Opéra Royal - Lully: ATYS

Saturday 24 January 2026

19:00 to 22:30

Sunday 25 January 2026

15:00 to 18:30

Tuesday 27 January 2026

19:30 to 23:00

Wednesday 28 January 2026

19:30 to 23:00

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

Event Organizer

Château de Versailles Spectacles

Phone : +33 1 30 83 78 89

"Château de Versailles Spectacles"

Location

Opéra Royal

3 Pl. Léon Gambetta, 78000 Versailles

78000

Versailles

Réservation

Presentation

The time has come for a new version, thanks to Leonardo García-Alarcón and Angelin Preljocaj, to restore the wonders of Atys, the joy of captivating audiences with so much charm and emotion.

The two myths of Atys come together in this production. This masterpiece by Lully and Quinault, described as the ‘King's Opera’ when it was first performed before the court in 1676, was also, three centuries later, one of the highlights of the rediscovery of the great French Baroque operas, thanks to the production by William Christie and Jean-Marie Villégier, which was performed twice at the Royal Opera of Versailles.

Atys is a paroxysm of nascent lyric art. It places love at the heart of the plot and, for the first time in Lully's work, his hero dies on stage, provoking a remarkable lament capable of bringing tears to even the most hardened heart. Lully's incredible music magnifies Philippe Quinault's splendid tragic text, creating their first joint masterpiece.