To be a Don Juan, a Harpagon, a Tartuffe, a Misanthrope, a Malade imaginaire… all these characters have become symbols in our every day language. And it is easy to [...]
“The most beautiful music is to be found in the silences” are words that are readily attributed to Mozart. These silences inspired many composers, such as Debussy, who prized mystery [...]
New creation available since January 2022 Burlesque disguises and tricks of all kinds, nothing is missing from “Livietta Livietto”. After having delivered the major work of “Stabat Mater” by Pergolesi [...]
Around the repertoire of Johann Sebastian Bach, three musicians, a singer and a juggler offer you an approach to mathematics and learning through games and dreams, under the direction of [...]
If we generalize a bit, comic book readers only knowledge of opera is through Tintin and Castafiore… If we generalize further, opera lovers only knowledge of comics is through Tintin [...]
A creation for the young and the old at the heart of dreams… and nightmares! “Take a few musicians, if you let them go with their natural inclination, they will [...]
Purcell had already composed his most famous works, such as “Dido and Aeneas”, “King Arthur”, “Ode to Saint Cecilia” and many sonatas and instrumental pages. An artistic achievement The Fairy [...]
What if Le Devin du Village by Rousseau has been waiting for you for two centuries at the Théâtre de la Reine in the Petit Trianon? On September 19, 1780, [...]
The first opera ever composed For the first time in the history of music, words and music were united in the service of meaning and emotion. This didn’t occur in [...]
Throughout the 17th century, the courts of Europe were at war. The sovereigns and their families, from the Bourbons of France to the Habsburgs of Austria, to the dukes or [...]
“This show is first of all a complete work because it includes theater, music (including lyrical art), poetry, painting, digital arts and video, all at the same time… It is [...]
Under the direction of Sébastien d’Hérin, the orchestra of Les Nouveaux Caractères and the student choir of Les Chartreux invite you to discover “Messiah” in a version full of colors [...]
When Handel arrived in Rome at the end of 1706, opera was no longer authorized there, deemed too entertaining and profane for certain rigorists, and too scandalous for the Vatican. [...]
Discover the mythical opera-ballet of Rameau under the baton of Sébastien d’Hérin and the subtle play of Les Nouveaux Caractères. The work Between enchanting Sirens, Muses adept at mind games [...]
C. W. von Gluck – W. A. Mozart It is not a play, it is not an opera, it is not a symphonic poem, it is a “ballet of action”.Combining [...]
Three musicians, one scale. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotions and subtlety. Marin Marais created this masterpiece that deployed all of his expressive palette. “La Gamme” (1723) by Marin Marais is [...]
Created with high standards and sensitivity, “Constellation Bach” is a selection of pieces that trace the evolution of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, up to the passing on of [...]
A dream career A page in the Court of Louis XIV where he followed the teachings of masters such as Pierre Robert, Henry du Mont and Jean-Baptiste Lully, Henry Desmarets [...]
In 1706, then aged 22, Handel began a trip to Italy and was welcomed in Rome where opera was banned, deemed decadent by the church. It was in this context [...]
“A superb production which attests to the great artistic maturity of Les Nouveaux Caractères“Classic News “We need to reconnect with the dynamics of creation, interpretation, put the great works back [...]
“This divine poem of pain, moving and profound” according to Bellini, conveys extreme emotion: it is not the swan song of an artist at the gates of death, but a [...]
