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A Day in Versailles
Music · Saturday, February 6 · 16:00 · Paris
Mairie du 9e arrondissement, 6 rue Drouot
Free
During the audition time, the students invite the audience to a journey to the heart of Louis XIV's court, where music accompanied every moment of royal life. Between ceremonies, entertainments and salons, this programme spotlights the baroque flute and the elegance of a repertoire that marked the golden age of French music. At the court of Louis XIV, music is at the heart of power. In Versailles, where the court settled permanently in 1682, the daily life of the king and the aristocracy was paced by ceremonies, fêtes, shows, strolls and hunts. The music ac…
