Music at Versailles, a day with the Sun King
Ensemble
Choir and Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants
Musical direction
Texts / Actor
Dance
Choreography
Cast
Élodie FONNARD, dessus
Emilie RENARD, bas-dessus
Reinoud VAN MECHELEN, haute-contre
Victor SICARD, bass
Program
Jean-Baptiste LULLY - Atys ( Prologue )
Ouverture
Ritournelle
Récitatif “Cybèle veut que Flore”
Récitatif “Rendons-nous s’il se peut”
Chœur “Préparez de nouvelles fêtes”
Menuet
Jean-Baptiste LULLY - Armide ( II, 5 )
Prélude
Air “Enfin il est en ma puissance”
Prélude
Air “Venez seconder mes désirs”
Jean-Baptiste LULLY - Atys ( III, 3 )
Ritournelle
Récitatif “Nous pouvons nous flatter”
Sommeil
Trio “Dormons, dormons tous”
Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER - Médée H. 491
Air “Qu’ai-je à résoudre encore?”
Air “Pour régner partout”
Duo “Goûtons l’heureux plaisir”
Jean-Baptiste LULLY - Atys ( V, 2-4 )
Quatuor “Venez vous livrer au supplice
Duo “L’Amour en courroux”
Récitatif “Toi qui portes partout”
Prélude
Récitatif “Quelle vapeur m’environne”
Chœur “Arrête, malheureux”
Récitatif “Je n'ai pu retenir”
Récitatif “Que je viens d'immoler”
Chœur “Atys lui-même”
Récitatif “Quoi ? Sangaride est morte?”
Chœur “Atys lui-même”
Récitatif “Ôtez ce triste objet”
Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER - Te Deum H. 146
Prélude
Te Deum laudamus
Te aeternum Patrem
Pleni sunt cœli
Jean-Baptiste LULLY - Regina coeli LWV 77/12
Henry DESMAREST - Usquequo Domine
Trio “Quamdiu ponam consilia”
Michel-Richard DELALANDE - Te Deum
“In te Domine sperav
Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER - Le Malade imaginaire
Ouverture
Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER - Les Plaisirs de Versailles H. 480
Scène 1
François COUPERIN - Concert Royal
Sarabande du premier Concert Royal
Jean-Baptiste LULLY - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Première Entrée : Cérémonie des Turcs
Michel-Richard DELALANDE - Les Fontaines de Versailles
Chœur “Finissons nos concerts”
Robert de VISEE - Chaconne en la mineur
Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER - Le Malade imaginaire
Prologue, Églogue en musique et en danse (extrait)
Chœur “Joignons tous dans ce bois”
The 300th anniversary of the death of the Sun King could not go past without William Christie and his ensemble Les Arts Florissants creating a concert in honour of the King who feuled almost a century of artistic fervour.
France’s longest reigning king and a great lover of the arts, Louis XIV, an accomplished musician and dancer himself, provided the impetus for three generations of musicians and drew all of Europe’s artistic attention to Versailles. The numerous festivities of unrivaled magnificence that entertained the court were always accompanied by music as were the monarch’s intimate and daily rituals. From the « Grand Lever » at the beginning of the day, to the « Dîner » and the « Coucher » as he went to bed, there was music, always music…
In an evocative evening of music and dance, Les Arts Florissants will bring a day of music of the court of Louis XIV alive.
Conceived as an imaginary walk through the Palace of Versailles, the master of ceremonies is Louis XIV himself who will accompany the audience throughout the evening, through the pomp and ceremonial of the court to the intimacy of the apartments.
Presented by a large orchestra, choir and soloists, as well as an actor and a dancer, this theatrical concert proposes a highly festive event created in collaboration with the dancer of the Paris Opera Nicolas Paul, and a text written by the actor resident of the Comédie-Française, Denis Podalydès.
As master of musical life of the court, Lully will of course be well represented along with Charpentier, Campra, Lambert, Couperin and Marais... Comedie-ballet, tragédie-lyrique, sacred and chamber music will all be played ending with an extravagant Grand Finale « à la Française » celebrating the greatness of the king with music, singing, dancing and other delights.
Vidéo
A week-end with Louis XIV and Les Arts Florissants at the Philharmonie de Paris :
Concert: Music at Versailles, a day with the Sun King - December 4 at 8:30pm
Concert lecture with William Christie: Louis XIV et ses musiques (in French) - December 5 at 8:30pm
Dance workshop (from 8 years onwards): Dansons baroque avec le roi ! (in French) - December 5 at 3pm and December 6 at 2pm (duration: 2h)
Dance workshop (from 3 years onwards): Dansons baroque avec le roi ! (in French) - December 6 at 11am (duration: 1h)
Sing-a-long with Les Arts Florissants (from 8 years onwards): Chantons baroque pour un roi ! (in French) - December 6 décembre at 2pm (duration: 3h)
Previous dates
Paris / France
Philharmonie de Paris / Grande Salle Pierre Boulez
- Friday, December 4 2015, 8.30pm
Brussels / Belgium
Bozar - Bruxelles Center for Fine Arts
- Monday, November 23 2015, 8pm
Versailles / France
Château de Versailles
- Friday, June 26 2015, 8pm
- Thursday, June 25 2015, 8pm