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Royal Opera - Fabrice Luchini Reads Victor Hugo
From Thursday 01 to Friday 02 April 2027
Thursday, Friday
20:00 to 22:00
Location : L'Opéra Royal
Destination
Château de Versailles
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.805091
Longitude : 2.122243
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
L'Opéra Royal
Château de Versailles
78000
Versailles
Presentation
Experience an exceptional literary evening as Fabrice Luchini brings Victor Hugo’s poetry and writings to life through a captivating reading dedicated to one of France’s greatest authors.
Discover the world of Victor Hugo through an inspiring live reading performed by acclaimed French actor Fabrice Luchini.
Passionate about Hugo’s work, Luchini invites audiences to explore the beauty, depth and timeless relevance of the celebrated writer’s poetry and prose. With his remarkable talent for interpreting great literary texts, he reveals the emotional power and richness of Hugo’s language.
The programme focuses particularly on Hugo’s years of exile in Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the personal tragedies that shaped his life, including the death of his daughter Léopoldine. Among the featured works is Booz Asleep, a poem described by Marcel Proust as one of the finest literary achievements of the nineteenth century.
The reading also includes reflections on Victor Hugo by two major French literary figures, Charles Baudelaire and Charles Péguy, offering valuable insight into the lasting influence of Hugo’s work.
Combining poetry, literature and emotion, this unique performance is an invitation to rediscover one of the greatest voices in French culture through the artistry of Fabrice Luchini.
Programme:
Poems and literary texts by Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo through the eyes of Charles Péguy and Charles Baudelaire
Passionate about Hugo’s work, Luchini invites audiences to explore the beauty, depth and timeless relevance of the celebrated writer’s poetry and prose. With his remarkable talent for interpreting great literary texts, he reveals the emotional power and richness of Hugo’s language.
The programme focuses particularly on Hugo’s years of exile in Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the personal tragedies that shaped his life, including the death of his daughter Léopoldine. Among the featured works is Booz Asleep, a poem described by Marcel Proust as one of the finest literary achievements of the nineteenth century.
The reading also includes reflections on Victor Hugo by two major French literary figures, Charles Baudelaire and Charles Péguy, offering valuable insight into the lasting influence of Hugo’s work.
Combining poetry, literature and emotion, this unique performance is an invitation to rediscover one of the greatest voices in French culture through the artistry of Fabrice Luchini.
Programme:
Poems and literary texts by Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo through the eyes of Charles Péguy and Charles Baudelaire
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