Versailles Centre exit
Free "Place d'armes" parking from 19:00
BY TRAIN
Gare Montparnasse > Gare Versailles Chantiers
Dreux, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet direction
Gare St. Lazare > Gare Versailles Rive Droite
Rive Droite direction
Paris RER C > Gare Versailles Rive Gauche - Château
Rive Gauche Château direction
Pont de Sèvres - Bus 171 > Versailles Château stop
Event Organizer
Château de Versailles Spectacles
Location
Opéra Royal
3 Pl. Léon Gambetta, 78000 Versailles
78000
Versailles
Presentation
Exceptional soloists will take up the baton in Versailles, following on from the London premiere in 1735, engaging the musicians of the Royal Opera Orchestra in a rich palette of colours, effects and meaning.
Considered Handel's most perfect opera, Ariodante features some of the most famous arias in the Baroque repertoire. Inspired by Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, the libretto plunges us into medieval Scotland, where the love affair between the knight Ariodante and Ginevra is thwarted by the machinations of the sinister Polinesso. But a final twist will save the hero from despair and blindness, in an unexpected happy ending...
Stefan Plewniak restores the eloquence and vitality to this work, written with particular care by Handel. The composer needed to ensure the recognition of London audiences, despite competition from a new company that had taken his stars... This attention to the vocal parts – with extremely demanding arias – is also reflected in the orchestra, whose virtuosity dazzled listeners.
Stefan Plewniak restores the eloquence and vitality to this work, written with particular care by Handel. The composer needed to ensure the recognition of London audiences, despite competition from a new company that had taken his stars... This attention to the vocal parts – with extremely demanding arias – is also reflected in the orchestra, whose virtuosity dazzled listeners.
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Tuesday 31 March 2026
21:00 to 22:15
Wednesday 01 April 2026
20:00 to 21:00
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20:00 to 22:00
Sunday 05 April 2026
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Thursday 04 December 2025
21:00 to 22:15
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20:00 to 21:15
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20:00 to 21:15
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Monday 23 March 2026
20:00 to 21:50
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Sunday 22 March 2026
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Friday 27 March 2026
20:00 to 22:30
Saturday 31 January 2026
19:00 to 22:00
Saturday 14 February 2026
21:00 to 22:15
Wednesday 08 April 2026
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Sunday 12 April 2026
15:00 to 16:50
Sunday 10 May 2026
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