Versailles – Seen and Heard International

With ‘Three Divas’ (Pérez, Sierra and Leonard) the Met Stars Live in Concert series arguably leaves the best till last

25/06/202126/05/2021 by Jim Pritchard

France Met Stars Live in Concert – Three Divas: Ailyn Pérez, Nadine Sierra (sopranos) and Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano), Pablo Sáinz-Villegas (guitar), Vlad Iftinca (piano). Livestreamed (directed by Gary Halvorson) from Royal Opera of Versailles, Palace of Versailles, France, 22.5.2021. (JPr)

Ailyn Pérez, Isabel Leonard and Nadine Sierra

Lully’s Isis is a delectable experience at Versailles

21/01/202014/12/2019 by Colin Clarke

France Lully, Isis (1676, concert performance): Soloists, Namur Chamber Choir, Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (conductor). Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, Versailles, France 10.12.2019. (CC)

Opéra Royal de Versailles’ revival of Grétry’s Richard Coeur de Lion is an unmissable and revelatory experience

04/11/201916/10/2019 by Colin Clarke

France Grétry, Richard Coeur de Lion: Soloists, Ballet of Opéra Royal, Versailles; Chorus and Orchestra of Le Concert Spirituel / Hervé Niquet (conductor). Opéra Royal de Versailles, France, 10.10.2019. (CC)

Opéra Royal de Versailles’ *Richard Coeur de Lion* (c) Agathe Poupeney

So Much to Absorb in Kentridge’s Much-Trimmed Il ritorno d’Ulysse

19/05/201927/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

France Monteverdi, Il ritorno d’Ulysse in patria (abridged Kentridge/Pierlot): Soloists, Handspring Puppet Company, Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot (viola da gamba/director). Opéra Royal de Versailles, 18.4.2019. (CC)

*Il ritorno d’Ulysse in patria* (c) ICKHEO

Leçons de ténèbres by Couperin and Lambert Offer Wonderful Experiences at Versailles

19/05/201927/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

France Holy Week at Versailles III: Sophie Junker, Claire Lefilliâtre (sopranos); Anaïs Bertrand {bas-dessus); La Poème Harmonique (Vincent Dumestre, theorbo/director; Luca Peres, viola da gamba; Camille Delaforge, harpsichord/organ). Chapelle Royale, Versailles, 9pm, 20.4.2019. (CC)

Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater Set in a Fascinating Context

19/05/201926/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

France Holy Week at Versailles II: Sophie Junker (soprano); Eva Zaïcik (mezzo) with Serge Goubioud, Hugues Primard (tenors), Emmanuel Vistorky (baritone), La Poème Harmonique / Vincent Dumestre (conductor), Chapelle Royale, Versailles, 19.4.2019. (CC)

Jordi Savall Makes Bach’s Matthäus-Passion a Profound Meditation

19/05/201926/04/2019 by Colin Clarke

France Holy Week at Versailles I – Bach, Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall (conductor), Chapelle Royale, Versailles 17.4.2019. (CC)