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Opéra Royal - Rameau Pygmalion gluck le cadi dupé
From Friday 29 to Sunday 31 January 2027
Every day
20:00 to 21:00
Location : Opéra Royal
Destination
Place d'Armes
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.806059
Longitude : 2.12285
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
Opéra Royal
Place d'Armes
78000
Versailles
Presentation
Brought together through the creativity and theatrical flair of Jean-Romain Vesperini, this unique evening showcases two gems of the Baroque repertoire. Blending emotion, poetry and comedy, it features *Le Cadi dupé*, a delightfully entertaining work that is rarely performed today and well worth rediscovering.
Two remarkable gems of the Baroque repertoire come together in an exceptional evening conceived by Jean-Romain Vesperini, blending poetry, humour and theatrical invention.
Premiered in 1748, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s *Pygmalion* is a one-act opera-ballet of extraordinary sensitivity. Inspired by the famous classical myth, it tells the story of a sculptor who falls deeply in love with the statue he has created. Through the power of love, the artwork comes to life, offering a moving celebration of artistic creation and human emotion.
A decade later in Vienna, Christoph Willibald Gluck composed *Le Cadi dupé* (*The Duped Cadi*), a French comic opera inspired by an exotic Turkish setting. In an Eastern city, two young lovers wish to marry despite the opposition of the Cadi, a local magistrate. With the help of a clever servant, they devise a series of tricks, disguises and comic misunderstandings that lead to a delightfully entertaining chain of events.
Presented together in a single performance, these two Baroque masterpieces invite audiences on a captivating journey through romance, comedy and imagination. A unique opportunity to experience Rameau’s enchanting *Pygmalion* alongside Gluck’s hilarious and rarely performed *Le Cadi dupé*.
Premiered in 1748, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s *Pygmalion* is a one-act opera-ballet of extraordinary sensitivity. Inspired by the famous classical myth, it tells the story of a sculptor who falls deeply in love with the statue he has created. Through the power of love, the artwork comes to life, offering a moving celebration of artistic creation and human emotion.
A decade later in Vienna, Christoph Willibald Gluck composed *Le Cadi dupé* (*The Duped Cadi*), a French comic opera inspired by an exotic Turkish setting. In an Eastern city, two young lovers wish to marry despite the opposition of the Cadi, a local magistrate. With the help of a clever servant, they devise a series of tricks, disguises and comic misunderstandings that lead to a delightfully entertaining chain of events.
Presented together in a single performance, these two Baroque masterpieces invite audiences on a captivating journey through romance, comedy and imagination. A unique opportunity to experience Rameau’s enchanting *Pygmalion* alongside Gluck’s hilarious and rarely performed *Le Cadi dupé*.
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