Le Carnaval de Venise

Published by the CMBV and recorded following a series of performances with Le Concert Spirituel in 2020 for the Campra festival, Le Carnaval de Venise  was turned into a stage version in the [...]

The new French Hautboy

Invited by the French Institute in the UK, the CMBV will describe the scientific research that went into the rebuilding of 17th century French oboes. For the occasion, the instruments will be presented [...]

French Baroque operatic masterpieces

The Sleeping Beauties theme offers a chance to hear rarely or never-performed works, such as Messe à six voix by Jean Colin, symphonies by Charles Desmazures or motets from the Tours et Deslauriers [...]

Discovery Day: workshop, guided tour, treasure hunt & Meet-a-Researcher events

10 am – 5 pm NEW! Digital treasure hunt – La saga Papillon à Versailles Delve into the closely guarded secrets at 22 Avenue de Paris in Versailles. Built under Louis XV it is crammed with [...]

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

The Baby Baroque workshops offer 45 minute sessions of relaxed listening and sharing led by CMBV teacher Sylvie Goueffon - combining baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes with a presentation of vocals [...]

Italy in Paris (2/2)

The Sleeping Beauties theme offers a chance to hear rarely or never-performed works, such as Messe à six voix by Jean Colin, symphonies by Charles Desmazures or motets from the Tours et Deslauriers [...]

Church service in Reims cathedral, 1760

The Sleeping Beauties theme offers a chance to hear rarely or never-performed works, such as Messe à six voix by Jean Colin, symphonies by Charles Desmazures or motets from the Tours et Deslauriers [...]

Musical gems from 17th century Italy

The Sleeping Beauties theme offers a chance to hear rarely or never-performed works, such as Messe à six voix by Jean Colin, symphonies by Charles Desmazures or motets from the Tours et Deslauriers [...]

A concert in Lyon in the 18th century

This concert stems from recent AcadéC research findings, part of the 2022-2026 research project on 18th century Concert Academies led by the CMBV and financed by the French research agency, to shed fresh [...]

Italians in Paris

The Sleeping Beauties theme offers a chance to hear rarely or never-performed works, such as Messe à six voix by Jean Colin, symphonies by Charles Desmazures or motets from the Tours et Deslauriers [...]

Discovery Day: workshop, guided tour, treasure hunt & Meet-a-Researcher events

10 am – 5 pm NEW! Digital treasure hunt – La saga Papillon à Versailles Delve into the closely guarded secrets at 22 Avenue de Paris in Versailles. Built under Louis XV it is crammed with [...]

Le Carnaval de Venise

Published by the CMBV and recorded following a series of performances with Le Concert Spirituel in 2020 for the Campra festival, Le Carnaval de Venise  was turned into a stage version in the [...]

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

The Baby Baroque workshops offer 45 minute sessions of relaxed listening and sharing led by CMBV teacher Sylvie Goueffon - combining baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes with a presentation of vocals [...]

From France to Italy

The Sleeping Beauties theme offers a chance to hear rarely or never-performed works, such as Messe à six voix by Jean Colin, symphonies by Charles Desmazures or motets from the Tours et Deslauriers [...]

Theatre, opera and choreography troupes in France – Appraisal of theatre employees and the management of theatres under the Ancien Régime (17th – 18th century)

This round table aims to use a comparative and prosopographical approach to appraise the official management and unofficial practices of theatre workers in France in the 17th and 18th centuries, to determine [...]

Grand siècle concert

This recital marks the 60th anniversary of Alfred Kern organ at Saint-Séverin which was rebuilt in 1964, the first French reproduction of the Ancien Régime instrument in the 20th century. It has played [...]

Discovery Day: workshop, guided tour, treasure hunt & Meet-a-Researcher events

10 am – 5 pm NEW! Digital treasure hunt – La saga Papillon à Versailles Delve into the closely guarded secrets at 22 Avenue de Paris in Versailles. Built under Louis XV it is crammed with [...]

AcadéC – Académies de Concert in France, 1710-1770

Programme Moderator Thierry Favier  (IUF-Université de Poitiers, CRIHAM) Participants Jean Duron (CMBV) Opera as concert – 17th century Musical Practices Bénédicte [...]

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

The Baby Baroque workshops offer 45 minute sessions of relaxed listening and sharing led by CMBV teacher Sylvie Goueffon - combining baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes with a presentation of vocals [...]

L'Amant jaloux

Following a project devoted to music at the King’s table, with works by Lalande, Destouches, Colin de Blamont, Rameau and Francœur, and a recital of sacred music from the lavish events in the Royal Chapel [...]

Messe pour les couvents by François Couperin

François Couperin was only 20 years old when he composed his two organ Masses in 1690. These early works were astonishingly inventive. His Messe pour les paroisses  and Messe pour les couvents [...]

The Stuarts in Rome in the 18th century

Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège

After the Norwegian performances and the recordings of Grétry’s Raoul Barbe-Bleue  and Philidor’s Ernelinde princesse de Norvège  in association with the CMBV, the Orkester Nord under conductor [...]

Music for French cathedrals in the 17th century

The Tours and Deslauriers manuscripts contain over three hundred pieces and are a vital testimony of French Baroque music in the early 17th century. Most of the works were composed for cathedral choir [...]

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

The Baby Baroque workshops offer 45 minute sessions of relaxed listening and sharing led by CMBV teacher Sylvie Goueffon - combining baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes with a presentation of vocals [...]

Discovery Day: workshop, guided tour, treasure hunt & Meet-a-Researcher events

2 am – 5 pm NEW! Digital treasure hunt – La saga Papillon à Versailles Delve into the closely guarded secrets at 22 Avenue de Paris in Versailles. Built under Louis XV it is crammed with [...]

Janus 2025 – Yesterday and Today

Like Janus, the doublel-faced Roman god, turning towards both the past and the future, the CMBV has joined forces with Ircam, supported by the French Ministry of Culture, to commission four new works for [...]

Italy in Paris

Italy has always been a source of  inspiration and fascination for French composers. A voyage to Italy was not just for painters and architects – it was a must for many. In Paris as early as the late [...]

Tempus Fugit

Ballet de cour was an all-encompassing spectacle in the 17th century which included poetry, visual arts, music and dance. ‘Time’ was a popular theme, with numerous ballets based on the Seasons, 24 hours, [...]